Need a pedalboard powerpack for 12V 1200mA?????

[skidder652003]

Im lucky enough to have a Dave Hall VT-2 EQ preamp pedal which is great but as my pedalboard is slowly expanding i find myself in need of a "fuel Tank" type powepack instead of individual plugs for each pedal. Unfortunately the VT-2 EQ runs on [color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3][center]9-12VDC 700mA (12VDC 1200mA recommended )[/center][/size][/font][/color]
and Im having trouble finding a powerpack that meets that requirement. Can anyone guide me to a product that can meet that?
BTW my other pedals are all 9V (Boss etc..)
Thanks Guys n Gals

[bobe01]

here you have a lot of choice:

http://yankee.com.pl/category/power-supply/?lang=en

[elephantgrey]

Another option would be [url="http://www.thegigrig.co.uk/power-supplies"]the GIGRIG system[/url]. Run a daisy chain from the Distributor and use a [url="http://www.thegigrig.co.uk/supanova-c2x15357221"]SupaNova[/url] for your DHA(you can check adapter recommendations [url="http://www.thegigrig.co.uk/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=1620745"]here[/url]) and use Isolators for your other pedals (if isolation is a thing you worry about, otherwise connect them straight to the daisy chain).

[Downdown]

The current (amps) specification is usually a minimum, in this case 700mA. The 1200mA figure is a recommendation based on the fact that it's generally a good idea not to run a PSU right on its limit (in much the same way that it's not a great idea to run your car engine at the red line revs all the time!).

The important thing to bear in mind is that (simplistically) while PSUs 'push out' volts, it is the device connected to them that 'pulls out' the amps. This means that the device will only 'pull out' what it needs and no more. This, in turn, means that after meeting the minimum (or recommended) current (amps) specification it doesn't actually matter how much current the PSU is capable of providing.

Thus, in this case, a 2 amp or a 5 amp (or more) PSU would be perfectly ok to use. Of course, higher capacity PSUs will cost more and likely be much larger, but those are different considerations.

My point is that it's not necessary to find a PSU that exactly matches the specified figures. Voltage, yes, that MUST be correct as specified, but the current specification can always be regarded as a minimum. This approach will generally make it far easier to find alternative PSUs.

[EBS_freak]

Downdown's comment about power output is correct.

Hopefully you have a pedal board where you can put the power under the board. What I did, was run a power tank thing for all the pedals but would use something like this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-240v-AC-DC-12v-2A-5-5mm-Mains-Adaptor-Charger-fits-Bose-SoundLink-Mini-/391628807448?hash=item5b2ee55d18 - for my power hungry digital pedal (think it was MB SuperSynth or something like that - I don't use a fx board currently). I would split the mains - one to the big PSU, one to the power tank underneath the board... (in fact, my power tank thingy had a mains through for daisy chaining PSUs).

Hope this helps.

[skidder652003]

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1480416208' post='3184130']
Downdown's comment about power output is correct.

Hopefully you have a pedal board where you can put the power under the board. What I did, was run a power tank thing for all the pedals but would use something like this - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-240v-AC-DC-12v-2A-5-5mm-Mains-Adaptor-Charger-fits-Bose-SoundLink-Mini-/391628807448?hash=item5b2ee55d18"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5b2ee55d18[/url] - for my power hungry digital pedal (think it was MB SuperSynth or something like that - I don't use a fx board currently). I would split the mains - one to the big PSU, one to the power tank underneath the board... (in fact, my power tank thingy had a mains through for daisy chaining PSUs).

Hope this helps.
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No at the moment I have a cheap generic briefcase type pedal board.
It seems as if I may have to use the supplied poweradaptor that came with the DHA pedal and get something like a miniTank for the other 9V pedals until I upscale the actual board!

[Twigman]

I use a Trex Chamelon for my DHA pedal (and my 9V pedals too) and combine 2 of the 12V outputs with a current doubler

It works great

Edit

added link to current doubler cable
[url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/t_rex_dc_current_doubler_50cm.htm"]https://www.thomann.de/gb/t_rex_dc_current_doubler_50cm.htm[/url]

Edited November 29, 2016 by Twigman

[EBS_freak]

Sounds like a plan - Get something that you can mount the power on the underside... then it gives you options - and it's easier to hide power blocks like the one I posted, than trying to figure out what to do with those wall warts.

[azfatboy]

I hadn't even seen a power supply that would supply over 1A down a single port! Wow, both those Yankee and GigRig setups are sweet! Pricey, but they will certainly do the trick!

Edited February 8, 2017 by azfatboy

[dannybuoy]

Trutone CS-7 or CS-12 should fit the bill. It might not look like it from reading the mA levels, but they say themselves that you can ignore those labels as long as you don't exceed the total rated for the whole supply.

[fretmeister]

I use the Gigrig system. It's ace.