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Osiris
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Wasn't sure how to best title this but I have a question about a couple of unused outputs on a daisy chain. I've put together a small utilitarian pedal board powered with a daisy chain*. I've tidied the cabling up and the unused outputs are on the underside of the board, do they need to be covered to make them waterproof, or more accurately beer proof, as the board will be gigged? Or do they need to be shielded in any way? Or are they OK left exposed? Does it even matter? Any thoughts, folks? 

 

*It works fine for my needs, there's no noise or any need for an expensive isolated supply. 

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Yes.

Put some sleeving or insulation tape over them and tie/velcro them out the way.

The DC jack's outer metal part is at DC supply voltage and if it touches any 0V bits (pedal jacks, switches and cases) it will short circuit the power supply.

This can knock out other pedals and make pops and splats. Could even damage a cheapo power supply.

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11 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Some smart person could make little caps for them, like tyre valve caps 

 

27 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

 

They come with Truetone daisychains. Don't know of they can be bought separately.

 

The closest thing I can find online is these, but haven't been able to find anything in the UK yet.

 

https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/cable-cap-power-all-insulator-caps-barrel-connectors

 

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2 hours ago, Osiris said:

 

The closest thing I can find online is these, but haven't been able to find anything in the UK yet.

 

https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/cable-cap-power-all-insulator-caps-barrel-connectors

 

My Rockboard power supply came with a bunch of cable end nipples, but sadly all my spares have been given to bandmates or lost on dark stages.
I reckon this sort of thing is pretty much the same though:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122740864851
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274899608983

Given that the plug barrel is 5.5mm, I'm not sure whether you'd need M5 or M6 to get the right amount of grip 🤔

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2 hours ago, MartinB said:

My Rockboard power supply came with a bunch of cable end nipples, but sadly all my spares have been given to bandmates or lost on dark stages.
I reckon this sort of thing is pretty much the same though:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122740864851
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274899608983

Given that the plug barrel is 5.5mm, I'm not sure whether you'd need M5 or M6 to get the right amount of grip 🤔

 

Cheers, that's exactly what I'm looking for 😃

 

1 hour ago, Jus Lukin said:

 

They look like the ones, although mine are black.

 

How many do you need?

 

Maybe half a dozen or so, a couple to use on the board and some spares in case any go missing. I'll probably order a job lot of 10 or 20 from the eBay links above. 

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Quick update on this, I ordered some of these, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122740864851 M5 size (5mm as I understand it) and they are perfect for what I need. They're a very snug fit but reassuringly so, I ordered 20 yellow ones as I expected to lose a few when out gigging but I can't see them coming off unless deliberately pulled which is unlikely as the loose daisy chain connectors are now cable tied to the underside of the board. They're also now beer proof too - at least I hope so. 

 

So thanks again to @MartinB for pointing me in the right direction :hi:

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