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  • #16
    Yes i know how stereo jacks work, my confusion comes from the fact that even though i didn't have the guitar plugged in the battery would still drain.
    It's all about the blues-rock chatter.

    Originally posted by RD
    ...so now I have this massive empty house with my Harley, Guns, Guitar and nothing else...

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Devotee View Post
      Yes i know how stereo jacks work, my confusion comes from the fact that even though i didn't have the guitar plugged in the battery would still drain.
      that should not happen...
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      • #18
        Hence my confusion.
        It's all about the blues-rock chatter.

        Originally posted by RD
        ...so now I have this massive empty house with my Harley, Guns, Guitar and nothing else...

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Devotee View Post
          I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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          • #20
            The jack may have been wired backwards so the battery was always being drained, whether it was plugged in or not. Unless you were using those Dollar Store batteries with brand names like "High Power" or "Super Power" or "Never-Ready by Ray-O-Vac" instead of "Duracell" or "Energizer".
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            • #21
              Well it's impossible to troubleshoot now, but I'd disconnect the guitar cord and disconnect the battery and read the ohms across the battery connector. It should be an open circuit.
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              • #22
                Originally posted by Newc View Post
                The jack may have been wired backwards so the battery was always being drained, whether it was plugged in or not. Unless you were using those Dollar Store batteries with brand names like "High Power" or "Super Power" or "Never-Ready by Ray-O-Vac" instead of "Duracell" or "Energizer".
                Or, for that matter, Duracell and Energizer bought at the dollar store. - They're usually defective or Chinese fakes.

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