Four Green LEDs in guitar

[RickHolland]

Hi everyone, 

 

I'm new here, but in general pretty pleased with my Variax JTV-69.

 

I do have a quick question, however.

 

The green LED battery indicators (inside the back of the guitar) have never gone beyond three lights out of the four, even when a fully charged battery is inserted.

 

It's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I am assuming that the fourth LED is a dud, or otherwise defective.

 

Anyone else experience something similar?

 

Thanks

 

Rick

 

[brue58ski]

Not me. Is there a place nearby with another JTV that you could put the battery in or use it's battery to test the LED's?

[cruisinon2]

Variaxes in general don't exactly fly off the shelves. Even if the guitar is new, it may have been sitting in a stock room with nobody charging the battery, for quite some time before you bought it...months if not a year or two. It's far more likely to be just an old battery that won't take a full charge anymore...LED's are pretty indestructible.

[ricstudioc]

Variaxes in general don't exactly fly off the shelves. Even if the guitar is new, it may have been sitting in a stock room with nobody charging the battery, for quite some time before you bought it...months if not a year or two. It's far more likely to be just an old battery that won't take a full charge anymore...LED's are pretty indestructible.

Agreed, from experience.

[RickHolland]

Thanks for the replies, folks.

 

I've tried it with two batteries - the one that came with the guitar, and a replacement battery that I got (assuming the first one wasn't holding a full charge).

 

Any other suggestions for testing the LEDs? Or anyone in London with another battery I can try? :)  

 

Thanks!

 

Rick