Power for one pedal

[the low one]

I only run 3 pedals, MXR M80, MXR Octave deluxe and DOD chorus.

The M80 runs from phantom power off the PA. DOD pedals have there own power connector and I rarely use it so I’m happy to use a battery there.

That leaves me with the MXR Octave. I don’t want to buy a branded Dunlop or Boss psu for just one pedal. You can buy a cheap psu from ebay or Amazon for the price of a couple of PP3 batteries but are they worth it ? Will they be noisy or unreliable ? Can you recommend a cheap psu for me please, or would you just stick with a battery in this situation ?

[kevteop]

Analogue octavers use very little juice... Apparently the BOD draws 14mA (similar to the Boss OC-2) so a battery should go a long way, might be worth trying that rather than fiddling around with more wires/plugs.

[WhiteNinja]

A One-Spot should work just fine, and it will power your MXR and DOD pedal no problem, and should still work well if you decide to get some more pedals. And, they are cheap.

[the low one]

Originally Posted by kevteop

Analogue octavers use very little juice... Apparently the BOD draws 14mA (similar to the Boss OC-2) so a battery should go a long way, might be worth trying that rather than fiddling around with more wires/plugs.

I've been using a battery for a while and I must admit I do like to travel light and set up easily so I'm tempted to stay like this. The battery does last me a few months in the BOD.

Originally Posted by kevteop

A One-Spot should work just fine, and it will power your MXR and DOD pedal no problem, and should still work well if you decide to get some more pedals. And, they are cheap.

Are the One-Spot's available in the UK? If so it might be an option if cheap enough. I know quite a few here on TB use them.

[wdinc01]

Originally Posted by the low one

The battery does last me a few months in the BOD.

I think you just answered your own question.

Although I will say that I use a One-Spot and prefer it over using batteries. Not to mention I've gotten into more boutique/small builders and a lot of them don't even bother with batteries.

So my advice is if you're going to get a One-Spot or something similar, run as many of your pedals off of it as you can to make it actually worth the purchase. Otherwise, just stick to batteries.

Edit: Re-read your first post. If you're only using it for two out of three pedals, may not be worth it. But I would look into it if you're planning to expand your pedalboard.

[Knettgummi]

A OneSpot or similar PSU doesn't weigh much more in your bag than the batteries that you could take out of your pedals, won't risk running out of juice on stage, doesn't require you to unscrew the bottom of your pedals every now and then, is more friendly to the environment than batteries, and is much cheaper to use in the long run (even if it's just powering one or two effects)...