I have a '79 or so sabre that's kinda beat but that I bought about 15 years ago for $150!!! The guy even threw in a few effects pedals. Anyway, I mostly play guitar and some fretless bass so the Sabre can sit for a while sometimes. Still it plays great and despite it's cosmetic condition I believe it to be pretty "original". My question is... the battery connector recently kinda fell apart. I can wedge everything into the cavity so that it doesn't move and stays connected but eventually it comes undone and I have to mess with it a while to get it back working. So basically what I'm wondering is wether I can just go down to radioshack and get another connector and cut and resplice the connectors or is there some soldering that would need to be done? I know it's kinda a dumb question but I don't wanna mess it up (any more than it already is). Thx....
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tadawson
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Even if you cut and splice, you should solder for reliability, so you might as well just do it right, and replace the whole thing and solder it in. If you are not comfortable doing that, it should be quick and cheap for a tech to do for you.
- Tim
phatduckk
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phatduckk
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and ps: welome to the forum 
-arin
-arin
Thanks, and also thanks for both your quick replies. I actually posted this in another forum and pretty much got the same advice so... looks like thats the way to go. I'll call around on Monday (or maybe Tuesday) and see what I can line up I guess. Since the bass is mostly original (except the pickguard) do you think it's better to try and salvage the original piece or just replace it or would it really matter? And again, thanks for the info.... chris
and ps: welome to the forum
-arin
Randracula
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Wow, That's a great deal you got on that Sabre ! Welcome to the forum. Now let's see some pics of that bass
tadawson
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Unless my memory totally blows, the battery connector should not be anything too special. If you want to keep it "authentic", call EBMM customer service - they should be able to get you the exact part.
- Tim
Spudmurphy
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It's not a biggie this repair.
Get a new connector from Radioshack and some heat shrink tubing.
Cut the old wires, and slide some heat shrink over.
Then splice in the new connector and solder.
Then shrink the "heatshrink" and the jobs a good 'un.
However if you are like my brother who can't even wire a plug, pay through the nose and have it done by a pro.
Get a new connector from Radioshack and some heat shrink tubing.
Cut the old wires, and slide some heat shrink over.
Then splice in the new connector and solder.
Then shrink the "heatshrink" and the jobs a good 'un.
However if you are like my brother who can't even wire a plug, pay through the nose and have it done by a pro.
Well again, thanks for all the replies. I'm thinking at this point I'll go ahead and give it a go and save the old part (or peices), that way if I blow it I can take the whole thing to a tech and go from there. Regardless it'll be nice to not have the thing randomly cut out on me so theres a new years resolution I can probably handle.... thx again, chris
Narcosynthesis
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if it is only the physical connector that connects on to the top of the battery that has fallen apart, then just pop down to radioshack or wherever and get a new one, and then solder it in place of the old broken bit, I would solder it directly to the pcb where the old one was if you are comfortable, rather than splicing the wires - mainly as I think it is a bit neater...
David
David
