Ibanez TS-9 reissue not working

[Spanky]

My Ts-9 had been sitting in storage for years.I dug it out and found I had a leaking battery. I cleaned it up and put a new piece of rubber down for the new battery but when I hooked it up I got nothing. No light and nothing from the guitar to the amp. I have taken it apart to see if anything is burnt or visually wrong but I didn't see anything out of place. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

My Ts-9 had been sitting in storage for years.I dug it out and found I had a leaking battery. I cleaned it up and put a new piece of rubber down for the new battery but when I hooked it up I got nothing. No light and nothing from the guitar to the amp. I have taken it apart to see if anything is burnt or visually wrong but I didn't see anything out of place. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Does this unit have a power supply jack?
Or is it battery only?

 

[67plexi]

I have a early made in Japan TS9 it has a power supply jack

 

[syscokid]

Kind of what AMS is suggesting...: Do you have a DC power supply to use instead of a battery. The corrosion from a leaky battery may have compromised the pedal's battery snap.

 

[syscokid]

To get a good idea what you need to do to look under the hood, check out the first few minutes of this repair and mod video of a TS9:

 

[Spanky]

It does have a power supply port but I do not have a power cord. The stock 9volt battery connector corroded apart so I soldered a new one I bought from amazon. I was able to test the wires I had soldered on and they had continuity. I will check out the video syscokid sent.

 

[Spanky]

I think I found something. I took it apart and everything looks normal. Now broken wires no burned or cracked circuit board. I did find a power adapter and plugged it in. Viola it works fine. Will not work with the battery and it has a fresh battery in it. Its an Interstate brand battery. Is there something that a previous leaking battery burn up so a battery won't work anymore?

 

[syscokid]

I think I found something. I took it apart and everything looks normal. Now broken wires no burned or cracked circuit board. I did find a power adapter and plugged it in. Viola it works fine. Will not work with the battery and it has a fresh battery in it. Its an Interstate brand battery. Is there something that a previous leaking battery burn up so a battery won't work anymore?

Glad it's working! I'm guessing the old battery snap and its wires needs to be replaced. Did you do the "old wiggle the wires" with the battery attached?

 

[Spanky]

I installed a new battery snap, solder and shrink wrap. I haven't wiggled wires yet I'm going to check the battery for voltage maybe got a dud. I remembered when I bought it I got it used and it had been modded to a ts808 it has a green led light but I can't remember who did the work. Thanks for the reply I'll update soon!

 

[syscokid]

I installed a new battery snap, solder and shrink wrap. I haven't wiggled wires yet I'm going to check the battery for voltage maybe got a dud.

I didn't know you installed a new battery snap. Triple check your connections and soldering. Test for continuity with a meter. Hoping it's something simple!

 

[smitty_p]

The actual DC connector jack in the pedal housing may be bad. When the barrel connector on the power supply plugs into that DC jack, it actually pushes on a small, springy metal tab. It acts kind of like a switch. When the power supply is plugged in, the 9 volt battery is switched out of the power circuit. When the power connector is not plugged in, that tab is supposed to make contact with a terminal inside the jack that is soldered to the 9 volt battery connector. If the terminal is corroded inside the jack, the metal tab may not be making a good enough contact and it will be as if the 9 volt battery is switched off.

Try spraying some De-Oxit or similar electronics contact cleaner in the DC power jack. A better option would be to replace the jack, especially since there is some history of corrosion with the pedal.

Good luck!

 

[Spanky]

Battery @ 9.4 I tested the nearest solder joints were the wire from the battery connect and the voltage dropped to 8.3 I was wiggling the wires around and the red wire broke off from the circuit board. It looked like the end was corroded. I was thinking man that has to be the problem. Stripped wire back soldered it back in place. Still no battery power.

 

[Spanky]

I'm thinking smitty_p is on to something!! I'm going to try that suggestion tomorrow. I will clean it first and see if that works if not I'll order a new jack.
Thank Ya'll so much for the help. I'm gonna get this pedal working since it's one of my favorites.

 

[smitty_p]

I'm thinking smitty_p is on to something!! I'm going to try that suggestion tomorrow. I will clean it first and see if that works if not I'll order a new jack.
Thank Ya'll so much for the help. I'm gonna get this pedal working since it's one of my favorites.

I hope it works for you. I really like the TS-9. Like yours, mine is modded to the TS-808. I did that many years ago shortly after I first bought the pedal.

But, more importantly, welcome to the forum!

Thank you for joining our little corner of music insanity on the Internet!

There are a lot of really knowledgeable people here who love to help.

 

[iblive]

Some things I might check on my MXR Carbon Copy. Sorta did the same thing. Just quit working. I seem to remember finding a corroded battery as well. Soldering in new snap. Still wouldn’t work with either battery of
power supply. Hmmm. To be continued.

 

[syscokid]

The actual DC connector jack in the pedal housing may be bad. When the barrel connector on the power supply plugs into that DC jack, it actually pushes on a small, springy metal tab. It acts kind of like a switch. When the power supply is plugged in, the 9 volt battery is switched out of the power circuit. When the power connector is not plugged in, that tab is supposed to make contact with a terminal inside the jack that is soldered to the 9 volt battery connector. If the terminal is corroded inside the jack, the metal tab may not be making a good enough contact and it will be as if the 9 volt battery is switched off.

Try spraying some De-Oxit or similar electronics contact cleaner in the DC power jack. A better option would be to replace the jack, especially since there is some history of corrosion with the pedal.

Good luck!

Good call! I've never would have thought to check the DC socket. Learned something today...

 

[smitty_p]

Good call! I've never would have thought to check the DC socket. Learned something today...

Thanks, Sysco!

It may not be the problem, but it's definitely something to check out.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Grateful to the knowledge that is here at TTR

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

It does have a power supply port but I do not have a power cord. The stock 9volt battery connector corroded apart so I soldered a new one I bought from amazon. I was able to test the wires I had soldered on and they had continuity. I will check out the video syscokid sent.

A thing that happens is that the power supply jack has a switch inside, which shuts off the battery when the power supply is plugged in.
The switch corrodes and stops working.
So the battery is no longer connected because of the bad switch.

Clean the power supply jack switch contacts, or replace the power supply jack.
This will usually make the battery work again.
Or use a power supply instead...
Those power jacks go bad pretty often....and stop the battery from connecting.

 

[Spanky]

I ended up ordering a new DC barrel jack. When it came in it was the wrong one so I have been using the power supply and scrapped the battery option for now. Again Thanks everyone for the help on this.