Re: [Harp-L] Kinder AFB+ Questions

["Brad Hatfield" <BHatfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When the batteries on the AFB+ start going bad it makes a very unpleasant 
distortion.

Leaving the OUTPUT (the left side) plugged in will drain ONE of your 
batteries in about 6 weeks to the point where you start noticing tonal 
differences. It doesn't seem to affect the other battery. At least this has 
been my experience. Still, it's a great gadget!

I'm very interested in The Virtual Battery that Brian Walker suggested. 
However, I noticed that you have to order it from the UK. This may sound 
like a dumb question but are there any issues with voltage because The 
Virtual Battery comes from UK?

Brad

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Dial" <jazz_cruisin@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:07 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Kinder AFB+ Questions


> Hello all,
>
> I have a couple of questions about the Kinder AFB+.  At my local jam 
> tonight, my
> normal pedal rig would not put anything out to the PA.  I believe the 
> problem is
> low batteries in my Kinder AFB+.   Ultimately, the blue light came on and 
> stayed
> on, no matter where I put the calibration nob.  Now for the questions.
>
>
> * What symptoms does the AFB+ exhibit when the battery voltage gets low?
> * Does leaving the OUTPUT ONLY side of the AFB+ plugged leave the pedal 
> turned
> on?  I always unplug the input side (Kinder says plugging in the input 
> side
> turns on the pedal), but leave the output side plugged in to the next 
> pedal in
> line.
>
> I changed the batteries about 3 weeks ago and they have about 5 "playing" 
> hours
> on them.  Kinder says the battery life should be something like 165 hours.
>
> I'll put new batteries in and check it out, but I'd like to know if anyone 
> else
> has had this same problem.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan