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Originally Posted by slaerts  Hi,
My two current theories are:
1. The OBP-3 is either faulty or it draws a heck of a lot of power from their batteries in a short time then the batteries need a good hour rest.
2. The two techs who installed it or double checked it for me have never put in a Aguilar OBP before and they have missed some important aspect of installing it.
Can anyone out there help me? Please! |
* A reasonable tech should be able to check the current consumption to see the pre is using a great deal more than it's specified to use.
* It may be that something is breaking down after a while, so any fault may not be measureable until the bass is starting to sound distorted.
* With the batteries connected, measuring the voltage from them before and after plugging in the jack would give you a clue, as there would be a significant change in voltage if a lot of current is being used.
* Certainly check the voltage when the distortion occurs to see if the batteries are getting exhausted.
* Also batteries can get warm if a lot is being sucked out of them.
* If a lot of current is being taken, you would need to confirm for sure where it's going. (A US player on tour, brought a bass to me with a similar problem, and it wasn't the pre. The jack, which was on the side of the bass, was going rusty [maybe too much beer passing through!] and that caused a partial short)
In conclusion, if a lot of current is being used by the pre, or even if it's not, but the sound is distorting, some excellent Aguilar customer service would appear to be in order, or from where ever you got your unit.
