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Columbia GP-3 - batteries VS electricity

TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
edited October 2013 in Strut Central
My portable GP-3 turntable sounds great when it's plugged in to the wall, but when it plays using batteries, it sounds awful. Just a bunch of static with little accented static burps on the snare drums. Has anyone else had this problem? The D (muthafucka, D!) batteries in it aren't that old.

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  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    I never noticed a difference between the two. I'm gonna run a little "controlled test" and let you know my findings

    :get on my level:
  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    Double
  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    TRIPPEL!!
  • LazarusOblongLazarusOblong 896 Posts
    Batteries supply electricity.

    Seriously, look it up. They don't supply energy juice or anything like that. They supply electricity.
  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    sounds like youre not getting grounded power from the batteries. try moving around the order and some other batteries. if it's not that, then there's probably a little wire that needs to be resoldered to the connection
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    Also clean the contacts and rebend them so they are making a solid connection.
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