Reasonably priced power supply?
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If a pedals ma requirement is higher than the power supply outputs ma rating, then the supplies outlet cannot deliver enough current to properly run the pedal. The ma numbers don't need to match, the power supplies ma rating just needs to be higher than the pedals ma requirement. The voltage does need to match ... 9V pedal on a 9v outlet, but some pedals will run on more than one voltage. For example, some are rated to run on 9V or 18V.
As Hank mentions, the TrueTone supplies are different. Despite their outputs being labeled for a certain, "max" current (ma), the outputs can actually supply more. For example, with the TrueTone, you can connect a pedal with a 9V 250 ma requirement on one of the 9V 100ma outlets. You just have to make sure that all of your pedals don't exceed the total current capacity of the supply (determined by adding the ma ratings of all the outlets on the supply).
If a pedals ma requirement is higher than the power supply outputs ma rating, then the supplies outlet cannot deliver enough current to properly run the pedal. The ma numbers don't need to match, the power supplies ma rating just needs to be higher than the pedals ma requirement. The voltage does need to match ... 9V pedal on a 9v outlet, but some pedals will run on more than one voltage. For example, some are rated to run on 9V or 18V.
As Hank mentions, the TrueTone supplies are different. Despite their outputs being labeled for a certain, "max" current (ma), the outputs can actually supply more. For example, with the TrueTone, you can connect a pedal with a 9V 250 ma requirement on one of the 9V 100ma outlets. You just have to make sure that all of your pedals don't exceed the total current capacity of the supply (determined by adding the ma ratings of all the outlets on the supply).
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Reasonably priced power supply?
I have a True Tone CS12 and it works great. Powering 9 pedals with 1 @ 12v and 2 @ 18v.
Until this came out I had been like ok if at a CAE power supply which is basically a rack unit and it was much larger than my needs.
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I have a True Tone CS12 and it works great. Powering 9 pedals with 1 @ 12v and 2 @ 18v.
Until this came out I had been like ok if at a CAE power supply which is basically a rack unit and it was much larger than my needs.
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