SH73 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Put a new 9v battery in my di pedal last week.After about 1 hour or so playing the amp sounded distorted today.Dead battery again.Sure it should last longer.Looks like I need a psu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Are you leaving the input plugged in all that time (between practicing/overnight at home etc...)? But yes - get a PSU, don't want to risk that at a gig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Can you not phantom power it from the mixer? I use my Sansamp that way, never missed a beat. ( My stand-by Behringer BD121 however doesn't have that feature, but then again for £24 it would be asking a lot! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Get a passive DI box like [url=http://www.emosystems.co.uk/Products/Passive_Direct_Injection_Boxes.html]one of these[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 It's a Hartke pedal and it goes straight in box after use. Definitely needs a psu as it let me down middle of recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 What kind of battery was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 My Polytune can eat a battery in no time, I've saved a fortune using a psu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 If it's a pre-amp type DI then eating batteries sounds about right, I've had a couple that were the same. I've no experience of the Hartke, however, so [s]could well be[/s] very probably wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I can't see why a d.I box should eat batteries. There's not going to be a huge amount more in there than an on-board bass preamp. You do know it can be phantom powered from the mixer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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