370/12RM battery drain

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casinoman
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370/12RM battery drain

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Recently, the battery on my McGuinn keeps discharging although neither a cable is plugged in, nor the rotary switch is set on any of the "active" settings. Anyone has had the same problem?
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loverickbass
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Re: 370/12RM battery drain

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Sounds like you've got some corrosion built up in it somewhere, making a circuit.
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Re: 370/12RM battery drain

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loverickbass wrote:Sounds like you've got some corrosion built up in it somewhere, making a circuit.
Yes. Check especially the jack fingers to make sure they are "breaking" open when you withdraw the cord.
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Re: 370/12RM battery drain

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Yep. I had this problem too. It was the jack fingers touching.
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