A Few Questions on Power

[MrJamieScho]

Hey there everyone, just a few questions to ask regarding powering pedals, I have 6 pedals in total:

Boss ME-50B
Boss LS-2
EHX BBM
Hardwire CM-2
VT Bass
Prunes and Custard

And basically I'm looking for a cheap way to power them, batteries are a no go. I've been reading up on the 1 Spot, and its looking good from there, but also the LS-2 can power more pedals, do they have to be Boss pedals? Or will it take all of these?
If I go with the 1 Spot, will I need a surge protector? I've seen it mentioned a lot when talking about it, is it neccassary?

Thanks!

[sillyfabe]

I use a 1-Spot to power 17 pedals with no issues including some power hogs like a EHX POG2 and they all run smooth as buttah! I use a surge protector to play it safe, run the 1-spot with everything in my profile with exceptions to: EHX BMS XO (needs its own cant daisy chain) and a Roland RE-20 Space Echo (pretty bad noise when daisy-chained, tried a TB looper then found out it likes it's own supply....nice and quiet!)

[loopmantra]

here's the score-
find out the power consumption on each and every pedal (usually it's about 50-80ma per pedal),then when you get the score(guessing it's gonna be 'round 700ma),find a REGULATED power supply with at least 1,5 A and that's it.always leave some 'breathing' space for current,some say X2,and no worries..
oh,and i power up from one-spot(except markbass compressore-has it's own PSU),never had any problems.although,I must confess,it's a CUSTOM power supply,made by freaking tech wiz (p&k audio),absolutely the best and most reliable PSU I've ever owned.

[metaball]

take inventory of your pedals & their individual power requirements, then go here
Power supplies

[alec]

Originally Posted by MrJamieScho

I've been reading up on the 1 Spot, and its looking good from there, but also the LS-2 can power more pedals, do they have to be Boss pedals? Or will it take all of these?

The LS-2 can send power to other pedals (any sort that take 9v DC - not just Boss) but it can only share what its getting from its source. It can't add any current.

[ga_edwards]

Originally Posted by alec

The LS-2 can send power to other pedals (any sort that take 9v DC - not just Boss) but it can only share what its getting from its source. It can't add any current.

+1. I was going to say this too. Handy if you have a daisy chain setup like the 1spot and need have run out of connectors. Plug the PSU into the LS2 and run the daisy chain from the LS2.

[MrJamieScho]

Thanks guys! I think ill go for the 1 Spot then, I have a boss-psu as well which i bought for my ME-50B, so ill see what i can do with those two