This may sound foolish but does it matter weather a pedal is powered by an ac or dc power supply? I only ask because Ibanez say that the ts9 should be powered by a 9V AC power supply, but others have said that a 9V DC power supply works fine as well. Does any one have any experience or knowledge?
Ac and dc powered pedals
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devastone
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Re: Ac and dc powered pedals
2 totally different things. A TS9 needs 9V DC though. Pedal power supplies convert the AC voltage from the wall to DC voltage the pedal can use, whether it is 9, 12, 18, or ...
Yes, there are a few pedals that used AC voltage, but the vast majority use DC (batteries are DC).
2 totally different things. A TS9 needs 9V DC though. Pedal power supplies convert the AC voltage from the wall to DC voltage the pedal can use, whether it is 9, 12, 18, or ...
Yes, there are a few pedals that used AC voltage, but the vast majority use DC (batteries are DC).
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Ac and dc powered pedals
The term “AC adapter” is thrown around a lot. What it usually means is that it’s a wall-wart or other type of power supply that plugs into mains power (which is AC) and generates a specific kind of power that a pedal or other device needs. The term doesn’t really specify what the output voltage, orientation, or current is.
The term “AC adapter” is thrown around a lot. What it usually means is that it’s a wall-wart or other type of power supply that plugs into mains power (which is AC) and generates a specific kind of power that a pedal or other device needs. The term doesn’t really specify what the output voltage, orientation, or current is.
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Highway Chile
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Re: Ac and dc powered pedals
An AC transformer — one that takes the wall voltage down to a much lower ac voltage — is often going to have a connector on it that is a different size/shape from the standard one that is on a 1Spot daisy chain. You won’t be able to connect it to most pedals.
An AC transformer — one that takes the wall voltage down to a much lower ac voltage — is often going to have a connector on it that is a different size/shape from the standard one that is on a 1Spot daisy chain. You won’t be able to connect it to most pedals.
