Help! Piezo Battery Socket Removal (JP6)

[ThatsAgood1jay]

Does anyone know how to do this?, i need to get to the back of the unit to reconnect one of the wires as it has come lose and has caused the piezo output to not work.


I have had to do this once before but was so long ago that i can not remember how to physically remove the unit.

 

[beej]

There are a few little screws on the back of the battery box (probably 4, don't have one handy). Remove them and the box should just pop out.

You'll have a bit of slack in the wires, but not too much. Shouldn't be too bad to solder it back on. Same thing happened to me once, I pulled a little too hard when removing a pickguard and disconnected one of the battery wires.

 

[ThatsAgood1jay]

There are a few little screws on the back of the battery box (probably 4, don't have one handy). Remove them and the box should just pop out.

You'll have a bit of slack in the wires, but not too much. Shouldn't be too bad to solder it back on. Same thing happened to me once, I pulled a little too hard when removing a pickguard and disconnected one of the battery wires.

Well thats the thing, i have removed the four screws but it wont budge. is it just pressed in tightly? I am a little nervous to just start yanking on things.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

They are usually pressed in tightly; I have removed a few during refinishing and it is always a bit of an adventure.

 

[Spudmurphy]

I just removed one from my JP - I actually slid a modelling knife blade around the perimeter and freed it that way - it's not for the feint of heart that one!

 

[ThatsAgood1jay]

Yeah i just got it. Took my Leatherman and pried from underneath inside the cavity and it came right out. Wires reconnected and it all works now.


Thanks for the help guys.

 

[guitfiddle]

Good to know!

I put a new battery in mine the other night during a rehearsal after the one that was in it started to go all buzzy, and I had nothing. After looking it all over and figuring I had pulled a wire loose changing the battery I pulled a battery out of a pedal and it worked again. Turned out I had a brand new 9V dud.