9v and 300Ma question

[Brass Brawls]

i have a cheap musicians friend peadboard with its own power source. it is supposed to power up to 6 boss type pedals. i noticed the adapter is 9V 200Ma, right now i have 5 pedals powered with no problem
X2 wireless
boss tu-2
Tech 21 VT bass
Boss CEB-3
Boss flanger2

i just picked up a digitech bad monkey and noticed the power source should be 9v 300ma for that pedal alone. should i try powering the BM to thet board also even though the adapter for the whole board is only 200ma?

[cheapbasslovin]

Bad Monkey is a tube screamer clone (unless someone wants to correct me), and doesn't draw much current. A lot of the Digitech line are high draw pedals, but the Bad Monkey isn't one of them.

I think if there is a unit that draws too much power, it is going to be the X2. I don't know the specs on that, but I thought those had a pretty high draw.

[Brass Brawls]

the stamp on the BM pedal tells me i need a 9v 300ma power source. but i have no clue on any of this

i've been running the other 5 pedals including the X2 for a while with no issues.

maybe i'll give it a try and see what happens

[HaMMerHeD]

Plug it in and see what happens. The worst that will happen is the devices won't get enough current and one or more will simply not operate. If that happens, nothing will be damaged, and your signal very likely won't go through.

[KarateKid25]

I have no idea of the specs on the BM. Having said that 300ma does seem pretty high. The ma rating is the max that the pedal will draw anyway. It won't require that kind of current constantly. Just plug it in and give it a go. If it craps out every now and then, it's time for more juice (probably not a bad investment anyway).

[cheapbasslovin]

Originally Posted by Brass Brawls

the stamp on the BM pedal tells me i need a 9v 300ma power source. but i have no clue on any of this

i've been running the other 5 pedals including the X2 for a while with no issues.

maybe i'll give it a try and see what happens

I'm pretty sure they put that sticker on all their pedals. Overrating pedal requirements is a tried and true way to never get a call whining that your product wont power up.

found the manual

Says the current draw is 17 mA.

[Brass Brawls]

thanks, i'll give it a shot

[Bassamatic]

Most pedals draw only a few mA, or they would drain the 9V battery very quickly.

The ones you have to be careful of are those that are AC powered only, like the X2. You are probably now nearing the usable limit of your 300 mA supply. The low cost adapters should never be run near their maximum as they have poor regulation and noise filtering. You might keep your eyes open for a suitable 500 mA adapter in the future.

Meanwhile - give it a try. You can't hurt anything - the signal might just get noisy or clipped if the supply sags down. Watch for the LEDs dimming - this is a sign of current limiting.