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es336td Just Startin' 182 posts since
Jan 29, 2007
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Aug 2, 2010 1:07 PM

AX2 battery question

Back in one of the old forums, someone (Lemmie I think) detailed the procedure to check the battery status and something else.  I have lost track of that post and would like to check my AX2's battery.   It's over 10 years old, so I know I'm on borrowed time.   A few months ago I was playing and a user patch reverted to the stock patch for that location.   I assumed the battery was dead.   I was playing with it the other day and noticed that all my presets were where they should be.  Weird.  I plan on doing the battery replacement in the near future, but just wanted to see if something else could be wrong AND figure out the procedure.  I can't find it in the FAQ or any other documentation out there...   Thanx!

  • tumenibrother Just Startin' 44 posts since
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    Aug 8, 2010 8:18 PM (in response to es336td)
    Re: AX2 battery question

    Seems like Line 6 deletes past posts.  I had posted the two button step to view the amp systems, including battery.  I'm not at home, so don't have it here with me (I think you hold Main and something else when you turn the amp on and it goes into analysis mode).  I'll check when I get home tonight and try to post the combo either tonight or tomorrow.

     

    Changing the battery isn't a major deal.  You do have to de-solder the old and re-solder the new.  Line 6 repair should be able to send you the replacement free - they've sent me several over the years.  I've also gotten them from Digikey, but I've found discrepancies in the different models.  The biggest pain is reloading your user presets since they're saved in the battery.  If you are able to transfer setting via MIDI to and from the amp and your computer, great!  I was never able to get that sophisticated, so always have to hand enter the parameters (I at least had the foresight to have the values saved as hard copies).

  • tumenibrother Just Startin' 44 posts since
    Jan 27, 2007
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    Aug 9, 2010 6:08 AM (in response to es336td)
    Re: AX2 battery question

    es336td

     

    Here's the process:

     

    Hold the STORE SOUND button while turning on the amp.  The display will show "SrA".  There are about 10 amp functions that can be tested, scroll up and down using the BANK UP and DOWN buttons, press TUNER to initiate the tests.  Battery ("bAt") test is number 4, will either show Err or PAS.  Turn amp off to exit the testing, back on without holding anything down and it will be back to normal functioning.

     

    PS.  Why doesn't you pick show you holding an ES 336?

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