Board power supply advice please...

Strymon Ojai, it’s been powering my board for 2 years and it’s been faultless and quite remarkable

 

Eventide PowerMax. Grab it while it's on sale!

Eventide PowerMAX V2 7-Pedal Universal Power Supply by CIOKS

 

Yep, I have two of them. I also have two of the large Trutone supplies, but for a smaller board you can't beat the Eventide/Cioks. If you have a Pedaltrain, the Grip mount is a must for easy no-drill mounting.

 

You can double up some of the ports, each port supplies 500mA. My Ojai is powering a Boss ES-5, a pair of Eventide H9’s, a Strymon Mobius, EHX Hog2, Source Audio After shock, C4 and hub, plus a compressor and a ZFX Mastotron. That’s 10 pedals. All the important stuff is isolated, I have no hums or earth noise and everything is stable. All from a single Ojai unit. All of the Strymon units use the same PSU and the distribution boxes are expandable.

 

The cheap daisy chained one I bought from amazon for like $ 12.00 is dead quiet. It’s only a five device though.

 

This. I absolutely love my PowerMax. I’m powering 10+ pedals on my Pedaltrain Novo 18 smoothly and it’s dead quiet. It’s worth the extra investment. At $167 on Sweetwater right now, it’s hard to beat. There is also a new Eventide Powermini that I’m planning on purchasing for future board expansion (Sweetwater also has a sale on these right now as well).

 

It doesn't get much attention, but I've been using this for a while, it's not terribly expensive, and works well for me. Can change the power supplied on channels when needed. Quiet for me.

http://www.bbesound.com/products/stomp-boxes/supa-charger.aspx

 

Joining the Eventide PowerMAX/CIOKS DC7 choir.

 

Yep, Cioks DC7. Cheaper than the Powermax, exact same thing.

 

look for a pedalboard with power built in

 

Before you can pick a power supply you’ll need to determine what the power requirements are for the pedals you want to use with it.

You’ll need to know what current and voltage each pedal requires and make sure the power supply you’re getting provides those.

Voltages are usually: 9, 12, or 18 volts DC. Some pedals can also be run at higher voltages for more headroom. So that’s something you’ll also need to take into consideration if you plan on doing that. You’ll also encounter the occasional pedal that uses AC rather than DC power. So that’s one more thing to look out for. Some power supplies provide an AC jack. But many don’t.

Current requirements can range from just a few milliamps to over 500mA depending on the pedal. A pedal’s stated current requirement is the minimum amount of current it needs to operate correctly. This is the opposite of voltage, which is usually the maximum voltage you can safely use with it.

So it’s ok to plug a pedal that requires 100mA into a jack the provides 500mA. The pedal will only draw as much current as it needs. It won’t damage a pedal like plugging it into the wrong voltage can.

 

The Strymons have seemed great to me, love their modularity & flexibility of the current available & they've seemed solid & silent. The Zumas give you 12/18V taps if needed.

Haven't tried any of the ones the list so far.

I've had a couple Cioks DC5s & they seemed to work well.

 

Did anyone say Cioks yet?

 

Voodoo Labs has a new offering coming out in July. I like that it is designed specifically for high current draw pedals as all of its ports are 500mA. It also accepts universal power (100v-240v) without having to flip a switch.

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 3 High Current 8-output Isolated Power Supply

Edited to add: I just checked out the Eventide PowerMAX V2 7 suggested by others above. Seems to offer everything the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 3 does and then some for $33 less through Sweetwater (on sale).

 

Severed Asparagus?

 

I've been very happy with my Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2+. Currently running 9 pedals, using the courtesy outlet on the back for the special wall wart my HOG pedal needs.

 

MACRO POWER S12_Shenzhen Mooer Audio Co., Ltd.

I’m using one of these, but the 8 output version as I don’t need the current draw this one offers. The pictures make it look bulky but it fits under my PedalTrain JR with plenty of room to spare. It’s a very solid unit. One switchable output and tons of isolated 9v outputs with up to 500mA isolated, depending on which output you choose.

You can find the 12 output version for $170ish on amazon and I got the 8 output version for less than $100.