I've been told by a particularly awesome session player that he has run through a few EBS MultiComps because he used the wrong power supply. Apparently this pedal is very picky.
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EBS Multicomp Power Adapter
- Thread starter DeLucha
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So you suggest that I should only use the company supply? What does this player use now?
bongomania
Commercial User
I don't think it's necessary to use the EBS supply, but it is necessary to use a 9VDC regulated, isolated, center-negative supply. Any one-plug supply is isolated; daisy-chains are not.
Riiight, hahaha. Sorry about that one! Any idea on the EBS Multicomp and Tech 21 Bass Driver DI? I checked the manuals for both, but didn't find any information about polarity
Did you look on the left side of the multicomp?
I checked the manuals for both, but didn't find any information about polarity
BDDI manual said:
And yeah, check the side of the multicomp - it should also indicate centre negative.
My manual must be old. I notice that my Sansamp looks a little different than the newer ones. I guess that solves one problem.. Nothing about polarity on the side of my Multicomp from what I remember, though the same adapter I use for my Sansamp works for my Multicomp, if that means anything.. So, as far as I gather, I shouldn't use a daisy chain with my multicomp, as it should be on its own... I'm running out of space, and wondering what I can daisy chain in order to save space... I also own a Q-Tron, but I'm sure that has to be on its own, from what I remember, and a EHX BMS. Could/should that be daisy-chained with the Sansamp, or am I just overall screwed in terms of space?
bongomania
Commercial User
We are all overall screwed in terms of both space and time. I try not to think about it.
No it's not, because I assume an adapter is not always attached to a powersource - for example if you carry your pedalboard to a gig. If you had a battery installed it would drain battery in the "carrying time" if something's plugged into the input jack.
Anyone got any idea if I can safely use a daisy chain between any two of my pedals listed in the previous post?
bongomania
Commercial User
That would be true if there is nothing plugged into the pedal's individual DC jack; it would not be true if there is a DC cable plugged into the pedal, regardless of whether it's plugged into the wall.
Either way it's weak because the "carrying time" is usually not long enough to drain the battery to where it would be a concern to anyone, even if yes technically it is draining.
Amen!
Whether the daisy chain is connected to a power source or not is irrelevant - the important thing is whether it's plugged into the socket on a pedal or not. The switch that disconnects the battery is purely mechanical.
It means everything! Daisy chain will work between those two pedals, no question about it.
The old style BMS? No - they are 24V.
The new xo bms is 9v, but it can't be daisy chained either- It doesn't work with my DC brick if anything else is plugged into it.
