# Organelle M Smells Burnt Not Turning On **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [December 31, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-m-smells-burnt-not-turning-on/11225 "2025-12-31T06:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Goldin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Goldin](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Goldin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-m-smells-burnt-not-turning-on/11225/1 "2025-12-31T06:42:11Z")
I recently got the Organelle M from facebook marketplace. Had it for about two days and was using it with batteries. I tried to use it again today but it wont turn on. I also started to notice that the battery pack smelled burnt so I took the batteries out and haven’t used it since. I followed the official instructions from the quick start guide but not sure where I went wrong. Also tried to turn it on without the batteries using the 9V Plug but it still won’t turn on. The batteries I used were brand new Duracell double A. I am not sure what to do since I was looking forward to using the synth. I also spent a good amount of money on this. Has anyone else had this issue before? ---
**Author:** ![Happyanimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@Happyanimal](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Happyanimal)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-m-smells-burnt-not-turning-on/11225/2 "2026-01-04T01:46:32Z")
Hopefully your 9v power supply had a polarity of center positive. ---
**Author:** ![Goldin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Goldin](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Goldin)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-m-smells-burnt-not-turning-on/11225/3 "2026-01-04T04:31:33Z")
Wasn’t a 9v power supply issue. Issue is caused by the Organelle M battery. Looking to see if they can repair it.