StingRay battery box issue

[bart_funk]

I'll start from this - my EB MM StingRay from 2000 needs a scrap of paper to keep the battery from moving.







I tried all batteries available and they always have space left so I need a scrap of paper.

My problem is that when I touch a battery box with my body/clothes while playing, it sometimes loses a signal.

It makes noises like this: LINK

The battery box is stable and well screwed on. It's about a closing flap.

Sometimes when it happens during exercise, I just press the flap with my finger and it's all right. Nevertheless, taking such a bass to a concert is impossible.

 

[danny-79]

Options are.

A new battery box, easy to acquire and fit.

Gotoh BB-04 Single Battery Box 9V with Screws | eBay

The Gotoh BB-04 battery box fits a single 9V battery, when changing the battery, the holder tilts the battery up, out of the guitar giving good access to the battery and allowing quick and easy changes.

www.ebay.co.uk

(Duracell battery is what they are designed around)

Or, unscrew the box and bend the copper plates up a bit.

Or.... do what I do. Remove the box completely. Throw it in the bin. Solder a simple battery snap , locate a closing plate of a EBMM Classic. And never have to worry about a bad battery connection ever again !
I’ve done this to a couple of mine, do a search there are plenty of posts relating to it.

 

[Jim C]

The Duracell batteries (as recommended by the factory) are approximately .020" longer than an Energizer or ProCell.
Ironically, a Duracell is a force fit in my 83' SR but seems to be the right length for the battery box versions.
A carboard shim can work too. To put this in perspective, a piece of copy paper is about .003" thick.
Hope this helps.