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07-18-2010, 01:18 AM
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Sorry, I feel stupid for asking this, but I'm about to buy an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synth and have a quick question.
On the EHX website, it says a power supply is included, however Musician's Friend/ Guitar Center is really trying to get me to buy one seperate.
Just wondering if someone who has bought one new or knows someone who has could tell me whether or not it comes with one.
Thank you!
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07-18-2010, 01:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | My older version came with one. It was useless to me being an American one...
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07-18-2010, 01:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL | | | Thanks, I would assume it would be the same for the new versions...
Anyone know for sure?
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07-18-2010, 03:34 AM
| | | | A power supply is included.
Like with almost every bigger EHX-pedal.
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07-18-2010, 08:11 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Highland, CA (Inland Empire) | | | +1 my bass micro synth xo came with a power supply (you cannot daisy-chain this pedal fyi) unlike my POG2 or QBALLS which can! |
07-18-2010, 12:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL | | | Thank you very much! That saves me $15 =)
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07-18-2010, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sillyfabe  +1 my bass micro synth xo came with a power supply (you cannot daisy-chain this pedal fyi) unlike my POG2 or QBALLS which can! | Why can't you daisy chain it?
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07-18-2010, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake of Bass Why can't you daisy chain it? | The BMS requires an isolated power supply
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07-18-2010, 06:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia | | | So just any 9v power supply, but it has to be isolated?
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07-18-2010, 06:47 PM
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07-18-2010, 06:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | Basically, yep. Or you can also run it off of a 'brick' style power supply as long as the outlets are isolated from each other.
The old BMS that I have requires 24v DC where the new one only needs a 9v supply. Clearly EHX are using some kind of charge pump circuit to achieve the internal voltage that the BMS requires to operate. Looks like they cheaped out and didn't bother to engineer a decent circuit in the process... The end result is that you need to have it isolated.
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07-18-2010, 07:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia | | | Well, I have a 9v power supply (just the wall wart type) that's at 1100mA. That wouldn't work though, would it?
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07-18-2010, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | Yeah, that should be fine. The supplied one is only 200mA. I might even have an old 500mA one kicking around in the cupboard that I could donate to you in the 'Free stuff thread' over on Ozbass. I'm not using it anymore.
Save your 1100mA for chaining a few effects.
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07-18-2010, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia | | Well it'll be a couple months before I can afford the BMS (car rego, mechanic, VT Deluxe, birthday parties, flights around Australia for my band... ergh so many expenses!!), but when I saw this thread appear I thought it a good idea to find some info before seriously committing to a purchase.
Thanks for the offer on the power supply. When the time comes I'll see if it's still kicking around that cupboard of yours 
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