Cheaper alternatives to a Dunlop Multi Power Supply

Stompbox

I'm sick and tired of being able to only supply two of my pedals at a time so am considering investing in one of these bad boys -> Dunlop Multi Power Supply Pedal However, £151 seems a bit steep to me at the moment, surely there's a cheaper solution to my problems?

Stompbox

Just stumbled across this guy here -> DC Power Bank 120 sheckels cheaper too, what's the catch?

Ravelleman

Perhaps a pedal with a DC out jack? Like the TC Electronic Polytune, for example. If you use a 9v DC cable you can daisy-chain the rest of your pedals to the power supply.

Ravelleman

Sweet wrote: »

Just stumbled across this guy here -> DC Power Bank 120 sheckels cheaper too, what's the catch?

I actually bought one of those many moons ago. It didn't last long. Mine stopped working after a year or so.

darrenw5094

For £151 you could get a T-Rex from Thomann.ie. They have 3 different models.

Demeyes

What I use is just a 9V power supply with a daisy chain like this. http://www.thomann.de/ie/the_sssnake_dc5.htm You can get something like this instead if you need more power and more variety in the voltage http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_powerplant.htm I've never used that model but it should be a decent enough supply for a lot less than the DC brick.

pinksoir

I have two of these for two different boards and find them really good. Tiny, the same size as a nano pedal, and very reliable so far. Plus cheap as chips...

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Belcat-PST-10-Power-station-with-adapter/B76

Also available on Amazon from the same seller:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belcat-PST-10-Power-station-adapter/dp/B002XLI0JM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323790225&sr=8-1

Stompbox

pinksoir wrote: »

I have two of these for two different boards and find them really good. Tiny, the same size as a nano pedal, and very reliable so far. Plus cheap as chips...

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Belcat-PST-10-Power-station-with-adapter/B76

Also available on Amazon from the same seller:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belcat-PST-10-Power-station-adapter/dp/B002XLI0JM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323790225&sr=8-1

Thanks for the suggestions guys! Decided to plump for this, hopefully it holds me in good stead.

Or else, pinksoir....

quicklickpaddy

The cheapest solution (not the best solution but more than enough to cater for a few pedals) is to go into somewhere like Maplin and get a 9v DC adaptor with a high Ma output, and daisy chaining that. It will more than power your pedals but if you're concerned with your amp buzzing slightly when you aren't playing you will have to spend more.

quicklickpaddy

@ pinksoir How do you find them for noise? And do you use the 12v option at all? They seem a bit too good to be true at that price!

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151 is madness for the dc brick they're usually 90-100 or something like that, im sure the other fellas do the job grand, i used to daisy chain them all off one adapter and its grand

pinksoir

I've had no issues with noise or tone suck at all with them and one of them is powering eight pedals, sometimes 9. I've not used the 12V so I can't really comment.

I read a bunch of reviews before I bought them and they were all positive. They're manufactured in China, hence the cheapness but they're RoHs compliant. I have a Tubescreamer clone from the same manufacturer and find it very good too. It was only 25 euro. They feel very solid - they're proper hammond cases, not cheap plastic or anything.

The on/off switch is very handy too, though there is still a weak red standby led to let you know if you've left it plugged in when switched off. I really like the form factor of the psu. It fits very nicely on my board.

Gear4Music are very good, too. I've used them a lot and if anything should go wrong they'd replace stuff.

Matt Bianco

I picked up the DC Brick for €100 in one of the Music Maker sales as happened to have some spare cash at the time. Previously I had one of the Maplins Soundbank DC power blocks which although worked fine, did create some hum. Having said that, I hung on to it as it's an excelleny back up.

One thing that the DC Brick is excellent for is the 18v options as some pedals although 9v rated can be run at 18v and there's a real noticeable difference (e.g. Timmy & Carbon Copy). Be careful though and do your research on what can run this way as a fried stompbox isn't just for Christmas