Fender / Roland G5 DSP board fried (AA Battery Leak)

[pikeperkins]

So one/more of the AA batteries leaked and shorted out the circuit board and (of course) they're not made anymore. Should I just buy a loaded pick guard and call it a day?

[admin]

So one/more of the AA batteries leaked and shorted out the circuit board and (of course) they're not made anymore. Should I just buy a loaded pick guard and call it a day?

Good luck locating ANY parts for Fender / Roland G5

(The Fender / Roland G5 Owners manual mentions removing the AA batteries when not in use for a reason)

Remove the batteries whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time.

https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/G-5_OM.pdf

[HAMERMAN409]

Can you take a picture of the board - maybe its salvageable.

[aliensporebomb]

That's what I was going to say.  Some devices with corroded battery issues I've been able to salvage through careful effort.  Pics of the cavity?

[pikeperkins]

Here is a pic. This is right where the power leads come into it.

[pikeperkins]

Probably not the best pic but the offending corner is upper right. Looks pretty singed. Roland gave me an RA number if I want to send it back. Does anyone think they can fix it? Thanks for all the replies!!

[HAMERMAN409]

Where are you located - I would definitely give it a shot.

[pikeperkins]

Where are you located - I would definitely give it a shot.

I'm in Melbourne, Florida. I'm still debating on sending it back to Roland.