5thread Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi there guys I have a problem with my stingray it goes through batterys like you would not beleive. Last week we had a 4hour practice with my new band, a brand new energizer plus goes in ok during the practice but this weekend i got it out of the case plugged it into my amp and all i got was a distorted farting sound. I took the battery out put on my tongue, and there was hardly any power in it. I unplug it when not in use and have tried duracels just to see if it was a bad one. Can anyone shed any light on this cheers Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sounds like a short. Have you had a look under the control plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 +1 Battery ground goes to ring, live to tip, signal ground to the shaft. And don't leave the jack plugged in, but you knew that....... G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thread Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Yep i"m gonna check that when i get a min. I just wondered if anyone else had come to find this problem this is my second stingray and never had the problem with the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwood662 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 (edited) [quote name='5thread' post='860379' date='Jun 7 2010, 09:27 PM']Yep i"m gonna check that when i get a min. I just wondered if anyone else had come to find this problem this is my second stingray and never had the problem with the first one.[/quote] I've still got the original battery in mine and it's 7 years old now. So definitely sounds like a short. Edited June 7, 2010 by jwood662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 (edited) A battery in my stingray would generally last anything up to a year before I changed it which I then put in my tuner which would last another year, so yes, it looks like there's some kind of permanent circuit happening which is causing the battery to be constantly on Edited June 7, 2010 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I would start with a visual inspection - particularly around the jack area. Plugging in the jack completes the earth side of the preamp circuit, so *something* must be completing that earth. As the jack is the only mechanical bit it's the most likely point of failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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