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G30 cutting out at practice

bassplayer1494

bassplayer1494

Jan 23, 2009
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Myrtle Beach, SC
#1
The title is pretty self explanatory...
Its definitely that wonky battery door on the transmitter that is causing the dropout. If I put any kind of force on the door, the lights on both units spaz out, and it cuts out.
I bought this used over a year ago and it has given me no issues until now..

What should I do? I tried to duct tape the door shut but it was still cutting out..
I was thinking about getting the G50 transmitter but I'm unsure if its compatable with the G30 receiver
 
#8
C130AVN said:
I had a G30, and it was the most unreliable POS I've ever owned, regardless of the channel setting, I've had bad luck with Line6 in the past too... IMHO it is all overpriced fancified made in China garbage.
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And i've had the exact opposite experience with Line 6. My G30 has been 100% solid. I did the innertube wrap a while ago just to be safe. Zero problems with all my L6 stuff over the years. I have a HD750 head and LD410 cab with shortboard too that has been nothing but reliable. I'd buy another wireless from them in a heartbeat, but the new shure unit with the tuner builtin is looking nicer to me.
 
#10
It's definitely a problem. Mine does it from time to time and the only way I can fix it for a time is to bend the battery terminal on the inside of the case. I love the unit and it works good but the battery door is definitely a problem.
 
#12
The piece of inner tube around the body is a must for me. Not only does it keep the battery door shut, but it kind of protects the channel switch from getting bumped.

I put the transmitter in my back pocket, not clipped on to anything, so this wrap of rubber works perfect.

The only time I've had it cut out on me is when I was standing quite literally 2 inches away from the unit. I hate cords hanging, so I use the G30 no matter how tight the stage, and I was almost leaning on the amp/rack case where the G30 was attached via velcro. Once in awhile I'd hear a split second gap, about 3 times during the whole gig. I couldn't figure it out until I got home and played around and realized I had to be a foot or more away to get that dealt with.
 

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#14
I'm a mountain biker, for 20+ years, and had a bunch of tubes around. I read somewhere about cutting them up and making rubber bands. I think I even got the idea for the G30 fix from TB in some old thread. Anyway, I use the bands all over the garage now. The engineering team kind of dropped the ball on the battery door design though. The tiny little door clip and the amount of pressure it takes to push the door closed are scary. I see no good reason to not make that whole interface much sturdier. Just bad design IMO.
 
#15
I had a G90. Had more dropouts than any other unit I have ever owned including the old Nady units I started using in the late 80's. Had it looked at by repair shop ended up selling it. I even had two transmitters and they both did the same thing.
 

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