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A lot of devices need a lot of “juice” to operate and require frequent battery changes. Does the RAT distortion pedal’s “micropower” circuitry help alleviate this problem?

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A lot of devices need a lot of “juice” to operate and require frequent battery changes. Does the RAT distortion pedal’s “micropower” circuitry help alleviate this problem?

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Yes, quite dramatically in some cases. The RAT pedal requires only 800 micro-amps of current from a 9-Volt battery when not switched in the signal path, and a maximum of only 2 milli-amps when in use at full drive. These amazingly low figures mean that a good alkaline battery should last for about 100 hours – that’s 10 hours of playing a week for 10 weeks between battery changes!