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Fishman rare earth blend eating batterys
Hi all,
Can anybody advise me on the problem of my battery hungry Fishman RE blend the first version, I've installed it and it seems to be constantly on even with no jack plugged in, new batteries 5 days ago and hey prest today dead again, i have altered the endpin jack but i cant see that being a problem or is it ?. Thanks. |
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The endpin jack on a Rare Earth pickup is a Fishman Switchjack, a ‘switching jack,’ which uses the barrel of the 1/4” plug to complete a circuit and turn the pickup on (and hence start using the battery) when the 1/4’ plug is inserted.
If you modified the endpin jack, chances are good that the new one (or the mod) is wired to not use the switching function, so the battery will be on all the time and drain rapidly whether or not the instrument is plugged in - 5 days is about 145 hours, which is about right for battery life. Here’s instructions for how the Fishman switchjack should be wired to switch on and off: https://www.fishman.com/wp-content/u...tall-Guide.pdf Last edited by M Hayden; 05-30-2020 at 12:53 AM. |
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switching function
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