Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 I lost an AC adaptors to one of my FX pedals. The spec is 9V 1.2 miliamps. I'm having a hard time trying to find one locally and was consider using one of 3-4 9V AC adapters that are a lower miliamp rating. Do I run the risk of frying this pedal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CliffC8488 Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 1.2 mA???? 1.2 amps maybe? If you use an adaptor with a lower current rating than the pedal's requirements you risk damaging the adaptor. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 And the pedal probably won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 Originally posted by wheresgrant3 I lost an AC adaptors to one of my FX pedals. The spec is 9V 1.2 miliamps. I'm having a hard time trying to find one locally and was consider using one of 3-4 9V AC adapters that are a lower miliamp rating. Do I run the risk of frying this pedal? If the pedal specs a 1200mA power supply than it requires one similar to that. To reiterate the above...a 500mA supply wouldn't work, the pedal won't sound right (if work at all) and the pedal will burn the supply out by trying to draw more current than is available. 1200mA supplies are available, even if you have to contract your pedal's manufacturer. You can also buy a supply that supplies more milliamps, they just go unused, maybe you can daisy chain and use the extra mA for extra pedals. -Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Macdaddy Music Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 I might be wrong on this, but I think you can use one with a HIGHER mA rating (ie if you had a 1500 mA supply available) that would work fine for a 1200mA pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CliffC8488 Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 Originally posted by Macdaddy Music I might be wrong on this, but I think you can use one with a HIGHER mA rating (ie if you had a 1500 mA supply available) that would work fine for a 1200mA pedal. U are correct sir. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MasterOfSolos Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 Is a 1 amp power supply a 1000mA supply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris Nuccio Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 What pedal is it???? We might be able to figure somethin' out for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CliffC8488 Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 Originally posted by MasterOfSolos Is a 1 amp power supply a 1000mA supply? Yes. m = 1/1000th. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted October 24, 2005 Members Share Posted October 24, 2005 with a power supply you need to supply AT LEAST the specified amount, so if the pedal says a 1200mA adapter you need at least that size a larger adapter is fine though, so a 2000mA (or bigger) supply will be finethe pedal always trys to draw its required current, so the bigger adapter would be equivalent of a giant pool of current, and the pedal sucks up what it needs, the other way round with too little current, and the pedal will still try and draw what it needs, which will overstress the supply and most likely fry it what is the pedal? some pedals need specific adapters (the digitech whammy for example) while some are always overspecced - boss for example always say to use the standard boss adapter, which can supply enough current for multiple boss pedals, so it dependssa on the exact pedal and its requirements David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2005 Thanks.... I found a universal solution!!!!! An adapter for a Line 6 POD. I knew there was a use for that sucker!!!! 9Volt 2000 ma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hoerni Posted October 25, 2005 Members Share Posted October 25, 2005 I'm amazed that there isn't some kind of electronics primer out there for guitarists. I was trying out a pedal in in GC the other day. We were looking to power a Boss DS-1 and I grabbed the supply out of a Korg Multi-effects thing. She was like "woah, that's too many amp for this pedal. It'll fry it, I've done it before". Had to explain a little bit about current draw. In the end, she let me do it although she was sceptical until the light came on in the boss. I'm wondering what exactly she did to kill that other pedal... Too bad the GC employees don't come here, they might learn something. Then again, that might mean less bargains on used stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted October 25, 2005 Members Share Posted October 25, 2005 Originally posted by wheresgrant3 Thanks.... I found a universal solution!!!!! An adapter for a Line 6 POD. I knew there was a use for that sucker!!!! 9Volt 2000 ma. Hold on - the Line 6 POD adapter is 9 volts AC, not DC. You never mentioned what the specs on the lost adapter was (if it was 9vAC or 9vDC), but be aware that if you plug AC voltage into a pedal that expects to see DC, you'll most likely fry it. Fast. /Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2005 Originally posted by andreas Hold on - the Line 6 POD adapter is 9 volts AC, not DC. You never mentioned what the specs on the lost adapter was (if it was 9vAC or 9vDC), but be aware that if you plug AC voltage into a pedal that expects to see DC, you'll most likely fry it. Fast./Andreas 9VAC:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papa taco Posted October 25, 2005 Members Share Posted October 25, 2005 Jesus Christ, are their no schools in Ireland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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