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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:42 pm
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I have a Fender Strat and a Line 6 Echo Park delay pedal, an Ibanez chorus and a Maxon OD-9. I bought a power supply jumper cable to power them all with the Line 6 Power supply. I guess that was a bad idea.

The Maxon smells like smoke and the Line 6 does't work either. Odd.

How would you get these fixed? Why didn't it work?


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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:53 pm
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Just think about this for a moment. Your effect pedals operate with 9 volts. what does your amp use ? Are you saying you used the power of the amp or just patched all your effects together ? I'm confused!! :? You have probably done some serious damage. Of course I'm only guessing.
Maybe you got your inputs and outputs backwards. Post a picture of exactly what you did if you can.


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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:08 pm
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I used one of those little jumpers to daisy chain the 9 volt power supply to the three pedals. I figured each would draw the current they need. Maybe I pulled the voltage too low.


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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:21 pm
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goodtexan wrote:
I used one of those little jumpers to daisy chain the 9 volt power supply to the three pedals. I figured each would draw the current they need. Maybe I pulled the voltage too low.


Each effect needs either a 9 volt battery or its own power supply. Now you can buy a power supply like the DC Brick that can deliver 9 volts to several pedals but one power supply for a single effect will not work for more than one. Like you said probably not enough voltage for all your effects. I have no idea what kind of damage you could have done. Maybe some of the knowledgeable posters can help. Good luck!


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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:40 pm
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The DC Brick web site says most pedals pull about 30 milliamps. The brick can power about 1000 milliamps and the line 6 power supply handle 200 milliamps. That's why I thought it would work.


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goodtexan wrote:
The DC Brick web site says most pedals pull about 30 milliamps. The brick can power about 1000 milliamps and the line 6 power supply handle 200 milliamps. That's why I thought it would work.


Does it have more than one input and output? If so how many? Like I said you've got me confused on this one mate. Hoping someone else would chime in and help you as I don't seem to be able to. Sorry! :(


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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:29 am
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Also keep in mind that many of the Line 6 Modelling pedals are REVERSE POLARITY. This is from the Godlyke site which sells a multi-power kit, but you need special adapters for some Line 6 Pedals: The Cable-Green allows the user to power Line-6 Stomp-Box modelers from the PA-9. The Cable-Green features a reverse-polarity barrel connector with a larger internal diameter designed specifically for use w/Line-6 Modelers. the Cable-Green can be connected to any jack on the Cable-5 Daisy Chain or directly to the PA-9 itself. (note that the PA-9 can power up to three Line-6 Modelers while still having power remaining for other effect units).
http://www.guitarpedalstore.com/guitar- ... sp/PID_939

If you have one of these Line 6 pedals with reverse polarity, that may lead to some electronic issues. Each pedal needs its own power cable from the brick. Make sure the Line 6 pedal isn't reverse polarity, and if it is, get the right cord/adapter, and hopefully you should be good to go.

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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:43 am
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Thanks Bowlfreshner! I was hoping someone could explain it to him. I'm not knowledgeable at all when it comes to electrical stuff! :wink:


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Its a Tonecore Echo Park not one of the Stompbox modelers. The Line 6 power supply says center negative and the Maxon power supply says tip negative, barrel positive. I think they mean the same thing.

I'll find a repar shop like Heart of Texas Music and get them fixed if they :cry: can.


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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:19 am
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goodtexan wrote:
Its a Tonecore Echo Park not one of the Stompbox modelers. The Line 6 power supply says center negative and the Maxon power supply says tip negative, barrel positive. I think they mean the same thing.

I'll find a repar shop like Heart of Texas Music and get them fixed if they :cry: can.


I am confused, does the Echo Park have an AC in and AC out? Or did you get a Multi-plug like one of those for a One-Spot or Godlyke Multi-Power kits? If you got a Multi-plug, then you will need one of the appropriate AC adapters for whatever brand multi-plug you bought...

Also, keep in mind that any Digital Pedal may require more milliamps than the 30 mA stated by the Dunlop Brick site. Also, while I don't know the exact specs for the Echo Park, since its digital, lets just say it required 9 volts at 200 milliamps since thats the adapter that came with the pedal, but if the 2 other pedals you tried to daisy chain it with require less milliamps, that could be what fried your pedals is what I am guessing at this point, because the other 2 pedals received over 6 times as much amperage as they needed...though maybe I am confused as its morning and I have yet to get any food in my system and may not be thinking about this right.

The Maxon shouldn't be too hard to fix, as it should be all analog and based off a Tubescreamer, unless it has tiny surface mount components. The Line 6 on the otherhand, may be a bit more difficult as its probably all digital and may have tiny surface mount components, unless its something simple like a fuse or something just burning out. For future reference, multi-pedal power units like the One Spot and Godlyke pedal power packs are cheap and effective...then there are also the more high-end options like Dunlop, Voodoo Labs, and BBE...

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