@john89@lemmy.ca to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoWhy do active pickups require 9v batteries instead of some other kind of battery like AA?message-square13fedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16message-squareWhy do active pickups require 9v batteries instead of some other kind of battery like AA?@john89@lemmy.ca to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareMarveliciouslinkfedilink5•4 months agoHonestly, if I were designing active guitar gear, I might just try to push 24v phantom power and XLR cables. Have a little power box at the amp or pedalboard and ditch the onboard battery entirely. But I loathe alkaline batteries…
minus-square@Jinx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoGreat idea. Or a rechargeable battery pack.
Honestly, if I were designing active guitar gear, I might just try to push 24v phantom power and XLR cables. Have a little power box at the amp or pedalboard and ditch the onboard battery entirely.
But I loathe alkaline batteries…
Great idea.
Or a rechargeable battery pack.