1982 Distillate - No LED, no Output, ...

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Author Message rickbass Junior Username: rickbass Post Number: 15 Registered: 7-2010 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:55 pm:    I've owned my distillate for almost two years with no trouble... until last night. I plugged in and got no signal coming from the bass, and noticed that the LED light was out. I changed the battery and still, no LED and no sound. Any suggestions about how to proceed? pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 874 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 2:40 pm:    Verify voltage of the 'new' battery. Look for any loose connections. ?? keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1795 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 3:48 pm:    Check/clean the contacts on the 1/4" jack. The battery is switched through the jack. Keith rickbass Junior Username: rickbass Post Number: 16 Registered: 7-2010 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 6:11 pm:    Thanks all, but to no avail. New battery is fine, cords are fine, no obvious loose connections within the electronics cavity and the 1/4 inch jack is clean. Any recommendations for an Alembic Repair shop in central NJ? flpete1uw Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 95 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 6:31 pm:    For what ever its worth I recently had the 1/4" jack break on me!! On my Distillate. One of the leafs in the jack broke off resulting in no signal path. No comment as far as the LED because I had it disconnected. The jack acts as a voltage switch for the battery as well as the signal. Best of Luck Pete fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1394 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 8:35 pm:    Make sure non of the metal parts (output and prints) is touching the paint in the cavity (which is conductive)