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Peanut Butter
Posted 2015-06-11 6:35 PM (#511530)
Subject: Snark Issues?


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Location: Wayne, NJ		I've been having issues with my Snark tuners for years - ever since the original battery died. Well I googled the issue and came up with this thread from AG Forum:

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242970

So I switched out the non-working Duracell 2032 with a brand new hardware store Energizer 2032, and I'm back in business!

It's good to finally win one -

Edited by Peanut Butter 2015-06-11 6:39 PM
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Nancy
Posted 2015-06-11 7:56 PM (#511532 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: RE: Snark Issues?



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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota		Thank you for sharing this!

I wonder if this is why my Hygrometer won't work with the brand new batteries I got from eBay?
I finally got mad, and bought an analog one - no batteries to worry about.
But I do love my Snark, and it is good to know what to replace the batteries with!
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nerdydave
Posted 2015-06-11 10:21 PM (#511535 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?


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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah		It is all about capacity -- not voltage. As the article pointed out a lot of batteries will test good voltage with no load and a voltmeter does not put on a load due to its high resistance. Put them under load and you will see a significant voltage drop. So it follows that the better quality batteries will maintain voltage under load and power your devices while the others will not.
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iglupickin
Posted 2015-06-12 7:56 AM (#511543 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?


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Location: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire		Agree with nerdydave on battery loads vs just reading voltage. Most button cells are pretty reliable but once in a while you get one that probably has some defect undetectable until its used for a bit. I have a Snark and love it! Works great every time and sensitivity is good. Had bought one some time ago, it fell off my guitar and the little plastic tabs that hold the pivot ball in the socket broke off. Weird! Turns out the plastic in early ones did have an brittleness issue. I contacted Snark after reading an article in AG about the issue and they replaced it free of charge even though it was more than a year after I bought it and I had no receipt. They wanted the old back which I gladly sent them. Since then, all is good!
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MWoody
Posted 2015-06-12 8:00 AM (#511544 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?



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Location: Upper Left USA		I thought this was going to be about how the Ovation peghead is hard to clip the Snark to.
Cool.
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Waskel
Posted 2015-06-12 8:39 AM (#511546 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: RE: Snark Issues?



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I thought it was going to be about Cliff's posting style....





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iglupickin
Posted 2015-06-15 8:19 AM (#511583 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?


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Location: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire		I agree the Snarks clip fingers are a bit short to clamp on to our favorite marque but I manage to get it on the edge ok.
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Beal
Posted 2015-06-15 9:27 AM (#511584 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		I always went for the medical 2032 batteries. Don't remember where I saw the difference but the "medical" seem to last longer and the regular died very quickly.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2015-06-15 1:41 PM (#511590 - in reply to #511583)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?



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iglupickin - 2015-06-15 6:19 AM

I agree the Snarks clip fingers are a bit short to clamp on to our favorite marque but I manage to get it on the edge ok.

I do similar. I also have the display on the back of the headstock.
I clip it on the edge near the High E button.

This does not affect the battery life tho'...
(crappy webcam pic)
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Nancy
Posted 2015-06-15 9:26 PM (#511600 - in reply to #511584)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?



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cwk2 - 2015-06-15 9:27 AM

I always went for the medical 2032 batteries. Don't remember where I saw the difference but the "medical" seem to last longer and the regular died very quickly.


Good Lord, I hope so!!!!! The first one I had was supposed to last 8 years, turned out that I ran it dry in 4! I am hoping for longer life from this one!
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nerdydave
Posted 2015-06-15 9:34 PM (#511601 - in reply to #511530)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?


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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah		Either 4 or 8 years (especially 8) would be great life for one of these batteries. Even if you don't use it self discharge plays a part in limiting the life of the battery!! Heck I am more than happy with two years!!
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Nancy
Posted 2015-06-16 9:45 AM (#511605 - in reply to #511601)
Subject: Re: Snark Issues?



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nerdydave - 2015-06-15 9:34 PM

Either 4 or 8 years (especially 8) would be great life for one of these batteries. Even if you don't use it self discharge plays a part in limiting the life of the battery!! Heck I am more than happy with two years!!


Sorry Dave, I was being a smart-butt - I was talking about my ICD medical battery in my chest!

I have never had a regular battery last more than 6 months for some reason, all of my lightbulbs (10-year new fangled twirly ones) never even last 6 months... I don't have very good luck with batteries or bulbs! Maybe my *high energy* drains them!
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