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Peanut Butter |
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Joined: October 2014 Posts: 147 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 | ||
Nancy |
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Joined: December 2014 Posts: 1713 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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Joined: August 2011 Posts: 887 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. | ||
iglupickin |
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Joined: March 2004 Posts: 137 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! | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13987 Location: Upper Left USA | I thought this was going to be about how the Ovation peghead is hard to clip the Snark to. Cool. | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | I thought it was going to be about Cliff's posting style.... | ||
iglupickin |
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Joined: March 2004 Posts: 137 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. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 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. | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | 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) | ||
Nancy |
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Joined: December 2014 Posts: 1713 Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | 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! | ||
nerdydave |
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Joined: August 2011 Posts: 887 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!! | ||
Nancy |
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Joined: December 2014 Posts: 1713 Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | 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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