Good deal on the PS.

I like to use the G-Bus that have 9v multiple outs and 18v multiple outs. Seems to work well with everthing from the digitec Jamman solo to the 18v MXR stereo chorus, but the EH Holy grail reverb did not work with it.

But now that you mention it, I will check the output power of this G-bus.

Thanks for the info.

i just keep it simple really. just do what the package says to use it for. i have a old
ibanez delay that was fried by the wrong power supply. so i figure lesson learned and just stick to reading the box the p/s came in. you could be correct on this supro, but man some of my pedals cost a small fortune, i just dont want to take the chance ya know.

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Just sizzled a Boss BD2, 9v adaptor for Line6 jm4 looper was all I had so when batteries went flat tried it in other pedals, worked ok with Hardwire reverb pedal, soon as it touched the Boss though " what's that smell", a bit of meltage around the input maybe a componant or 2 fried, should be salvageable, you always read on manufacture's box "only use this adaptor", I only use two or three pedals at most, are these daisy chain adaptors the way to go.

There is a compatibility chart for the 1 Spot fron Visual Sound.
http://www.visualsound.net/index.php/pr ... wer_supply

If you're cooking pedals, sometimes it not just a voltage issue but a polarity issue. 1 Spot works with all Boss pedals. The 1 Spot doesn't work with the Line 6 Pod so there seems to be some weird thing with the Line 6 supply.

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most daisy chain adapters deliver more amperage in order to handle more more pedals.
my one spot is 9V/1700ma and it's designed to handle 6 pedals. when i bought my ibanez delay/echo i got the ps that goes with it... 9V/200ma.
i use my one spot for my pedal board, dod fuzz, screamin' blues od, cry baby, ibanez delay/echo, and a boss tuner.
i wouldn't want to run the board with only 200ma, and i wouldn't want to try pumping 1700ma into any one of my pedals.
the technology on the newer units is more sophisticated than the older models that put out more voltage than they're rated at.
i just put a tester to both of the afore mentioned supplies:
one spot - 9.44V
ibanez - 9.00V

i do still have some wall-warts that put out 12V, but i don't use them unless i have to.

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Those line 6 pedals use a 9v, AC , 2000 mA

The boss wants a 9v, DC, 200 mA

The boss didn't stand a chance.

If the milliamp rating is higher than what the device needs, it's fine. If it's lower, it may not work, because the output voltage of the adapter may drop below the device's requirement because you are putting too high of a load on it.

I don't think it was the Ma that killed it. It 1 Spot is rated at 1700 Ma and never killed a pedal on me even though mine are rated at 200 Ma. Sometimes I only run one or two pedals with the 1 Spot and have for well over a year with no problems at all.



There was another problem like I said, probably polarity.

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+1

This is something that should be industry-standardized. Like 1/4" guitar plugs or speaker cables or grounded AC cords. Why isn't it?

Who freakin' knows!

Arjay

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63supro wrote:
If you're cooking pedals, sometimes it not just a voltage issue but a polarity issue.
There was another problem like I said, probably polarity

Imbalance wrote:
The boss didn't stand a chance.

Ripitup wrote: time for a visit to the optician or better lighting and damn the carbon footprint, so how do you counter this different polarity in pedals, do you guys have 2 different supplies to your boards one AC and one DC, seems crazy, as Argy says there should be an industry standard, or at the very least the guitar shop should separate them and have great big signs in front of them, specially for the over fifties who's friggin eyesight has seen better days, don't know if the sizzled Boss is rescueable now, any experience with this issue guys, like I said only a bit of blackened board around the input

Something to ponder. Your house has say a 200 amp service, does that mean everything in you house that draws say 5 amps will be fried? Of course not. It just what the product draws.

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Its AC/DC.

Don't plug an AC power supply into a DC pedal.

You already are. You are plugging your AC adapter into a DC pedal. The adapter converts the alternating current to direct current. The moral to the story is if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
Just because an AC adapter says 9 volts, doesn't mean it's the end of the story. You would think that a proprietary adapter like for Line 6 products would have a different plug that wouldn't fit anything else for all us dumbasses. The adapter does designate what polarity it is. It has this tiny +/- symbol on it. We just never look that far.

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Q: What are the specs for the Line 6 Power Supplies?


DC-1: (Tone Core Pedals, Pocket POD) 9.6V DC, 200mA, Center Pin: (-).

DC-1G: (X2: XDS-Plus/XDR 95, Relay G30/G50/G90 - XD-V70/30): 9V DC, 500mA, Center Pin: (-) (2.1mm).


PX-2 AC: (Stomp modelers, All PODs, XT, and X3 series, XPS, Micro Spider): Output: 9V AC, 2000mA. Plug Length: 10.5mm, Diameter: 5.5mm, Center Pin: 2.5mm


His line 6 adaptor outputs AC power, it does not output DC.

The industry probably isn't concerned about standards, at such low power nobody is going to get hurt and start a law suit. All that will happen, probably, is the pedal will be destroyed and you'll have to buy a new one, get it , have to buy a new one.

Thanks for the information. I want to avoid any damage.