frannie01 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Hi I’ve just got hold of a dean pace Eub and noticed that the battery life isn’t great.Is there anyway to replace the batteries 2 x 9 volt with a power supply or is it a case of modding the piezo bridge some how thanks 🙏🏽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It's not easy to do - 18V needs 5 x lithium cells which is awkward. A better bet are rechargeable 9V batteries - EBL USB Rechargeable 9V Batteries - 5400mWh Long Lasting Batteries with Micro Charging Cable or bulk buy 9V ProCells If you could tolerate a DC cable you could use a clean 18VDC supply (MeanWell are good) for practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 If you keep the bass plugged while not playing, the batteries will die quickly. Piezo buffers need very little energy - wondering is there a leak somewhere? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frannie01 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) Ok Thanks it was an issue that came up on a forum and the batteries were pretty much fried when I got the instrument .I had a sire that needed 18volts and never had an issue. I’ve actually clipped on a condenser (running it through a pre for the phantom power) now and that sounds much more “acousticy” and will only drain the battery if I blend the piezo and the mic cheers Paul Edited September 30, 2022 by frannie01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frannie01 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Bigguy2017 said: It's not easy to do - 18V needs 5 x lithium cells which is awkward. A better bet are rechargeable 9V batteries - EBL USB Rechargeable 9V Batteries - 5400mWh Long Lasting Batteries with Micro Charging Cable or bulk buy 9V ProCells If you could tolerate a DC cable you could use a clean 18VDC supply (MeanWell are good) for practicing. Hi yeah I’ve been looking at the rechargeables online.The output from the Dean is very low and required a buffer preamp.In the course of experimentation I also tried adding a condenser mic which was a revelation. It sounds good now and no worries about draining batteries unless I blend in both the piezo and the condenser. might still research that charging cable though can’t hurt can it Thanks for the info 👍🏽 Edited September 30, 2022 by frannie01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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