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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.

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[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)

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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.

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[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!

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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....

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[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

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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.

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[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. :)

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[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.

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[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]

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