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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: rickbass on September 11, 2012, 01:55:45 PM

Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: rickbass on September 11, 2012, 01:55:45 PM

I've owned my distillate for almost two years with no trouble... until last night.  I plugged in and got no signal coming from the bass, and noticed that the LED light was out.  I changed the battery and still, no LED and no sound.  Any suggestions about how to proceed?

Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: pauldo on September 11, 2012, 02:40:59 PM

Verify voltage of the 'new' battery.
Look for any loose connections.
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Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: keith_h on September 11, 2012, 03:48:31 PM

Check/clean the contacts on the 1/4 jack. The battery is switched through the jack.  
 
Keith

Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: rickbass on September 11, 2012, 06:11:42 PM

Thanks all, but to no avail.  New battery is fine, cords are fine, no obvious loose connections within the electronics cavity and the 1/4 inch jack is clean.
 
Any recommendations for an Alembic Repair shop in central NJ?

Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: flpete1uw on September 11, 2012, 06:31:45 PM

For what ever its worth I recently had the 1/4 jack break on me!! On my Distillate. One of the leafs in the jack broke off resulting in no signal path. No comment as far as the LED because I had it disconnected. The jack acts as a voltage switch for the battery as well as the signal.  
 
Best of Luck
Pete

Title: 1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, new 9v Battery
Post by: FC Bass on September 11, 2012, 08:35:53 PM

Make sure non of the metal parts (output and prints) is touching the paint in the cavity (which is conductive)