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04-21-2008, 12:01 AM
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Hey everyone, I'm thinking of getting an MXR M181 Blowtorch Distortion pedal, and am just wondering about powering the thing. I've read it is uses 18v. My current setup I run just 1 power supply with a daisy chain to all my pedals, which is running at 9v.
Would I have to get an 18v power supply, or can I run it on 9v. And if so, will that effect the way it works?
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04-21-2008, 12:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | get a cable that connects two of the dc connectors into one final output |
04-21-2008, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Missing_Deltora  I've read it is uses 18v...
Would I have to get an 18v power supply, or can I run it on 9v. And if so, will that effect the way it works? | Yes, it needs 18V - the manual IS available online.
Get the shop to throw a supply in for free to close the deal. Or run it on 2x batteries. Or buy a power supply with an 18V output, or isolated 9V outputs to chain together.
Will it run on 9V? Probably, but EVERYTHING will be affected. lower headroom, less EQ cut/boost, lower output volume, lower LED brightness... Quote:
Originally Posted by Valerus get a cable that connects two of the dc connectors into one final output | That only works for power supplies with isolated outputs. A normal wall wart won't like it very much if you try to do this.
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04-21-2008, 12:27 AM
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Oops. Sorry. lol. |
04-21-2008, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by niftydog That only works for power supplies with isolated outputs. A normal wall wart won't like it very much if you try to do this. | Nifty Nifty Nifty.... Come on mate.
A Wall Wart?? You American you 
(They are called a googley-doobie-wobble-gong and you know it)
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04-21-2008, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, California, USA | | You can use a: - Regulated 18VDC Adapter
- Dunlop DC Brick
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ (need the appropriate Y-cable for this option)
- BBE Supacharger (again, the Y-cable)
- T-Rex Fuel Tank (again, the Y-cable)
- T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior (again, the Y-cable)
All of the above are replacements to your current power supply.
But if you want to keep using it, try these - they snap onto your daisy chain and will provide the necessary voltage doubling for the pedal that uses it (in this case, a Blowtorch): - Diago 18V Adapter
- Godlyke Power Pump (on the 18VDC setting)
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04-21-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by KarateKid25 Nifty Nifty Nifty.... Come on mate.
A Wall Wart?? You American you
(They are called a googley-doobie-wobble-gong and you know it) | Sprung! But if I call it a googley-doobie-wobble-gong you spend the next two hours explaining what a bloody googley-doobie-wobble-gong is!
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04-21-2008, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by niftydog Sprung! But if I call it a googley-doobie-wobble-gong you spend the next two hours explaining what a bloody googley-doobie-wobble-gong is! | Jeez....When did I walk onto the set of A Clockwork Orange?
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