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Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes

I have a Dodd battery operated preamp. It sounds very good, but the batteries (four square units well seated in their alloted places) do not play more than about 40 minutes. At that time, the preamp starts beeping to be recharged. It recharges, but then again will not play through a whole CD. Any suggestions?

The Dodd has a switch on the front to select between two sets of batteries, but I understand that this is a holdover from an earlier design and that in fact the preamp automatically uses all the batteries before it asks for a recharge. Changing the switch position to the other set of batteries does not change things. The preamp is plugged in via its adaptor, and is supposed to disconnect the wall power when it is turned on, and then to reconnect to wall power for recharging when turned off. I realize the batteries may be faulty, but it's a new preamp and it seems unlikely. Any guidance is appreciated.
audiomole
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glory
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We are smarter than Gary?
gregm
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Way to go, Glory:)!
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lak
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The same thing happened to me with a new Dodd preamp. As was mentioned by several others, it was faulty batteries. Call Gary, he's a great guy to deal with and he will ship you some new batteries that are made by a different manufacturer that are very reliable and work great.
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my dodds been flawless except when I accidentally left it on too long
got the beeps, recharged and good to go
cruz123
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my dodds been flawless except when I accidentally left it on too long got the beeps, recharged and good to go

FYI, if you leave it on too long after the beeping starts, it will damage the batteries to the point that they cannot be fully recharged. I have - twice - accidently left mine on overnight. They will recharge, but each succssive use will result in a shorter live until you have to replace the batteries after 4-5 listening sessions. I am much more careful now :)

Also, as an FYI, I have found a battery sold by the franchise store, BatteriesPlus. It's their Werker brand. It's pricey (they will discount if you buy four), but it works very well and it fits into the pre much better than the Powersonic brand Gary last sent to me. Plus they are sold with a one year warranty.
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