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jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4520
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2015 - 9:09 am:   Edit Post

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2014-Alembic-Further-in-Pale-Moon-Ebony-with-LEDs-SUPER-CLEAN-/261909803565?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfb0a722d
flpete1uw
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Username: flpete1uw

Post Number: 505
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2015 - 2:35 pm:   Edit Post

Yeah, I saw this as well. Beautiful guitar, can't explain the need for 4 9v batteries?
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3243
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2015 - 2:47 pm:   Edit Post

For the side LEDs!
flpete1uw
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Post Number: 506
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2015 - 7:58 pm:   Edit Post

Adrian,
I kind of figured the LED's were part of it. So 1 for the electronics 3 LED's? 27v? It just seams like I'm missing something, or I'm just missing something obvious.
Pete
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 2234
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 7:48 am:   Edit Post

It would be 5 batteries. Four for the LED's and one for the electronics. The fifth one is in the narrow cavity above the electronics.

Keith
flpete1uw
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Post Number: 507
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 8:26 am:   Edit Post

Well I'm still only counting 4 (1 on its own and 3 in a row in the other cavity) as shown. But the bottom line is the electronics only need the 1. The LED's are hungry little critters aren't they? Probably due to intensity adjustments.
Thanks guys!
Pete
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 6086
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 8:27 am:   Edit Post

This one appears to have 4 batteries total, 3 in one compartment for the LEDs and the 4th in a separate compartment for the electronics. My Further has 4 for the LEDs plus a 5th for the electronics. 'Tis a puzzlement.

Bill, tgo

(Message edited by Lbpesq on June 06, 2015)
jalevinemd
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Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 1005
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 8:50 am:   Edit Post

Either way...that's a pretty amazing BIN price considering all this guitar has going for it.
stephenr
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Username: stephenr

Post Number: 87
Registered: 9-2014
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 9:32 am:   Edit Post

Not sure but I think that depending on the color of LED some draw more current than others.
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4522
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 9:48 am:   Edit Post

Forgive my ignorance on LED's but wouldn't it be simpler to use a white LED and just get the casings to be a different colour then you could use one battery configuration for everything. I presume there is some technical reason why this is not done.
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 2235
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2015 - 10:56 am:   Edit Post

I didn't see the batteries towards the bottom of the listing and just went by the apparent size of the cover. LEDs have gotten better as far as power requirements so that might be why this one has fewer batteries.

LEDs derive their color from the material they are made from for the standard red, green, blue and some of the in between colors. To make white or some of the off colors requires the use of more than one color LED, phosphors or both. This makes the basic color LEDs the most cost effective.

Keith

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