guitarzombie
Punching your Salad
As the title says, my pickups eat up like 1 battery almost every month. Is this normal? Or are my batteries shit?
My Blackouts are eating up power like CRAZY!
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A battery a month with heavy playing sounds fairly normal.
This.
Always unplug guitars with actives when not in use.
guitarzombie
Punching your Salad
Nope, I always unplug. But I was told a batt should last 6 months at least. Thanks then!
You're right. You should get about 6 months out of an alkaline 9 volt. You might want to have it looked at.
Ryan-ZenGtr-
Well-Known Member
Did you install the pickups yourself? If the wires are constantly in circuit with the jack then they will run out of power even when the lead is not inserted. Have a think about it and check the wiring against an accurate diagram. The circuit should be broken when the lead is removed.
Deathbringer769
Well-Known Member
I can get almost a year out of 9vs if I'm lucky on EMGs. I prefer to change them before that but I almost never have a battery start to die on me before it's been AWHILE.
ZXIIIT
XIII
When I had Blackouts on my main 6&7 and a busy gigging schedule, I got about 3-4 months for each 1 battery on each guitar.
cyril v
Contributor
Are they installed with a mono output jack?
daemon barbeque
Banned
That sounds like the reason to me too.
