Power Brick output

[SoonerMatt]

So seeing as my board is about to hit lucky number 7, the thought of taking the dive and getting a power brick has crossed my mind, but I have one concern.

I already know I want isolated outputs so I can power my moogerfooger (and maybe another in the future) but I am worried about the output. Sure, I know the 9V outputs are enough, but it seems that every brick I've looked at only pumps out 100mA per channel. This shouldn't be a problem for most of my pedals, but some pedals like microPOG, moog, and some others I'm looking at require at 200mA pull. At the same time I think I've seen people use bricks to power microsynths and the like.

Is the 100mA output really enough for the likes of those?

EDIT
I'm using "power brick" as a collective term for all power supplies that are shaped like a brick, such as the fuel tank, voodoo labs, etc, NOT just the Dunlop one.

[dmusic148]

I'm pretty sure that these devices actually only have one 'channel', which is simply parallel wired to a bunch of jacks.
So for example this one has a total output of 1000ma:
http://www.ebenex.com/index.php?page...mart&Itemid=54

If I'm correct, and I think I am, it means you could, for example, use it to power two pedals that each require 500ma. Or 4 pedals that each require 250ma-that sort of thing.

[niftydog]

Originally Posted by dmusic148

I'm pretty sure that these devices actually only have one 'channel', which is simply parallel wired to a bunch of jacks.

Some do, some don't.

SoonerMatt, to be sure you really need to directly measure the current draw. Specifications are a bit vague and tend to be over-stated. You'll likely find that many pedals spec'd at 200mA will actually use much less.

[TheMutt]

I've got a Micro POG that I run off of my PP2+ with no problems.