God Damn 9-volt Batteries

[blindleaf]

http://www.medcareservice.com/ProductImages/Battery1.jpg

I hate these things!

I never have one around, they are hard to use (maybe i'm just an idiot)

I have a few pedals here in my room that i can't use right now cause all the batteries are dead, and i'm a lazy bastard and i dont wanna go to the store and get a 9 volt when i have plenty of AA batteries just chillin around. Its a pain and more companies should make them either a different battery for their products, or just give free 9 volts out. I opt for the second choice, free schtuff rules! :laugh:

[hockyfan]

:haha:

I'll just rub it in some and let you know my pedal works via AC Adapter.



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[IbanezRocker03]

Yeah man, just get a 12-way power strip, some ext. cables, and like 3 adapters.. thats how i set mine up. 9 volts dont deliver full sound anyway once theyve been used for a little bit.. Example: I was real pissed that my Bad Horsie didnt work well with my dist footswitch, but i got an adapter for it and now it sounds like the shiz-nittle-bam-snip-snap-smack.

[Halafast]

put it on your tongue it's a real shocker heh, fun as hell though

[blindleaf]

haha yea i've done that before the shock is an interesting feeling that i dont experience often (except for that time at skateland when i was 12 and there was two arcade games, a simpsons pinball machine, and a fighting arcade game, and if you put your hand on the pinball machine and reached into the change return of the arcade game you'd get a real nice strong shock. So watch it kids) :chillin:

[Halafast]

DUDE!!!!! there was the same trick with two games at the arcade I used to live near!!!!! hold **** I thought no one else was able to experiance that "electrifying" shock

[IbanezRocker03]

if you put one hand on the door handle and one hand on the neon light at the ale house you get electricuted.

It was fun.

[Halafast]

another fun one is putting a paper clip in both slots of an outlet(elecrtic make sure it's not 220 but 110!! safety first mates) not only a great shock but fuse is blown aaaaand a fireball comes out!!!

ok so it can be really stupid but have your fun

[popmusic_sux]

I like burning brillos with a 9 volt.

The only things I do that give me an "electrifying" rush involve alcohol or medicinal cigarettes...

[dude]

i used to use 9volt's but i went through 12 in two days...way way to ****in expensive

[hockyfan]

The only thing I need 9-volts for is the built in tuner on my Ovation, I only need to replace them ever 4-5 months though, no big deal. :cool:



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[popmusic_sux]

I only really play my acoustic so I don't need pedals, when I do, the one I use has the AC adaptor.

[hockyfan]

I don't use pedals on my acoustic ever, I have a nice preamp as well from Ovation so I'm usually set.



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[popmusic_sux]

I don't use pedals with my acoustic but whenever I feel the need to play the electric, I use pedals (well, usually just one)

[IbanezRocker03]

Pedals are indeed a gift from god (or the pedal manufacturer)... who knew that such fun noises could be made..

[dude]

go buy a digitech synth wah great great great great great great great great noises

[BassTallica]

9 volts drive me crazy, my pedals, my wireless system, they die so fast.. thank god for adapters

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[hockyfan]

I was going to buy the "recommended adapter" for my Zoom pedal (also made by Zoom) for $25 or so. I did a quick look around, and found one of those adapters that you can use for a countless number of electronics, made sure it had the same specs as the Zoom one, and got it; only $10. :cool:


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[dude]

hahaha i wish my new bass came with an adapter i play it so much ive already killed one battery

[hockyfan]

Why does your bass need a battery?


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[BassTallica]

Why does your bass need a battery?


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by ibanez needs a battery for its active EQ... im sure hes using an ibanez as well its for an active EQ...

on a side note dont forget to unplug your bass when done playing it will drain your battery over night... i unplug when im done and my batterys last almost 2 months and play 3-5 hrs a day on average

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[KRamones1]

in some pedals efects batery dead naturaly always teaks of cabels from efects
some efects need more power like delay not only volts too mA
sory for mysts. in words...

[dude]

i have no idea what you just said

[dude]

oh i always unplug, i just play too damn much. well except apperently last night i forgot to unplug...oh thats gonna suck

[flarey1]

it took me like a full year to run out of battery, and that was before i knew i had to unplug. don't worry, i bet it will be fine.

[Stratguy]

I have a small Digitech effects prcessor (RP100) That runs on AA batteries. Theyre so weak it need like 6 or 8 at once and they run out after about 5 hours of playing. Needless to say I got an adpter for it. I don't have much problems with 9V's draining in my other 2 pedals (Boss DS-1 distortion and a Cry Baby Original Wah).

[gessi]

you can use 'splitter' - oupsss i don't know how does it called in english
this is a funny device that is dividing the power signal,
you plug in 9V Power Adaptor and you have (in my case) 5 9V outputs

unable to connect dod with boss :( beacuse boss effects have inverted
polarisation :(