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9 volt battery connections...

mello_bedwetter

mello_bedwetter

Aug 11, 2007
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MO, south of St. Louis
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I have an Ibanez bass that takes a 9 volt battery. The terminals in the bass weren't tight enough to snap on to the battery. Has anyone else encountered this problem with 9 volt batteries? I bent a couple of the "ears" on the terminal and it snapped on. I just wondered if anyone has had this problem with any 9 volt hook-ups. Thanks.
 
#2
Depending on the connector, it's not uncommon. I like the Ibanez battery boxes that you have to push the battery into (so you can change them without opening up the back of the bass) for that reason and others.
 
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GregDunn said:
Depending on the connector, it's not uncommon. I like the Ibanez battery boxes that you have to push the battery into (so you can change them without opening up the back of the bass) for that reason and others.
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When I opened the compartment on the back of the Ibby I saw that the battery was not connected. I thought it may have been like that from shipping. It ended up that the "female" connector on the piece that connects to the battery was loose. I thought it may have been the battery. Anyway I bent a couple of tabs on the female and then both the positive and negative leads snapped onto the battery. So you have heard of this before?
 
#4
my 08 SR300 ROM had a smashed battery terminal, also the leads were very short so i just picked up a 3 pack of replacement 9 volt clips from Radio Shack for about a buck and installed them prob solved

good luck...
 
#6
can solder to the board (PCB) and re-route it to battery box for super clean look....or you can just splice the wire with some elec tape, crimp wire tubes, or wire nuts w/e ....i soldered to the board but it doesnt matter a connection is a connection ya know....
 
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The clip on connectors for 9volt batteries can vary a lot. Out of the various 9volt battery toys and stuff Ive had over the last 30 yrs, Ive had them ranging from really really tight, to super loose. Ussually gentle use of needle nose pliers can fix the latter. For the former its sometimes required gently useing screwdriver to slightly pry the thing open a little bit. Dunno why, but 9volt battery clips seem hard to make judgeing by this common thing of not allways best fit as is. Lol.
 
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darkstorm said:
The clip on connectors for 9volt batteries can vary a lot. Out of the various 9volt battery toys and stuff Ive had over the last 30 yrs, Ive had them ranging from really really tight, to super loose. Ussually gentle use of needle nose pliers can fix the latter. For the former its sometimes required gently useing screwdriver to slightly pry the thing open a little bit. Dunno why, but 9volt battery clips seem hard to make judgeing by this common thing of not allways best fit as is. Lol.
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Well at least it's good to know others have had this problem. I used the bass for 4 hours or so Sunday at practice and all was good. Thanks for the help! ;)
 
#10
I know it's been a while since I posted on this thread and guess what? I still haven't done anything about it. I've been using my P-bass most of the time.
I notice that if I don't play the Ibanez the battery even drains. I put a new battery in it about a week, maybe 2 weeks ago. I played it for maybe 1/2 hour and last night I went to play it and the battery was all ready weak. The batteries I use are new when I put them in too.
Do you think the terminals that connect to the battery may not be making a good connection causing it to drain when not in use? I don't keep the bass plugged in either. I guess I need to change the "connection pad" in the battery compartment.
I haven't had this problem with any other Ibby's I've had. Thanks.
 
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mello_bedwetter said:
I know it's been a while since I posted on this thread and guess what? I still haven't done anything about it. I've been using my P-bass most of the time.
I notice that if I don't play the Ibanez the battery even drains. I put a new battery in it about a week, maybe 2 weeks ago. I played it for maybe 1/2 hour and last night I went to play it and the battery was all ready weak. The batteries I use are new when I put them in too.
Do you think the terminals that connect to the battery may not be making a good connection causing it to drain when not in use? I don't keep the bass plugged in either. I guess I need to change the "connection pad" in the battery compartment.
I haven't had this problem with any other Ibby's I've had. Thanks.
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It's not a "bad" connection that causes the battery to drain when the bass is not in use but a short somewhere in the battery wires. In an active bass the "minus" side of the 9 volt battery is supposed to go to the output jack so that when you unplug the cord, the battery is disconnected. If the battery is draining when the bass cord is unplugged then you've got something that is shorting the minus side of the battery to ground inside the bass somewhere. It will take some probing with an ohm meter or getting a tech to look at it to find the short.
 
#12
The wiring's improper. The battery is supposed to be connected to the ring tab on the output jack, so it closes the circuit like bassbenj said.

If you know how to solder, open the bass up, grab a wiring schematic for your Ibby and let rip. It's a simple fix.
 
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mello_bedwetter said:
Do you think the terminals that connect to the battery may not be making a good connection causing it to drain when not in use?
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No but since you bent the contacts to make them grab the battery better it is possible that in the process you accidentally bent something that is shorting the battery. I had to bend the contact on either my Fender or the battery I recently put in it (don't remember which one for sure) so it is not uncommon to need to do this. You do need to be careful and check your work. So inspect your battery/connector when they are mated in addition to the other things that have been mentioned.

Ken
 
#15
I have the same problem on my ATK, honestly I think it's the monster 4 coil pickup or something, it just eats the battery. Mine seems to die pretty fast. I guess, just buy extra heavy duty batteries and rock out til they die... Next time you jam change the battery, it will ensure you dont put it down.
 

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