Re: [AH] Korg PS-3200 batteries

From Tom Bugs
Sent Thu, Jan 25th 2018, 14:03

Though, equally, I had a feeling that 'industrial' 3V batteries do exist 
in size similar to AA.
Google brought up this, for example: 
http://www.allbatteries.co.uk/industrial-lithium-battery-cr-aa-3v-2ah-pcl8805.html

Not saying I'm right, of course!

Are the batteries connected in series or parallel?



On 25/01/2018 12:09, Peter Forrest wrote:
> Thanks Steve - yes, that makes sense!
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Lenham [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx]
> Sent: 25 January 2018 11:53
> To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: [AH] Korg PS-3200 batteries
>
> On 25/01/2018 11:24, Peter Forrest wrote:
>> The back of the Korg PS-3200 (and the manual) both specify 2x 3V
>> batteries to retain the programs.
>>
>> But the battery compartment is just designed for two AA size
>> batteries, which as far as I know have always been 1.5V.
>>
>> Were there ever 3V batteries in that format, or is it simply a typo by
>> the designers?
>>
>> It wouldn't be the first typo by Korg's designers (though luckily
>> their electronic design was superb).
>>
>> Peter
>>
> Hi Peter,
>
> I'm sure that the batteries should be 2 x 1.5V = 3V.
> First, the memory is fed with whichever is higher out of the battery and the
> 5V power rail - if the battery was 6V then it would supply the memory ALL
> the time, until the battery was discharged!
> Secondly, the battery low indicator has a threshold of 1.9V - far too low
> for a 6V pack.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Steve L.
> Benden Sound Technology
>
>

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