stef030 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 have got a peavy cirrus 5,it is going through batteries like I need to buy shares in a company, 3 to 4 hours max,surely this cant be right, so my question is, 1)how do I check 2)is there anywhere in the hastings eastbourne area for repair thanks in advance stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 ISTR that was a known problem with the Cirrus. Use the search function, you'll find someone had a bit of a tale of woe over his Cirrus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Sounds like you need to swap the wires on the output socket. I'm not familiar with Peavey basses, but the active basses I am familiar with all have three wires going to the socket: one hot, one earth, and one battery earth. If the two earths are swapped over, then the battery will drain all the time, whereas if they are wired the right way round, then the battery is only drained when a lead is plugged in. From your description it seems very likely that the battery is being drained 24/7, in which case the likely cause is that these wires have been connected wrongly. I don't know what colour wires go to your output socket, but if one of them is white (or red) and the other two are black or blue, then leave the white one alone and swap the other two. Alternatively, show us a photo of the wires attached to your socket, and I'll try and figure it out. Or if you're handy with a multimeter then you might be able to figure it all out yourself. Edited June 2, 2011 by mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I've owned a Cirrus previously and I didn't have that problem - sorry that thats of little help but I just wanted say from my experience that wasn't the case. Hope you get it sorted! They're fantastic basses, build, playability, value and tone wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Sounds like the unfortunate wiring fault found on some earlier Cirrus BXP basses. Definitely not normal, they usually last a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I've got a Cirrus BXP 4 with the same issue. I'd be happy to compare notes. I did find a wiring dagram for the Cirrus BXP 5 which might help - PM me an email address and I'll send it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 [quote name='alyctes' post='1255166' date='Jun 3 2011, 10:43 AM']I've got a Cirrus BXP 4 with the same issue. I'd be happy to compare notes. I did find a wiring dagram for the Cirrus BXP 5 which might help - PM me an email address and I'll send it to you.[/quote] Or download one from the 4th post here: [url="http://forums.peavey.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3575"]http://forums.peavey.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3575[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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