konicashoes
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anyone know where i can buy one and how much will it cost? thanks.
where to buy voodoo lab pedal power 2 plus?
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konicashoes
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actually i'm need to power up 3 Boss pedals and 2 of them are early 80's model. and all of them are using ACA series instead of the current PSA series adapter.
i read that the pedal power 2 does a good job in powering ACA series Boss pedal and eliminating hum & noise so i guess i'm looking for one. the old Boss pedals do produce some noise.
haha don't think newstar are able to do that. 8)
i read that the pedal power 2 does a good job in powering ACA series Boss pedal and eliminating hum & noise so i guess i'm looking for one. the old Boss pedals do produce some noise.
haha don't think newstar are able to do that. 8)
any issues related to power supplies should be taken very seriously..it only takes 1 wrong move to burn the pedal..if u ask me, the 1spot is a good way to power ur effects..after all, it saves valuable space on ur pedal board anyway.
believe me, the pedal power is the size of 2 boss pedals side by side.
btw ciel, is his custom power supply reliable? (i cant imagine frying my whole pedalboard cos of the lack of paranoia.)
believe me, the pedal power is the size of 2 boss pedals side by side.
btw ciel, is his custom power supply reliable? (i cant imagine frying my whole pedalboard cos of the lack of paranoia.)
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ACA boss pedals might work with a normal 12V adaptor. I used to run a Taiwan CE-2 "okay" on a daisy chained regulated 9V as reported by the guy on the website.
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/bossadapt.htm
Multiple 1-spots or appropriate adaptor on power strip daisy chain setup:
+ configurable for varying voltage and centre polarities
- no isolation for each daisy chain output
- no power surge, short protection unless you run it from a power strip with surge protection
Dunlop DC Brick:
+ protection against power surge, shorts
- centre -ve only
7x9V, 3x18V
Pedal Power 2:
+ individually isolated outputs
+ power short, surge protection
+ works with both centre -ve and centre +ve pedals
+ quiet (and expensive) toroidal transformer
- 240V version for asia/europe only, can't take it with you for that US tour =p
9x9V, or combine 2 for 18V
Why bother with power surge protection? Power surge at venue with dodgy wiring fried the transformer on my amp once. And for those of you who have tube amps, you'll know that the transformer is the most expensive bit of the amp + the tone changes once you replace the stock part. Same precaution with frying pedals.
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/bossadapt.htm
Multiple 1-spots or appropriate adaptor on power strip daisy chain setup:
+ configurable for varying voltage and centre polarities
- no isolation for each daisy chain output
- no power surge, short protection unless you run it from a power strip with surge protection
Dunlop DC Brick:
+ protection against power surge, shorts
- centre -ve only
7x9V, 3x18V
Pedal Power 2:
+ individually isolated outputs
+ power short, surge protection
+ works with both centre -ve and centre +ve pedals
+ quiet (and expensive) toroidal transformer
- 240V version for asia/europe only, can't take it with you for that US tour =p
9x9V, or combine 2 for 18V
Why bother with power surge protection? Power surge at venue with dodgy wiring fried the transformer on my amp once. And for those of you who have tube amps, you'll know that the transformer is the most expensive bit of the amp + the tone changes once you replace the stock part. Same precaution with frying pedals.
theblueark
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ACA is EXTREMELY easy to mod to normal PSA. If you bring it to me I'll do it for like 5 bucks.
theblueark
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theblueark said:
As in, ACA Boss pedals, lol
edder
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someone called?
anyway, I'd only recommend to custom build power supplies ONLY if you're running weird voltages, have line6 pedals etc etc.
If you're only using 9V, try out the OneSpot first.
If the Onespot serves you well then stick with it lah.
Also thats an excuse for me to concentrate on making em pedals and trying to get settled in my part time studies mode while having a regular dayjob and a life to live.
anyway, I'd only recommend to custom build power supplies ONLY if you're running weird voltages, have line6 pedals etc etc.
If you're only using 9V, try out the OneSpot first.
If the Onespot serves you well then stick with it lah.
Also thats an excuse for me to concentrate on making em pedals and trying to get settled in my part time studies mode while having a regular dayjob and a life to live.
Gr3y
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actually i feel customizing stuff for ppl dun really earn much... though e price is really not cheap.. but it wun be able to feed some1 well.. its not like mass production of a pedal n sells them worldwide.. no.. it is 1 by 1 and the cost of getting stuff at usual price.. you know what i'm talking..
sorry to hijack
Eg when ppl ask for discounts for my stuffs when i quote a reasonable price i always feel very sianz..y? ppl like us on soft earning that little bit trying to make singapore a better place dun earn much.i know them.the time spent and the effort on learning,researching and experimenting..
sorry to hijack
Eg when ppl ask for discounts for my stuffs when i quote a reasonable price i always feel very sianz..y? ppl like us on soft earning that little bit trying to make singapore a better place dun earn much.i know them.the time spent and the effort on learning,researching and experimenting..
