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11-01-2007, 10:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago | | | Can I power a 10V Maxon PH-350 pedal with 9V from my DC Brick?
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Hi!
Need some quick advice here...
Just got a Maxon Vintage PH-350 phaser: http://www.maxonfx.com/vintage/ph350/
Says it needs 10V, input, (Maxon's AC Adaptor is 10v, 200ma), but any reason why I can't run it with a 9V feed off my Dunlop DC Brick (9v and average 55ma per outlet)? The recommended AC adaptor from Maxon says its 9V...  http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ply?sku=155055
I don't want to go buy a 10V wall wart, that's why I got the Brick in the first place. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...cts/pip&id=286
Thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
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11-01-2007, 11:44 PM
| | Not Actually Knighted... Yet! | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | ...yeah, power it with a 9V adapter... the boss one is actually 9.6V anyways... but thats a minute difference, it should work fine, it anything it wont have enough power and it wont work, but it wont fry it or anything, so test it and see how it goes...
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11-02-2007, 01:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester, U.K | | | Off topic but..... thoughts on the ph-350? |
11-02-2007, 06:27 AM
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Off topic but..... thoughts on the ph-350?
| Sorry, not yet...
It arrived yesterday and I was out late last night. It will be a few days before I get to play with it much  (that's why I posted the questions above - trying to get ahead on the power thing).
Busy next few days, but I'll get something up soon. Solid pedal (and big!).
Yes, I'll test when I can. To be clear, I'm not using Boss power, I'm using the Dunlop DC Brick: link here: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...cts/pip&id=286
Reason I'm asking is that the 10V adaptor for the Maxon is 10v, 200ma, where the Dunlop Brick spec is 9v. "up to 55ma. on average per outlet, total combined of 375ma." I'll have six of the seven 9v ports in use on the brick, so should I be worried about overloading the Brick or am I over-thinking it?
I don't know much about DC current, so not sure if a big deal or not....  |
11-02-2007, 06:31 AM
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That 55ma seems like a rough guide]
Tell me what you've got plugged into it and I'll see what MA draws I know of them.
Cheers
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11-02-2007, 06:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago | | Thanks, TaySte_2000!
Yes, it does cite 1000ma over all outlets, but I thought the power was segregated between the 7 9v ports and the 3 18v ports (could easily be my misunderstanding, though!). 
Here's what's already powered by the Brick (before adding the new Maxon):
1. Demeter Compulator compressor
2. Xotic RC Booster
3. Xotic BB Bass pre
4. Analogman Chorus (regular size, not the mini)
5. Boss TU-2 tuner
My guess is that most of these don't suck much juice. |
11-02-2007, 06:49 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Mojohand, Tone Factor, Subdecay, Overwater, Matamp | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Manchester, UK | | TU-2 will be drawing the most there and it might be 50ma at most
Everything else will be at most 15ma since they are quite boutique
You should be fine
But if you blow something up I will not be held responsible 
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11-02-2007, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TaySte_2000  TU-2 will be drawing the most there and it might be 50ma at most
Everything else will be at most 15ma since they are quite boutique
You should be fine
But if you blow something up I will not be held responsible | hahaha +1
but I knew you weren't using the boss, my point was that most pedals require 9V, but the boss adapter puts out 9.6V, so if you power anything within a few volts of what it should be getting, you shouldn't be able to tell much difference.
and your assumption on the current was correct, the 9V parts gets around 350 and the 18V gets the rest
attempting to draw too much current from it wont hurt anything either, things just wont work properly until you take some pedals out
this makes me want to plug all of my pedals and my roommates pedals in with just my boss adapter and see what happens... I'm positive nothing will break though
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11-02-2007, 11:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago | | ok, so I should be fine.
I figured 50ma for the Boss TU-2, a conservative 20ma for everything else and 200ma for the Maxon = 330ma.
Still under 350ma. |
11-02-2007, 01:55 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | You're a bit confuzzled. The Maxon wall wart delivers 200ma. The pedal does not need all that.
The current draw of the phaser is 41ma. |
11-02-2007, 02:21 PM
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You're a bit confuzzled. The Maxon wall wart delivers 200ma. The pedal does not need all that.
The current draw of the phaser is 41ma.
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Not so confuzzled now!
Sounds like I'm in great shape with my setup as-is
- Thank you!
Hoping to get a little time with the Maxon later this weekend - will certainly get some impressions posted. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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