Mxr M300 reverb power problem

[Faust]

Hello everyone, new to the forums and have a concerning question, i recently got the mxr/cae mc403 power supply, will do the job for most of my pedals, but a few concern me. I have a few tc electronic pedals (vortex, shaker, and soon a helix) that state they require 100ma, the mc403 has 80ma max outputs... ive read the flashback x4 actually requires less than 200ma to operate (so most likely the stated ma ratings are an oversupplied "safe" usage), but i havent found proof of any of the others needing less than stated, so long story short and aside from learning how to test the actual ma draw myself, would the tc pedals operate on 80ma, and my more important initial question, the mc403 has a 9v sag output that will generate max 200ma, and the mxr reverb as stated requires 240ma, again does anyone know the actual ma draw on the mxr reverb, and or will it work on the 9v sag output. Finally, for the reverb, ive heard of some sort of "current booster" that you can add to a power supply output, thoughts on that? I apologize for the long post but ive gone this far solving problems along the way on my own, but now ive hit a wall i cant figure out how to climb over :/ Thanks,

Faust

 

[Hank-]

Re: Mxr M300 reverb power problem

If you could return the mc403 then that might be better. The truetone cs12 would suit your needs more.

Since the toneprint enabled ones are dsp based, those may draw more than 60mA. 80mA capacity is way too low these days for many pedals, even the trex fueltank jr. gives 120mA per outlet.I'm surprised mxr went with lower ratings on that unit.

Current booster maybe related to current doubler cable. That can help but you end up sacrificing more outlets for it.

 

[Faust]

Re: Mxr M300 reverb power problem

Unfortunately returning the mc403 is not an option... i got a really good deal on it. With more research the current doubler cable should work for the mxr reverb, if i combine a 9v 80ma outlet with one of the sag voltage 200ma outputs (assuming its ok to mix a normal output with a sag voltage output set to 9v). As for my tc pedals idk... i plugged in my tc vortex and it powered up no problem (light didnt appear to be dim), but havent done an tone comparison yet. Thank you for your input Hank, but if someone has any more info on the actual ma draw on tc pedals let me know!