using wrong type of 9v battery can cause damage to effect pedals?

[van_halen]

saw a thread in the bass rookie corner asking if using the wrong type of 9v battery can cause damage to active bass guitars.. http://soft.com.sg/forum/bass-rookie-corner/176326-batteries-active-bass-electric.html

so what types of 9v batteries are safe for effect pedals?

 

[Jumpin'Jellybean]

If you're talking about brands i use energizer.
I don't have problems with them, and they last for a decent amount of time.
Either that or i'd use an adaptor.

 

[faekildare]

The last time i left an energizer in my Bad horsie wah (for 3 years+), it did not cause a leak.

 

[subversion]

i believe there is no such things as the wrong type of battery. there is only individual neglect which would entail into problematic situations, regardless of the product

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Try GP Greencell Extra heavy duty 9V batteries? Standard Value / SV Guitars has them at $1 per battery.

I doubt that there are wrong batteries for pedals, but there are certainly wrong adapters. (9V adapter designed for guitar effects pedals, vs. regular 9V adapters at supermarkets and DIY stores for other uses).

 

[ymmak]

Yeah, I agree. There shouldnt be such thing as the wrong type of 9V batteries, coz there is just one type commercially: it has a standard rectangular shape and size, and has norminal output of 9V.

I think that the question of "which brand of 9V batteries will be more durable/lasting?" will be more meaningful, rather than "which type."

IMO, given sufficiently time, all brands and kinds of batteries will leak, and as such, they will be detrimental to anykind of electrical or electronic devices. Question is how long is it before it leaks, and what are the prevention measures or remedy should it happen?

Just wondering:

-will reversing the polarity be harmful to your equipment?
-I usually see expiry on the batteries, what do they mean? Do the batteries lose its output of 9V by the expiry or does it mean that the batteries are prone to leakage upon expiry? (I have never used a battery past its expiry)

 

[van_halen]

^ did you read the thread from the bass rookie corner that i mentioned? to start off with, there are MORE than 1 type of 9v dc batteries available commercially. and i'm not even talking about brands or battery life.

 

[ymmak]

^Yup, I have read, and I agree with Subversion that there is no such thing as the wrong types of batteries, meaning that the types of batteries (regardless of their composition as lithium, alkaline) will not harm your instruments. From what I see it, if there is no leakage, then it shouldn't be harmful. If there is a leakage, then it will be harmful to the instruments.

When I asked "what brand is more durable?", what I wish to know is which brand of batteries are more resistant to leakage and physical defects. I didn't ask "which type" because I feel that all types of batteries (be it LiAlH4, Ni-MH, alkaline, lead-acid, AA, AAA, mercury disc-type) will be harmful if there is a leakage, so my question is which brand is more durable then?

Of course, I may be wrong, maybe the chemisties used in the anode and cathode of the batteries do really have an effect on performance, safety and reliability of the batteries.