A brand new member
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:27 pm
Hi everyone,
I did not find the topic to introduce myself so I'll do it here. Sorry if I'm wrong.
I'm a new member, from France (so please forgive my potential english mistakes). I've been playing the guitar for 7 years and developing my pedalboard which now needs some quality pedal power. Which is why I'm here
My main question would simply be : which pedal power should I choose ?
I've been doing research about each of my pedals and each of the Voodoolab Pedal Power models and I still do not know which one I should take. This is because I'm not sure I fully understand what kind of power I should use for the perfect well being of my pedals. That is to say : many of my pedals are said to be working with 9V AC adapter but can work also with 9V DC batteries according to the official user manuals. What does it mean ? My pedals currently work perfectly with 9V DC power supply plugged-in. Should I use only AC power ? Some like the Satchurator do not work with an 9V AC adapter so I'm confused with this... This is why I need your experienced advise
Here is my rig :
Digitech Polytune 9V DC / 50mA
Vox Big Bad Wah 9V AC adapter or 9V DC batteries / 4mA
Digitech Whammy DT 9V DC / 288mA
Boss ML-2 9V AC (only works with AC adapter which looks weird to me) / 200mA
Vox Satchurator 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply (here I don't understand either) / 20mA
Boss CE-20 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply / 160mA
Vox Time Machine 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply / 60mA
ISP Decimator G 9V DC 35mA
and I'm thinking about buying the Eventide Space (9V DC / 1200mA)
Total : 9V DC, 9V AC and 2020 mA needed.
So here are my questions :
Which Voodoolab should I choose and why ?
Why would the kind of power (AC or DC) change depending on the source for some pedals ?
What do the 9V DC batteries and 9V AC power supply have in common so that both work for my Vox pedals ?
Forgive my lack of experience and knowledge about electronics and power but I don't want to damage my pedals.
Have a nice day and thank you for your advice !
I did not find the topic to introduce myself so I'll do it here. Sorry if I'm wrong.
I'm a new member, from France (so please forgive my potential english mistakes). I've been playing the guitar for 7 years and developing my pedalboard which now needs some quality pedal power. Which is why I'm here
My main question would simply be : which pedal power should I choose ?
I've been doing research about each of my pedals and each of the Voodoolab Pedal Power models and I still do not know which one I should take. This is because I'm not sure I fully understand what kind of power I should use for the perfect well being of my pedals. That is to say : many of my pedals are said to be working with 9V AC adapter but can work also with 9V DC batteries according to the official user manuals. What does it mean ? My pedals currently work perfectly with 9V DC power supply plugged-in. Should I use only AC power ? Some like the Satchurator do not work with an 9V AC adapter so I'm confused with this... This is why I need your experienced advise
Here is my rig :
Digitech Polytune 9V DC / 50mA
Vox Big Bad Wah 9V AC adapter or 9V DC batteries / 4mA
Digitech Whammy DT 9V DC / 288mA
Boss ML-2 9V AC (only works with AC adapter which looks weird to me) / 200mA
Vox Satchurator 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply (here I don't understand either) / 20mA
Boss CE-20 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply / 160mA
Vox Time Machine 9V DC batteries or 9V AC power supply / 60mA
ISP Decimator G 9V DC 35mA
and I'm thinking about buying the Eventide Space (9V DC / 1200mA)
Total : 9V DC, 9V AC and 2020 mA needed.
So here are my questions :
Which Voodoolab should I choose and why ?
Why would the kind of power (AC or DC) change depending on the source for some pedals ?
What do the 9V DC batteries and 9V AC power supply have in common so that both work for my Vox pedals ?
Forgive my lack of experience and knowledge about electronics and power but I don't want to damage my pedals.
Have a nice day and thank you for your advice !