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Connect 9V battery snap to pedal power jack?
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:35 pm
by Cajun Queen
I know this might not be the intended use of this cable:
But, can I use it to power my TC Elec Mini-Spark pedal with a battery.
i.e. Connect a battery to the snap, and plug the other (female) end of the cable into the power jack of the MiniSpark.
http://www.voodoolab.com/shop/index.php ... ud75ha3k53
Seems like this idea should work?
Re: Connect 9V battery snap to pedal power jack?
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:41 pm
by JohnClark
This will not actually work since the polarity will be reversed at the Barrel Plug.
On this cable the battery snap is intended to replace a battery, rather than connect to a battery. Just like on a 9V battery, the smaller terminal is the Positive (+) and the larger one is the Negative (-) terminal. If you then connect a Battery to these terminals it will be backward resulting in the polarity at the other end to be Center Positive.
I hope that helps!
Re: Connect 9V battery snap to pedal power jack?
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:18 pm
by Cajun Queen
JohnClark wrote:This will not actually work since the polarity will be reversed at the Barrel Plug.
On this cable the battery snap is intended to replace a battery, rather than connect to a battery. Just like on a 9V battery, the smaller terminal is the Positive (+) and the larger one is the Negative (-) terminal. If you then connect a Battery to these terminals it will be backward resulting in the polarity at the other end to be Center Positive.
I hope that helps!
Yup that's what I needed to know.....THANKS!