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How do you power your pedalboard?

I have my regulated power converter in the rack with my amplifier and I run the 9V down a shielded line through snake skin along with the instrument cord to the pedal board. I have a molex connector on the rack end and a normal connection into my TU-2 on the other end. I've never noticed any problem with 60 Hz hum or any evidence of voltage drop.
 
My board is a two-level and the second level swivels open to house the power cables (it's a really cool board that someone made and I bought for an ungodly low price on ebay). Because I have multiple pedals with different types of converter connectors, I can't use a one-spot for them all, so I use a power squid under the second level. I plug everything into it and run the single chord out of a whole on the side of the board. Works perfectly.

For my other, smaller setups, I can use the one-spot.
 
My board is a two-level and the second level swivels open to house the power cables (it's a really cool board that someone made and I bought for an ungodly low price on ebay). Because I have multiple pedals with different types of converter connectors, I can't use a one-spot for them all, so I use a power squid under the second level. I plug everything into it and run the single chord out of a whole on the side of the board. Works perfectly.

For my other, smaller setups, I can use the one-spot.


Would love to see pictures of this