Nov 14, 2009 9:45 AM
Variax 700 difficulty in battery mode
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I just purchased a Variax 700. When I try to use the gutar in battery mode with a standard guitar cable, I have difficulty getting the gutar to turn on. If I re-insert the cable in and out I can usually get it to come on without any further problems until I unplug again. I do not have the problem when I use the stereo cable with the power pedal. I am using fresh and new rechaged batteries. Any solutions?
first thing i might try os another guitar cable to eliminate that. then you may have to check your connectors on the output for the guitar cable and the other end of the wires where the battery connects to the main board. could have worked loose. those are easy enough to check.
definitely not the cable, it has done the same with a wireless transmitter or several cables. I'm thinking it may be in the 1/4" connecter on the guitar.
what you said earlier is your not having problems when using the power supply and stereo cable so i think that would eliminate the output entirely because the only real difference is that when using the stereo cable power is transmited through the center section. the shank is common ground and the tip positive for sound. so your getting ground and your getting positive to the tip with the mono cable theres just no power transmitted but the same connections sound wise. so i think you need to look elswhere. its true that when you plug in your regular guitar cable it makes connection turning on the guitar .
ive attatched 4 photos of the trs plug i cant really see where the battery power is turned on or off. maybe you can see it also theres a main board showing the battery connector. i think you should look there and look over the whole battery connector . also yours i believe has a battery pack. that could also be defective. mine is a 300 so i can use a 9 volt directly instead of a battery pack. if your using 6 aa batteries thats 9 volts you could just try a 9 volt battery then but if you only use 4 aa then thats 6 volt.
Hello,
Have you tried traditional alkaline batteries? Rechargable batteries do not tend to work very well with musical equipment such as the Variax. If so, I am wondering if you could have an issue with the internal power connections, as the external power (via the TRS cable) does not seen to have an issue.
Variax Troublshooting Tips
http://line6.com/community/docs/DOC-3857
If you are still having problems after troubleshooting, you will want to take your unit to your nearest service center for resolution.
Product Repair
http://line6.com/community/docs/DOC-1606
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Tried it with regular alkalines and still having the issue. I have sent the guitar back to the dealer for replacement.
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