Best way to power pedals?

[NjuiMusic]

Re: Best way to power pedals?

I have used a power all kit for YEARS (2 lol I am only 18, so please forgive me), and it didn't fail and it wasn't really noisy at all, but now I use a Voodoo Labs ISO 5, but if you are on a budget I say the Power All kit is fantastic as it also comes with adapters for other odd 9v inputs!

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Best way to power pedals?

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[Darg1911]

Re: Best way to power pedals?

I've been using the Visual Sound (Truetone) One Spot Pro, but those are over your budget. So, I'd agree with the others. I'd go with the One Spot and one of the daisy chain adapters. I think they have a 5 plug daisy chain. Or, maybe the Fulltone 9 volt supply if my pedals all had low current requirements and I wasn't going to be adding many more pedals and/or any current hungry pedals. It only outputs 200mA (it's a regulated, linear supply). You still have to daisy chain.

 

[devastone]

Re: Best way to power pedals?

I'll second (or third, fourth, ...) the OneSpot for your needs, just get the combo pack and it will have all the adapters you need. It is a digital switching power supply, so it has noise, but the noise is way above hearing range, and probably above the frequency response of the pedals, so it doesn't come through, and what does you can't hear. The new Boss PSA is also a digital switcher, as are most newer supplies, but the Boss only supplies 500mA while the OneSpot supplies 1700mA, so for roughly the same price I'd definitely go with the OneSpot. I've been using one for years with no issues.

The old style Boss Power Supplies, and many of the other cheaper/older ones had a small transformer in them to step down the line AC voltage ~10X, then used a couple of diodes to rectify it to DC. They had a cap across the output of the diodes to filter out the AC ripple, but they didn't do a great job so there was some hum associated with them.

For a truly isolated power brick, you have to look for one that plugs straight into the wall, usually with an IEC power cord like your computer uses. There are lots of cheap power bricks with "isolated" outputs on amazon, ebay, etc..., but all of the cheap ones I've seen use a wall wart to power the brick. If it uses a wall wart to power the brick, the outputs aren't truly isolated, they have a shared ground, so they aren't going to be any better than just using a OneSpot and a daisy chain.

Hope this helps...

 

[Gainstage]

Re: Best way to power pedals?

Good point.
Surprisingly a Furman and other power conditioners that can run master source, for an entire rig can be less than a $100 bucks and a solid investment in stable voltage and noise filtered power.
I have run my whole rig branched off the Furman for ages. Haven't heard or smelled a ground loop hum in ages. Depends on ones pedals and their mixes as many can use a daisy chain thing and have no problems, once you get problems you will want to beat that thing with a hammer.