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My Pa3x standby button blinking red LED

 
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byme88
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:00 pm    Post subject: My Pa3x standby button blinking red LED Reply with quote

My Pa3x standby button blinking red LED, I have to press and hold it for 15 seconds or more in order to boot and startup. If I hold down the standby button together with Intro 1 buttons, it will start normally to setup menu.
I suspect the Battery is dead! Can someone confirm and let me know which part to buy? (Preferably not made in China!)
Thanks all!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When Pa3x standby button red LED is blinking it means that charger is trying to charge NiMH batteries !
If after 8 hours with Pa3X connected in power supply , LED is still blinking this means that batteries need to be replaced !
But there is a case where one or more batteries of six elements pack could be shorted and in this situation charger is overloaded ,
turn on do not respond normally and batteries might explode with overheating ...
In this case you have to disconnect batteries untill you will get a new NiMH batteries pack !!!

Genuine batteries pack is not actually a genuine NiMH pack , it's rather a Chinese refurbished/clone type of lower quality batteries
that I do not recommend !
My advice : simple users to ask a technician to create a new pack of 6 NiMH batteries using the best AA NiMH batteries for this
purpose , Sanyo eneloop AA 2000mAh that provides 2100 discharging cyrcles and will last at least for 5 years with no issues !

Hope this helps
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, it help much! Thanks for the info.
So I should try to have it plug in the AC and wait 8 hours to see if it charged?
I was only play with the Pa3x once in a while and mostly had it disconnected with the AC and only reconnect when needed! this probably why the battery is low and blinking.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:11 am    Post subject: Pa3x Standbye Light Blinking. Reply with quote

Hi The blinking light suggests the batteries need boost,I play my 4x
more than the 3 and when I think about it I turn on the 3 and the light
starts to blink, leave it on and turn it off when the light is solid,
ecca.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have mentioned many times in the past that Pa3X use rechargeable batteries in order to preserve
Ram data for faster preloading , and regardless if turned off (ST-BY button or Power switch) batteries
still working for 3 days and then preloading wiil be lost !
If you charge them and then you turn off main power switch , then you make a hole in the water , batteries
will be discharged , and one life circle of summary 400 of those batteries will be lost and in less than
2 years you have to replace them !
Therefore if you want to preserve preloading and save betteries life you have to keep Pa3X plugged in main
power supply and power switch at "ON" state , else you'd better disconnect them permanately !

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:21 am    Post subject: Stand Bye Button Flashing Reply with quote

Hi Failed to mentiom in my input the 3x I boost charge every little while
between playing is permantly connected to the mains switch and the power
is on.
My Pa3 has been with me for over 5 years and boots up quickly.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Stand Bye Button Flashing Reply with quote

ecca wrote:

between playing is permantly connected to the mains switch and the power
is on.

This is excatly the right way to work with ... Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So what's a gigging musician supposed to do? Shame that a professional machine should have to work this way.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try to have it plugged to mains when you not "moving" , but considering this case , it's not a big deal to buy earlier
a new battery pack , or not to use it at all ...
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, Antony. Think I'd better start scouting around for those Sanyo Enerloop batteries you mentioned earlier. Wink
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