battery life question

[gscratch]

I have a 2012  310ce that I play every day, not plugged in.

I plug it in every other week for about 2 hours at a gig.  The battery only lasts about 4 - 5 hours total which seems short to me.
Is this the battery life that others have seen ?

Thanks

[DennisG]

No, you should be getting about 40 hours out of a 2012 ES system.

When you say the battery lasts between 4 and 5 hours, are you referring to actual playing time or plugged in time?  You may already know this, but since the system features a preamp, it's drawing power whenever it's plugged in.

[Edward]

1. When you gig, is the guitar sitting on a stand beforehand, as well as during setbreaks, still pluged in?  Just as Dennis said, a cable plugged into the guitar counts as "on" so you need to account for those moments in your overall use. FWIW, I always unplug ...always.
2. Are you using a good alkaline such as Duracell or Energizer?

If you're good with the above, then yessir, you've definitely got something wrong going on with the preamp.

Edward

[gscratch]

thanks for the replies.

I usually plug in during the sound checks and unplug when packing up, so it's plugged in during the entire time; usually two hours or so for the gigs we've been doing recently.

I'll contact Taylor Customer Service.

[PaulWood]

I have an 812e with ES1.3 retro-fitted. I play it plugged in virtually every night for an hour, very occasionally I might choose another guitar, but that's the exception. I've noticed that my batteries last about a month, give or take - 4 or 5 hours sounds wrong. Are you using decent batteries, like Duracell coppertops? If so, I'd have the electrics checked out at your local Taylor service centre.

[KM Frye]

I've played my T5z daily since early April. Still ticking along, as they say....

I do unplug the cord before I set it back in the stand, however.