We often get questions about batteries from clients who are used to passive instruments: In this video we look at how preamp batteries discharge over time to answer these questions, and compare a standard Alkaline battery against a common NiMH rechargeable battery.
If you find yourself getting unusual noise from your one-piece wireless transmitter on your guitar or bass, you may have a noise injection issue. Noise injection is most often noticed in ultra-low power preamps when using guitar transmitters that use a 3-conductor TRS plug. There are a few factors that can cause this: Compact one-piece transmitters use the RING and SLEEVE of the plug to recharge their internal batteries when docked. This requires an electronic circuit to monitor the RING…
