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Pignose Replacement Batteries

#22
Zombie threading here...

I've got a Hog30 that won't hold a charge. I few months back I tested both batteries and one wouldn't hold a charge so I replaced that one. It still won't hold a charge. I haven't tested to see which battery is bad or if it's both.

Someone told me that if you replace only one battery, the old battery will ruin the new one. Does this sound right to you guys? Is that what I did wrong? I don't want to shell out for two new batteries and find out the problem is something else.
 
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48thStreetCustom said:
Zombie threading here...

I've got a Hog30 that won't hold a charge. I few months back I tested both batteries and one wouldn't hold a charge so I replaced that one. It still won't hold a charge. I haven't tested to see which battery is bad or if it's both.

Someone told me that if you replace only one battery, the old battery will ruin the new one. Does this sound right to you guys? Is that what I did wrong? I don't want to shell out for two new batteries and find out the problem is something else.
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Always replace both batteries at the same time.
 
#24
I busk for a living and love my Hog 30! the original Pignose batteries are 4.5 ah, meaning that the 2 together should give you up about 8-9 total hours of playing time. They can be had for less, so don't bother with giving Pignose $50 for a pair. Interstate Batteries is very reasonable and the batteries last. I replace my batteries once a year. Also, if total playing time is important to you, replace the batteries with 6ah rated. I play in the NYC subways and usually play on average 5-6 hours a day, 3-5 days a week. I have put in 8 total hours of playing time on a few occasions easily, and still had juice for for 3 or 4 hours the next day on times when I forgot to plug in and recharge.
 
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I bought a HOG 30 on Craigslist for $50 last week, then found out at home that it only works when plugged in. :( I searched for "HOG 30 amp won't recharge" and found this great thread. Thanks to Ed for posting his picture with the back off! The Windex trick worked to get the back off just fine. I ordered 2 new batteries for $20 online. By this time next week I should have a dope little portable bass amp for $70! Thanks all.
 
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#30
Mega zombie thread but if the details on that mod are going i know a bassist who could sure as he'll use it!
Or if anyone else knows for that matter :)
locorogue said:
I just scored the same amp, the local music store salesman rushes over to me and gives %20 off, i said SOLD!!! Well come to find out the batts are deaded(what a douche). I go to the local battery seller and picked up a 12v battery...the Pignose Hog 30 uses two 6v batts. The life on my new battery is almost two times the life of the factory batteries, so potentially 12+ hours of use? Will test this week, and give feedback. So far so good though...if you're interested, or anyone else, let me know, and i'll upload pics of the mod i did to accommodate the larger single battery, which was around the same weight as the two originals, so no worries there. Also, the two single batteries, like the original, are going to cost close to $50 bucks, i've searched high and low, my new single, more life battery...$30...DEAL:hyper:
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#31
One more note on the HOG 30 - it is not really designed (sonically speaking) to be a bass amp at all. It's "funk bass" circuit is just a treble boost. Not really my definition of what makes bass funky. Leave that switch off, turn its bass knob all the way up and its treble knob all the way down and it still barely passes as a bass amp. However, add in a simple Bass EQ pedal with it makes a HUGE difference. Bump up 60 & 120 Hz, notch down 500 Hz and everything above 6 kHz and you've got a good bass sound - the only battery powered bass amp out there afaik. A Sansamp pedal (or something similar) might be even better.
 
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PaulMacCnj said:
I have a Pignose Hog 30 combo that is in need of new batteries. The current ones don't hold a charge anymore. The Pignose website has the set of 2 - 6 volt lead-acid batteries for $50. I found like rated lead-acid batteries on other websites for as little as $16 for 2. At 1/3 the price, I'd like to get the better deal. I'm assuming that there won't be any incompatibility with the charging circuit, correct?
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I took one of mine into Batteries Plus and they matched it. A pair of them were far cheaper than Pignose and they've held up great for nearly 2 years now.
 
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