Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Hi guys, looking for a decent affordable (<£100) power supply (brick) for my impending pedal board. I never realised that they were so expensive!!! any suggestions? cheers Edited February 11, 2010 by Killstarz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 i got a T-Rex PSU recently - has 5 isolated 9V supplies, and you can use the supplied lead to double up 2 for an 18v supply (awesome if you have a bassdrive!). can also daisy chain for lower powered pedals.. totally depends what your needs are though, i only need to power about 5 pedals, so the little T-Rex is prfect for me (VERY small footprint on the board too).. think it's about £85. Their bigger power supplies are over £100 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey1-8 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I got a Diago off ebay for about £30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Sorry, yeah i should have mentioned. Gonna be running a smallish board with: Bass Big Muff MXR bass octave deluxe (or EBS Octabass) A yet undecided Envelope Filter Boss pedal tuner (Tu-2 i think it is) maybe 1 more eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='Killstarz' post='741809' date='Feb 11 2010, 10:48 AM']Sorry, yeah i should have mentioned. Gonna be running a smallish board with: Bass Big Muff MXR bass octave deluxe (or EBS Octabass) A yet undecided Envelope Filter Boss pedal tuner (Tu-2 i think it is) maybe 1 more eventually.[/quote] [url="http://t-rex-effects.com/Default.aspx?ID=2&ProductID=PROD117&VariantID="]T-Rex Feul Tank Junior[/url] this sounds perfect IMO. it's what i use, costs about £85, and gives you lots of options (9V, 18V and daisy chain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodster Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Diago all the way... Here's the compatability table showing what can be powered by the Power startion... [url="http://www.diago.co.uk/powerstation_compatibility.html"]http://www.diago.co.uk/powerstation_compatibility.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxpedal.co.uk Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 There are many options available to you and you don't necessarily have to spend a fortune. Feel free to give us a call to discuss should you wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLondon Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 you don't have to spend a fortune just buy this : [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 thanks for all the replies folks. A great help as per is the norm here. [quote name='JackLondon' post='741961' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:35 PM']you don't have to spend a fortune just buy this : [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292[/url][/quote] You my friend, win i love soundlab stuff and that could prove to be the boyo!! i'll nip up to Maplins tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 oh, before i go out and splash the cash, will that be ok for all the pedals i mentioned above? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='Killstarz' post='741982' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:46 PM']oh, before i go out and splash the cash, will that be ok for all the pedals i mentioned above? cheers[/quote] i used to have a similar psu from maplins. should run your pedals fine, but in my experience noisy as hell, as not isolated. there's a reason it's cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='GazWills' post='742055' date='Feb 11 2010, 01:32 PM']i used to have a similar psu from maplins. should run your pedals fine, but in my experience noisy as hell, as not isolated. there's a reason it's cheap![/quote] hmm, you are probably right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I had an SKB pedal board with built-in PSU and another cheap(-ish) PSU (I forget the brand). I had terrible problems with oscillator noise from my ChoralFlamnge being injected via the PSU into one of my fuzz pedals and also present on the output of the ChoralFlange. It was unusable. The problems went away as soon as I bought the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2. Pricey though. I did wonder if the Diago might have been just as good (if not better) a solution though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I've been checking out the T-Rex Feul Tank Junior and it looks like a nice piece of kit... mid range (pricewise i'd say from what i've seen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have the T-REx Junior as well. It's perfect. No hum etc. Don't buy cheap, as you will just end up spending more on another one. Get one with isolated outputs (like the T-Rex). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='GazWills' post='742055' date='Feb 11 2010, 01:32 PM']i used to have a similar psu from maplins. should run your pedals fine, but in my experience noisy as hell, as not isolated. there's a reason it's cheap![/quote] Our old guitarist had one of those, it struggled to power all of his pedals as he had quite a few, also it was quite noisy Maybe worth using a daisy chain lead until something comes up 2nd hand? I picked up a nice Dinosaur brick on here for £20 and it's still doing the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 How about this? [url="http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_powerplant.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_powerplant.htm[/url] Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm261 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) Hang on, that looks a bit good! And only 40 euros? What's the catch here? I'm assuming that the outputs aren't isolated? Anyone own on of these and care to give a run-down/review type thingy? EDIT: There's a bit on it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28342"]here[/url] dealing with the maximum current provided by the powerplant, but nothing else, if anyone's interested. doubleEDIT: Have actually found some information, on a site [url="http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/power/psu.htm"]here[/url] about a lot of power supplies in general, might be worth a look/bookmark. Will post the link in it's own thread in this section as well, as it may interest quite a few people. Edited February 12, 2010 by cm261 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 [quote name='JackLondon' post='741961' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:35 PM']you don't have to spend a fortune just buy this : [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292[/url][/quote] Easy now. I bought a power brick from Maplins for a similar price, and while it wasn't the same make as that one, I think the price tag had a lot to answer for. Namely, the excessive sparking that occurred after about a year of regular use. I switched it off at the wall and never used it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandathe3 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Your getting/got a BOSS TU-2?? Daisy chain your power from that!!!! No need for spending any money, at all...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumelow Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='pandathe3' post='745423' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:10 AM']Your getting/got a BOSS TU-2?? Daisy chain your power from that!!!! No need for spending any money, at all......[/quote] can you do that? think i might have to look at getting a tu-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLondon Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='Huwberry' post='744141' date='Feb 13 2010, 04:56 PM']Easy now. I bought a power brick from Maplins for a similar price, and while it wasn't the same make as that one, I think the price tag had a lot to answer for. Namely, the excessive sparking that occurred after about a year of regular use. I switched it off at the wall and never used it again. [/quote] Maybe a different model. My guitarist has one of those and had for over a year and no problems, only had to change a fuse once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civictiger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I use a Power bank, too. powers all of the pedals listed in my signature at once. I only got it cause I was on a really right budget. I will upgrade soon-ish I hope, but for now it does its job great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civictiger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='dumelow' post='745426' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:16 AM']can you do that? think i might have to look at getting a tu-2[/quote] I think so I was told by a friend before that Boss pedals are made especially to power off of eachother. but I dont know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 [quote name='Killstarz' post='741809' date='Feb 11 2010, 10:48 AM']Sorry, yeah i should have mentioned. Gonna be running a smallish board with: Bass Big Muff MXR bass octave deluxe (or EBS Octabass) A yet undecided Envelope Filter Boss pedal tuner (Tu-2 i think it is) maybe 1 more eventually.[/quote] Maybe one of these...? [url="http://www.hotroxuk.com/gigrig-daisy-chain-power-supply-7070-0.html"]http://www.hotroxuk.com/gigrig-daisy-chain...ply-7070-0.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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