Members gil1 Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 So, anyone use Rechargeable Batteries in these pedals of ours? Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I have a few rechargable 9vs I use in fuzzes. They sound fine. My old DOD Grunge back in the day sounded on steroids with an alkaline, and better with a carbon battery, but that all depends on the pedal. I can't tell any differences between Ni-MH, alkaline and carbon with the Hop Hed. Oh yeah, another benefit is that Ni-MH batteries don't leak, so there's no risk of ruining your $200 pedal because of a dodgy battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Cool. I always wondered why more people didn't use them. I know, Pedal Power and all, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 i find that they suck in pedals, and dont last long. especially in a delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 They can be kind of expensive at first purchase, like 3-4 times the price of a standard 9v, which may put people off. Then there's also the cost of the recharger, which is $50+. But when you take into account that they can be recharged about 1000 times, not to mention the environmental benefits.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Originally posted by Brian Marshall i find that they suck in pedals, and dont last long.especially in a delay Really? Or you just jokin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klisk Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I don't think I use batteries in any of my pedals. I have rechargable batteries, but those are for Wii and my digital camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I've got a few pedals without ac in, so I was thinkin" .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bleepedybloops Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 A lot of times they are not rated for the same voltage as alkaline counterparts. For instance Alkaline AA = 1.5v but NiMH AA = 1.2v. I dont think this should matter at all but now you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangedrink Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 using weak rechargeable 9vs on purpose can result in some wild noise from some pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Originally posted by Brian Marshall dont last long.especially in a delay Well yeah, you have to sacrifice some lasting ability if you change to rechargable, but it's about 80% of an alkaline in my experience. No battery is going to last long in a delay, especially a digital delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I saw someone on TGP who used one of these:to power his entire board. With eight NiMH 1.2v batteries, the thing gives 9.6 volts DC with 2000mAH, which should last fairly long time with a normal pedal rig. Then it's just a matter of remembering to charge the batteries before each gig/rehearsal. It's not a bad idea at all... although a bit fiddly./Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members analogtapes Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Originally posted by andreas I saw someone on TGP who used one of these: to power his entire board. With eight NiMH 1.2v batteries, the thing gives 9.6 volts DC with 2000mAH, which should last fairly long time with a normal pedal rig. Then it's just a matter of remembering to charge the batteries before each gig/rehearsal. It's not a bad idea at all... although a bit fiddly. /Andreas ah, in essence i guess the idea isnt bad, but thats a crapload of money on batteries. i use a godlyke power all and dedicated supplys for my echo park and DMM and it works fine. i do, however, want to get a fuzz pedal and try the different batteries to see if the sound difference is discernable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 If you are paying for batteries, rechargables will pay for themselves after a while, the only downside being that they won't last as long as a normal battery will. The big pack of AA batteries is actually a rather cool idea, I had though to using a couple of the rechargable batteries you get for rc cars and the like, and possibly a wee regulator circuit to set the voltage properly (I have used for other electronics circuits that take anything from 7v-24v and output a solid 9v, which is pretty handy) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strategy400 Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/BH-361/970/BATTERY_HOLDER_FOR_6_AA_CELLS_.htmlpop 6 AA rechargeables in there. Voila... long lasting 9v rechargeable power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorePaul Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by Seth Carmody They can be kind of expensive at first purchase, like 3-4 times the price of a standard 9v, which may put people off. Then there's also the cost of the recharger, which is $50+. woah , you're paying $50 for a charger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rootdogg Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Buy a dunlop DC brick or something. $80-$100. No more rechargable / disposable batteries, save tons of money. If you have boutique pedals, you can buy an adapter that clips to the 9v battery receptacle in your pedal to the brick. Drill a hole in the case for a clean fit, and you're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imcorn Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 actually.. the dc dunlop power brick is no betta than an adaptor with daisy chains since it doesn't have isolated power outputs (wch the pp2 and pp2+ have) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rootdogg Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Ahhh..thanks dude. That was one thing I was not entirely sure of. So should I rock the PP instead? Any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strategy400 Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 These DC bricks/adapters etc. won't be any good for wireless systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by MorePaul woah , you're paying $50 for a charger? I think the Energizer ones that will do 9vs are like AUD$70+ down here, but it's been a while since I've looked. I inherited this old huge Eveready one from the Nickle-Cadmium days - takes about 24 hours to recharge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorePaul Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 ah, didn't realize where you were here, you can get niMH rechargers for like $12USD or a lot of times they are bundled with battery packs for USA (note : they have some 220 compat chargers as well) I findhttp://batteryjunction.com pretty good...there are cheaper places, but these guys tend to stock the higher capacity batts (like 2600mah AAs) and are a good value (a lot of the elec component surplus houses carry the "greenies"...the non-branded bulk batts too, but check on the actual capacity) (for Seth, I'm not sure if shipping and any taxes would make it a god deal or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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