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JTV-69 with new battery only shows 3 out of 4 dots when plugged in. Does not start.


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Bought a used JTV-69 and when first plugged in, it did power up a couple of times but then nothing even with ethernet cable going into a Helix LT. Bought new batteries but guitar still only shows 3 out of 4 indicators next to battery cavity. 

 

Whoever owned this before me had extra heavy strings on it which needed to be replaced before it could be tuned to standard tuning with the Graphtech bridge in the right position, level with the guitar top. Had to have a friend who has worked with these forms of bridges do it. He knows nothing about Variax's (obviously I don't either). 

 

Any help and suggestions are appreciated. Especially if there is somewhere I can send it to have it repaired. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

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-Not a Line 6 battery. Could be 3rd party with two contacts. 

-Old battery. What is the part number on it (starts with 98-034-xxxx)? 

-Make sure to use a TRS cable. Will help with minimizing battery drain. 

-Intermittent solder point on battery box, or jack plate circuitry pulling on battery. 

 

Dark-Star (used to be psarkissian@line6.com) 

 

 

 

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