NBD!!!!!!

[CryingBass]

 

[Killing Floor]

Happy NBD!

 

[Andy Marshman]

There's a NZ guy on Youtube that made up a quick battery tester that lets you check the voltage on your battery without needing to open the instrument (more value to basses where you have to unscrew a cover plate). I don't use active instruments but if I did, I would have made one ages ago. Simple stereo TRS plus and a multimeter does the trick.

 

[fourstringburn]

Does it come in a Tort version?

 

[Geri O]

There's a NZ guy on Youtube that made up a quick battery tester that lets you check the voltage on your battery without needing to open the instrument (more value to basses where you have to unscrew a cover plate). I don't use active instruments but if I did, I would have made one ages ago. Simple stereo TRS plus and a multimeter does the trick.

I've been saying I was gonna make such a meter for years now. Open TRS plug, connect between the ring and the sleeve, there's yer voltage measurement. I've just been measuring with my little meter that carry.

Actually, I seldom measure because I change thd battery(ies) after 3 or so months anyway.

I've never had a battery go dead on a show.

 

[darwin-bass]

Battery check hack - Rather than taking the battery out to test it, plug a TRS cable in and check voltage between the ring and sleeve.

 

[dalkowski]

 

[EatS1stBassist]

…….gotcha'……..new BATTERY day!!!!!
Playing along to some Randy Travis praise songs and my StingRay 5 pooped out from a dead battery…….new battery, good to go!

Lol!

 

[waynobass]

False advertising; you'll be hearing from my attorney.

 

[two fingers]

I prefer vintage Eveready.

Dang that brings back some memories.

 

[rocmonster]

No reverse polarity

 

[alack]

Is there a passive version for those of us who are "old school?"

 

[ashtray]

My "Woke" Bass has both a solar panel and a windmill attached to it.

Indoor gigs can be a...challenge.

They can be powered by natural gas as well: just grab some Taco Bell for dinner, and place the windmill behind you.

 

[ashtray]

Danelectro had come out with, I believe, non-alkaline batteries ("heavy duty?") for their line of pedals, claiming that the older battery tech had a warmer tone, and gave more voltage rolloff as the battery aged. Of course now there are the lithium ion batteries that are real good about delivering steady voltage until they die. Or you can go the rechargeable route where a 9v battery might only have 8.6v at full charge.

With so much focus on tone, it's surprising we don't discuss batteries here more often.

 

[bongostealth]

What's the weight and the battery spacing? Also, will this battery sound good through my 1ohm wifi-enabled 6×18 speaker cabinet from northern southern Sri Lanka?? I was told that these only work if you have the euro wall warts.

 

[songwriter21]

There's a NZ guy on Youtube that made up a quick battery tester that lets you check the voltage on your battery without needing to open the instrument (more value to basses where you have to unscrew a cover plate). I don't use active instruments but if I did, I would have made one ages ago. Simple stereo TRS plus and a multimeter does the trick.

This?
Keith McMillen Instruments Batt-O-Meter

 

[Geri O]

This?
Keith McMillen Instruments Batt-O-Meter

If it is, that battery meter is useless for 18V basses, unless the batteries are wired in parallel.

 

[songwriter21]

If it is, that battery meter is useless for 18V basses, unless the batteries are wired in parallel.

Correct.

 

[songwriter21]

Correct.

That's why, if there are 2 batteries involved, I like to have quick-release battery doors.

 

[Sharko]

I prefer vintage Eveready.

Vintage tonez from my tone battery