EHX echo #1 power supply

[marijn van gils]

Hello,

a rather specific question:
The Electo Harmonix Echo #1 manual states that no other power supply should be used but the one included in the box (a 9V 200mA adapter), or it might cause harm to the pedal and/or the power supply. I noticed that this is not a standard phrase used in EHX pedal manuals.

For obvious practical reasons, I would however want to power it with the Voodoolab Pedal Power 2 Plus, using one of it's 9V 250mA outputs.

I'm completely ignorant concerning electronics, so:
can I expect any problems when doing this? Or should it work completely fine?

Thanks!

Marijn

 

[TheWolf]

We have covered this in threads before
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=486713&highlight=EHX+Power+Supply

1. VooDoo PP2 has 4 ouputs that can do either 9V or 12V (outputs 1-4), 2 outputs that can do 9V at 250mA regulated or unregulated (outputs 5 and 6) and 2 outputs that can run from 4v to 9V (outputs 7 and 8). There are dip switches on the bottom to change the voltages on 1-4, regulated or unregulated on 5-6, and 9v or sag voltage on 7-8. You can combine any two outputs to add voltages together with the proper cable. You can reverse polarity on any of the outputs with the proper cable. The only thing it has trouble with are really high draw pedals (digitech whammy).

2. EHX says you are going to break all their pedals if you don't use their special adapter. Make sure your operating voltage is within 10%, and that the polarity is good and the worse thing that will happen is you wont have enough power to run it. No damage to pedal. Occasionally EHX has a pedal that doesn't play nice with others despite good voltage and polarity (Bass Blogger) and then you will have to run it on its own output (if the Blogger is on output 1, then nothing else can be daisy chained on output 1).

3. Yes, you can just plug your QTron PS into the courtesy outlet, but it isn't necessary if you get the right cable.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425611&highlight=EHX+Power+Supply

ETC Good luck its all in the search function, faster way of getting an answer in the AM

 

[marijn van gils]

Thanks!

And sorry, I didn't spot that one...

Best wishes,

Marijn