battery

Hi everyone, I just got a PRS Angelus SE A50 acoustic electric and am really pleased with it but when I went to put in a new battery the first one I tried wouldn’t fit (it was a rechargeable) and then I tried a normal energizer which was so tight it wouldn’t fit all the way and got stuck...

Hi all! Just received my 1st PRS guitar, an Alex Lifeson Signature Model A15E. Unfortunately, it does not send sound from the jack to my amp when plugged in all the way. If I plug it in partially it does send sound. Could this be due to a low battery? Or is it something else, possibly more...