Are there any good affordable pedal power supplies?

JuneBug29

I have all boss pedals and i'm wondering if there are any decent affordable pedal power supplies for 6 pedals? I would prefer not to have to pay shipping (unless it works out cheaper that way). Anyone know of any good ones?

Companero

From X music for 9.99 and a regulated power supply from Maplins for 12.99, and that seems to do the trick nicely.

novarock

if you have a boss TU-2 tuner pedal and power supply, you can buy a daisy chain for a tenner that can link of it. Be wary of using any multiadaptors as they can buzz or cause interference when used with boss pedals..

rcaz

Those wallwart/daisy chain combinations can usually only supply 200mA of current - figure out how much current each pedal draws (should say so in the manual), add them up, and make sure they don't exceed the current you're able to supply.

I have a Diago Pedal Power that I find pretty good. IMO it's worth looking for a proper external power supply, rather than one where all the transformation is done at the plug.

TelePaul

I think the problem is that a great many non-Boss pedals are emerging with power requirements other than 9 volts. I picked up a Blackstar HT5 Boost with a requirement of 15 volts - thankfully it came with its own power supply, but I don't now how I'll manage to power it with a brick. Furthermore, a Boss 9 volt PSA wont cleanly power, say, a CryBaby, possibly due to polarity differences.

TelePaul

El Pr0n wrote: »

Those wallwart/daisy chain combinations can usually only supply 200mA of current

Most delays will eat that up as if I recall correctly.

Companero

go from 200 to as high as 3600 milliamps, (12.99 for 1200, 16.99 for higher) some delay pedals and digital type things can take up to 300 milliamps , while analog distortion pedals and the rest take hardly any.

Make sure you buy the REGULATED power supply and not the unregulated though.