Die import Cirrus, die

[csala]

Hi there,

I recently acquired a used Peavey Cirrus BXP, and I must say it appears to be a great "bang for your buck" instrument.

However... I put fresh batteries in and they drained in about a month. I looked into it here, and it seems to be common with these instruments. No problem, I bought rechargeable 9 volts and a charger from ebay.

While I'm waiting for delivery of the rechargeable batteries, I picked up some Duracell 9 volts today. I popped them into the bass, and there appears to be a short in one of the battery connectors. Only when I physically squeeze the battery to the connector will I hear sound from the bass.

I'm wondering whether the preamp should be replaced, whether I should bring it to my local music store and wait two weeks for them to tell me I need a new pre, or is it a simple soldering/wiring issue? I'm not handy when it comes to active electronics, so I'm at a loss here.

Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Lee Bruton]

Have it checked out, maybe just a battery connector is needed, should be cheap

[darkstorm]

Could be as simple as needing to replace the battery clip. It sounds like thats the problem youve identified rather then the preamp.

[hdracer]

It sounds like the battery connection to me.
The output jack on them isn't very good and can be troublesome too.

Both are cheap fixes.