goblin Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIAGO-POWERSTATION-18-VOLT-POWER-CONNECTION-LEAD-/150564741506?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item230e5ba182#ht_2538wt_908"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIAGO-POWERSTATION-1...2#ht_2538wt_908[/url] I want to daisy chain my Trace SMX compressor off my other pedals, which are 9V, and the Trace is 18. Instead of paying silly money for a brick (poor student) I spotted one of these. Has anyone come across them before? Don't want to waste £16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yup - Had one myself. It isolates that one output of the Daisy Chain and then doubles the voltage to give you an 18v supply for just one pedal. Great little unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Sweet Cheers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldude Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Nice. Anyone know of something similar that will power 12V? Those pesky Markbass pedals.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 [quote name='aldude ' post='1218570' date='May 3 2011, 01:37 PM']Nice. Anyone know of something similar that will power 12V? Those pesky Markbass pedals....[/quote] my old compressore worked on a Diago based 9V daisy-chain o.k. but i hear that the super-synth and the dostortore need 12V.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I can't vouch for the rest of the MB range but the Super Synth is a nightmare. I'd suggest keeping it on it's own power supply. I now use a gigrig generator and modular power system. It's pretty badass, but even the 12v system on that failed the Super Synth after 5 minutes as the drain of the pedal is a massive 550mah!!? The guys at gigrig solved it but it took a custom adapter built for it. My advice... Stick with it's own supply Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 [quote name='Higgie' post='1218184' date='May 2 2011, 11:29 PM']Yup - Had one myself. It isolates that one output of the Daisy Chain and then doubles the voltage to give you an 18v supply for just one pedal. Great little unit.[/quote] Thanks for the information Higgie! - I'd never thought about 'DC Pump' before and usually stuck with separate PSU's. That'll lighten the rack unit a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 [quote name='dood' post='1219284' date='May 3 2011, 10:26 PM']Thanks for the information Higgie! - I'd never thought about 'DC Pump' before and usually stuck with separate PSU's. That'll lighten the rack unit a bit![/quote] No problem Dood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldude Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1219273' date='May 3 2011, 10:17 PM']I can't vouch for the rest of the MB range but the Super Synth is a nightmare. I'd suggest keeping it on it's own power supply. I now use a gigrig generator and modular power system. It's pretty badass, but even the 12v system on that failed the Super Synth after 5 minutes as the drain of the pedal is a massive 550mah!!? The guys at gigrig solved it but it took a custom adapter built for it. My advice... Stick with it's own supply Shep[/quote] I have a Compressore and Super Synth. I run both of them from a single Markbass supplied PSU - these are rated at 1.5A, whereas I think both pedals are rated at about 0.5A or thereabouts - no idea why the Super Synth should draw so much current though. I also have a 9/18V supply for other pedals, it would be nice to run the MB pedals off that one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 [quote name='aldude' post='1219827' date='May 4 2011, 01:22 PM']I have a Compressore and Super Synth. I run both of them from a single Markbass supplied PSU - these are rated at 1.5A, whereas I think both pedals are rated at about 0.5A or thereabouts - no idea why the Super Synth should draw so much current though. I also have a 9/18V supply for other pedals, it would be nice to run the MB pedals off that one too![/quote] Not surprised by this - my Digitech Bass Synth Wah took a stonking 300mA, and that seems to be fairly typical of 'digital' or 'modelling' effects pedals. No good on batteries, and a big drain on a 9V PSU if you have other pedals in the chain. HTH, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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