EBMM Stingray 4 battery question

[BassYerbouti]

I am a recent owner of a second hand Stingray and with a gig coming up thought, I'd replace the battery just in case it pegged out during the gig.

I put a shiny new duracel in to replace the old duracel but found it wasn't making contact and so I switched back to the old one which did but with a few more hours playing and another gig looming am back to square one.

Does anyone have any tips for making sure the battery in the Stingray makes good contact please?

[witterth]

Make sure the contact pieces in the guitar are sound and a spray with electric switch cleaner ( not wd40!) that should do the trick
How old is the guitar? if its a newer one, a spray is your best option for those click out compartment jobs

[Happy Jack]

I saw this topic and - genuinely - thought that someone had a Stingray with four batteries ...

[Dingus]

EBMM specify using Duracells because , apparently , different makes of batteries are slightly different sizes and the very tight flip -top batterry compartment could get jammed if you used a slightly larger example . I cannot understand why an identical battery wouldn't make proper contact . Have you tried another new Duracell battery to see whether the one you have already tried might be a one - off defective ?

[Gust0o]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1369403745' post='2088848']
EBMM specify using Duracells because , apparently , different makes of batteries are slightly different sizes and the very tight flip -top batterry compartment could get jammed if you used a slightly larger example . I cannot understand why an identical battery wouldn't make proper contact . Have you tried another new Duracell battery to see whether the one you have already tried might be a one - off defective ?
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Seconded.

I think it was the Tesco's own brand I tried once, and it didn't fit the flip-up compartment. At least I think it was that way round! Works fine on the screwed-down compartments, mind

[Lynottfan]

This is quite common on Rays, certain 9v do seems fit better than others, also well worth keeping a eye on the contacts in the compartment as they do get crudded up. As for battery life, I was gigging 3 times a week, good quality sony 9v instrument battery lasted me well over a year.

Edited May 24, 2013 by Lynottfan

[stingrayPete1977]

I have had the odd battery that was tighter than a nuns chuff for the EBMM holders too, also it might be worth extracting the whole thing carefully and bend the little tabs back up if they have become stuck in a position where they are not pressing against the battery terminals properly, give them a good clean and look for any loose connections at the same time obviously.

[drTStingray]

[size=5][sup]The other thing not mentioned yet and sometimes worth a try - make sure the contacts are bent up to touch the battery on the base - this is a problem some people have had.[/sup]
[sup]Duracell is your best bet but I've never stumbled over the battery too big fit issue, but will avoid said makes!![/sup]
[sup]Finally, does anyone else find their batteries seem to last almost forever these days? I rarely change mine - reckon they last around 12 months.[/sup][/size]

Edited May 25, 2013 by drTStingray

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1369483005' post='2089670']
[size=5][sup][b]The other thing not mentioned yet and sometimes worth a try - make sure the contacts are bent up to touch the battery on the base [/b]- this is a problem some people have had.[/sup]
[sup]Duracell is your best bet but I've never stumbled over the battery too big fit issue, but will avoid said makes!![/sup]
[sup]Finally, does anyone else find their batteries seem to last almost forever these days? I rarely change mine - reckon they last around 12 months.[/sup][/size]
[/quote]
[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1369420276' post='2089167']
I have had the odd battery that was tighter than a nuns chuff for the EBMM holders too, [b]also it might be worth extracting the whole thing carefully and bend the little tabs back up if they have become stuck in a position where they are not pressing against the battery terminals properly[/b], give them a good clean and look for any loose connections at the same time obviously.
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[cloudburst]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1369420276' post='2089167']
I have had the odd battery that was tighter than a nuns chuff for the EBMM holders too, also it might be worth extracting the whole thing carefully and bend the little tabs back up if they have become stuck in a position where they are not pressing against the battery terminals properly, give them a good clean and look for any loose connections at the same time obviously.
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A similar approach can be taken for the nun's chuff, if not used regularly.

CB

[stingrayPete1977]

I must admit I have never tried to inspect a Nun's chuff but that is good to know if the situation ever arises, best to be prepared

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='BassYerbouti' timestamp='1369399500' post='2088764']
am back to square one.

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Yep, you should get a square one.

[drTStingray]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1369420276' post='2089167']
I have had the odd battery that was tighter than a nuns chuff for the EBMM holders too, also it might be worth extracting the whole thing carefully and bend the little tabs back up if they have become stuck in a position where they are not pressing against the battery terminals properly, give them a good clean and look for any loose connections at the same time obviously.
[/quote]
[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1369483005' post='2089670']
[size=5][sup]The other thing not mentioned yet and sometimes worth a try - make sure the contacts are bent up to touch the battery on the base - this is a problem some people have had.[/sup]
[sup]Duracell is your best bet but I've never stumbled over the battery too big fit issue, but will avoid said makes!![/sup]
[sup]Finally, does anyone else find their batteries seem to last almost forever these days? I rarely change mine - reckon they last around 12 months.[/sup][/size]
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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1369485121' post='2089693']

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Oops - sorry about that, Pete - I never got past the nun's chuff, if you see what I mean plus the site turned my message into miniscule 6 point stuff lol

[stingrayPete1977]

Those nuns chuffs are very distracting!

[BassYerbouti]

[b]Thanks for the advice chaps, on closer inspection, the duracels were not [u]exactly[/u] the same (maybe one was a fake). Anyways I had a good look inside the Nun's chuff and noticed one of the tabs wasn't springing all the way back, so released it and all was good for the gig on Sunday. [/b]

[cloudburst]

So do we now have a new "in term" for battery compartments? I think so.

CB

[JTUK]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1369403745' post='2088848']
EBMM specify using Duracells because , apparently , different makes of batteries are slightly different sizes and the very tight flip -top batterry compartment could get jammed if you used a slightly larger example . I cannot understand why an identical battery wouldn't make proper contact . Have you tried another new Duracell battery to see whether the one you have already tried might be a one - off defective ?
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They are indeed..... sizes are different and it is very annoying..
Thankfully, you don't need to change them very often... unless you leave them plugged in...

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='BassYerbouti' timestamp='1369745062' post='2092198']
[b]Thanks for the advice chaps, on closer inspection, the duracels were not [u]exactly[/u] the same (maybe one was a fake). Anyways I had a good look inside the Nun's chuff and noticed one of the tabs wasn't springing all the way back, so released it and all was good for the gig on Sunday. [/b]
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