is there a cash prize for most threads started by a member in the shortest amount of time? 
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
This 9-volt battery compartment door design should be discontinued
- Thread starter Mowac
- Start date
It's not my basses...it's that stupid-ass hard wired smoke detector (...battery back-up) in the pinnacle of my 15+ ft cathedral ceiling. Any maintenance smacks of a high-wire act...live without a net.
Riis
Riis
Engagement bot?is there a cash prize for most threads started by a member in the shortest amount of time?
View attachment 7391716
Saw the same thing and was thinking "new account" but no. It also appears that the majority are topics which have already been covered here ad nauseam.is there a cash prize for most threads started by a member in the shortest amount of time?
View attachment 7391716
Last edited:
Passinwind
I know nothing.
- Dec 3, 2003
- 23,079
- 46,038
- Disclosures
- Designer/Toaster Tech @ Passinwind Electronics
If there is a lot to be desired but you have never had an issue.... then what is the issue?
Had one of these fail in my EBMM fretless Stingray right before a gig - luckily it failed before the gig so I had time to solder it. Of course one of the flange corners cracked when I reinstalled it. I may replace it in the future with a cover like my Stingray Classic (just remove, solder on a 9 volt harness, place a piece a foam to hold the battery, and done).
That design can endure probably 200 closings. and that's on the low end. Assuming you change batteries twice a year (most of us go a year) and inspect the voltage midway, that's about 50 years.
I just tried to close and open my bass 30 times and I was not gentle about it. The wires were not broken. Y The issue with non gotoh branded copies is that they sometimes do not have enough contact for the battery. Now if you change your battery in below 0 temp every time, like in your porch in Alaska. Plastic will break at hose temperatures. My buddy bought extra door handles and latches for his trucks because he said almost every other season he breaks these things
I just tried to close and open my bass 30 times and I was not gentle about it. The wires were not broken. Y The issue with non gotoh branded copies is that they sometimes do not have enough contact for the battery. Now if you change your battery in below 0 temp every time, like in your porch in Alaska. Plastic will break at hose temperatures. My buddy bought extra door handles and latches for his trucks because he said almost every other season he breaks these things
I did comment about it too. I think it's not intentional. He is a real person gold supporting member for a while now. All thread titles are questions and we are all do-gooders here happy to help LOL And orange avatar is catchy. Now if this stays the whole week, maybe AI is involved. Are there more ads in the threads?
Props for spotting thisis there a cash prize for most threads started by a member in the shortest amount of time?
View attachment 7391716
is there a cash prize for most threads started by a member in the shortest amount of time?
View attachment 7391716
I noticed that too.
Someone with a new AI fetish is my guess.
You are probably right . User has 147 posts and this is the oldest Nov 27, 2025 ( I think you can see as far as 3 years ago -- so to be fair maybe he just started recently) Over in the sax forum we were also invaded by an AI bot but it was the site's AI bot and it says so. The pattern was also a lot of questions. Pretty benign.
Apologies @Mowac if you are a real person but we do have the right to suspect. You have been a member since 2008 you have 147 posts and the majority od them since Nov 27 only. We really do not know how the posts are ranked and get on the front page. Yes they are helpful threads and not controversial.
We protect our own in case the account has been compromised @TBird1958 looks like you are a mod currently online --- maybe it's all good but bringing it to your attention.
Again I apologize in advance.
Lakland US basses have the best compartments. Quick open door and you just pop it in. There are two spring-loaded tangs there for terminals. Easiest ever.
Applying this same reasoning, we shouldn't use nickel silver frets because they wear down over time and have to be replaced. Or roundwound bass strings, because they go dead after a while and have to be replaced.You are kinda late with this warning. You are right (take note that I said that part), but really late, actually. (and seriously, who really wants "problems later down the line", right?)
This design has been included in hundreds, maybe thousands of basses over the years. I'll admit, it seems someone could improve the design, but it is what it is......
I have these battery compartments in all my active basses. They come standard with Music Man basses. for many years now. I installed one in my Mike Lull when I bought it in 2018. I like the convenience. I did have to replace that battery box 2 months ago. Yup, battery wires wore and finally broke. (and it went open, not "shorted". A "short" is when two conducting wires or surfaces touch and aren't supposed to). Things like this are why I carry a spare bass.
We choose our risks , adjust accordingly, and go with them. Sorry, not sorry.....
This is kinda like crying "wolf!" when the wolf is a 1/2 mile down the lane toward the sheep pasture.....
Stuff wears out over time. No way around that, but at least resoldering or even putting in a new battery box is a lot easier than refretting a neck.
Bots all over the world are continually disappointed I don't respond to things solely for their own benefit, experience, and information consumption.Engagement bot?
Delete and block bots.
Talk on, Talkbass.
