18v EMG system

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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got it on my rhoads pro - love it.

i need more battery clips for my other guitars.

[jgcable]

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got it on my rhoads pro - love it.

i need more battery clips for my other guitars.

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You have a PM Reb..

[necrotechno]

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Just did it on eZ-bOb. letmetellyou he was not amused. His signal dropped to half the regular output. Guess that battery clip I found in the bottom of my random-crap box didn't work quite as I expected it to. oh well.

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You have to make sure the positive of one battery runs to the negative of the other, or vice-versa. You can't have two of the same polarity running to each other. I had to modify JG's directions for the battery clips I had, for example.

[Thoraby]

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Just did it on eZ-bOb. letmetellyou he was not amused. His signal dropped to half the regular output. Guess that battery clip I found in the bottom of my random-crap box didn't work quite as I expected it to. oh well.

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You have to make sure the positive of one battery runs to the negative of the other, or vice-versa. You can't have two of the same polarity running to each other. I had to modify JG's directions for the battery clips I had, for example.

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Well now I'm in deep remorse because I threw the battery clip away, right after I molested it with a pair of tongs. I'm funny like that. [img]/images/graemlins/sick.gif[/img]

[yabba]

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the SL1 I had was running at 18V and I liked alot, I'm going to swap the stock pups out of my XTRR and replace with EMGs, I think I'll set it up for 18V so I can compare and contrast with the EMGs in my RR1 and decide once and for all whether I like them better at 9 or 18 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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Hmmm, interesting. When I had the chrome 81 set put in my old Hamer, WarriorX7 asked if I wanted them wired up 18v, but I chose not to. Guess I'll need to try it now in either my LP with 85/81 or my Dinky with 85/60. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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I'm funny like that. [img]/images/graemlins/sick.gif[/img]

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We know! How's that old Limited '88 holding up?? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Thoraby]

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I'm funny like that. [img]/images/graemlins/sick.gif[/img]

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We know! How's that old Limited '88 holding up?? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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you mean eZ-bOb? He's all right. Sounds awesome, plays like buttah, looks like crap. Poor axe. Although in my defence, I haven't touched my Kramer Nightswan with any power tools.

eZ-bOb has personality. I'm very close to spraying him with funny colours. This will give him more personality. Then I will paint his EMG pickup pink. This will give him most personality. And you honestly can't beat most personality.

[toejam]

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Ah, cool. I didn't realize that was eZ-bOb. Go for it! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Zerberus]

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I knew I could turn someone onto EMGs! My LPC showcase is soon to become and 18v setup. I was considering putting in passives, but 18v is cheaper and easier! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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[jgcable]

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I just installed the 18v system in my Ibanez 540Pro (that nobody here wants!!) and it kills just like my Charvel. What a difference. I had to install 1 battery in the trem cavity (there is a cut out where the backstop Tremsetter originally was) and I put the other one in the control cavity (it was really tight and it just fit). This guitar rips big. REALLY BIG. BTW.... its no longer for sale.

[PowerTube]

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So is this the right way (using battery clips, of course)?



Also, I haven't studied such things in a while. What would happen if you wired them in parallel, like this?

[Zerberus]

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So is this the right way (using battery clips, of course)?



Also, I haven't studied such things in a while. What would happen if you wired them in parallel, like this?



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If you wire them in parallel you effectively double the battery life [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Matt Crooks]

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If you wire them in parallel you effectively double the battery life [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Which is good for people who can't remember to unplug the guitar. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

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Your diagrams are accurate. Series gives you 18 volts. Parallel gives you 9 volts with roughly double the battery life.