Using Ciok Ciokolate in new pedalboard build. Outputs on power supply have options for milliamps. I'm assuming i want to find the specs for each pedal and run each to an output that supplies a milliamp level matching or higher?
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Milliamps?
- Thread starter WharfRat86
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Yes. And don't exceed the total output of the power supply. Good to go. Ask more questions along the way if needed.
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Many pedal power supplies can produce a range of voltages. Some pedals can take a range of voltages, and some are spec'ed for one specific voltage. Don't exceed the max voltage each pedal rated for.
Regarding current: The supply should be capable of continuously providing at least the amount of current each pedal needs. Having excess current capacity is fine. As long as the voltage is set properly, each pedal will pull only the amount current it actually needs.
If the pedal requires more current than the power supply can provide, the voltage will sag and it could damage the power supply or cause it to go into protect mode. It's also possible that everything will continue to work undamaged, but the sound quality will suffer. What happens depends on how the circuit are designed and how they interact.
Here is ohms law: Voltage = Current X Resistance
A DC electronic circuit can be represented as a resistance. Voltage can be thought of as the force that pushes the current through the resistance of the circuit. If the voltage goes up, it tends to cause the device to pass more current.
Current flow produces heat. If the voltage is raised too much, current will exceed the safe limit, and the circuit will be damaged.
Yes. Usually you can find this info on the specifications section on the pedal site or in the pedal's manual, but not always. If you can't find a specific pedal spec, there's usually someone here who knows how to find it or can give an educated guess based on the circuit type.
The oversimplified answer is most pedals draw very low so you wouldn’t need to worry. But the corner case pedals like tube preamps (example) require more than a standard output. The flexibility is what I love about the Cioks.
Use the high mA outputs for those high draw pedals and I wouldn’t worry about the rest.
Use the high mA outputs for those high draw pedals and I wouldn’t worry about the rest.
Digital pedals also have higher draws.
Here's the project list:
-Pedaltrain Classic Pro
-Cioks Ciokolate
-Radial Bassbone
-Aguilar Tone Hammer
-Darkglass Alpha Omega Photon
-Aguilar TLC
-POG2
-JAM Whacko
-JAM Ripply Fall
-MXR Bass Envelope
-MXR Bass Octave
-Keeley Caverns
-Electro-Harmonix Freeze
-BOSS RC-5 Loop Station
-BOSS FV 500H Volume
-TU-3
-Empress Buffer but I don't think I even need it.
I do want to throw a parametric EQ in there but have not decided what. Any thoughts on the EQ, signal chain, or anything would be awesome! Bassbone does have an FX loop. Amp is Darkglass Microtubes 900 v2. I've always been under the impression that Darkglass is geared more towards heavier music which i dont play too often but this Amp sounds amazing clean.
-Pedaltrain Classic Pro
-Cioks Ciokolate
-Radial Bassbone
-Aguilar Tone Hammer
-Darkglass Alpha Omega Photon
-Aguilar TLC
-POG2
-JAM Whacko
-JAM Ripply Fall
-MXR Bass Envelope
-MXR Bass Octave
-Keeley Caverns
-Electro-Harmonix Freeze
-BOSS RC-5 Loop Station
-BOSS FV 500H Volume
-TU-3
-Empress Buffer but I don't think I even need it.
I do want to throw a parametric EQ in there but have not decided what. Any thoughts on the EQ, signal chain, or anything would be awesome! Bassbone does have an FX loop. Amp is Darkglass Microtubes 900 v2. I've always been under the impression that Darkglass is geared more towards heavier music which i dont play too often but this Amp sounds amazing clean.
No, it's not complete.
Fortunately JAM specifies power requirements in their manuals on their website :
For example:
https://www.jampedals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HarmoniousMonkManual_9.12_low.pdf
Fortunately JAM specifies power requirements in their manuals on their website :
For example:
https://www.jampedals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HarmoniousMonkManual_9.12_low.pdf
Awesome! Thanks! All I had to do was look at what came with my pedals. Too easy for me I guess. I'm a master at complicating things.
Yeah I know. You're not the first to say that. HahaYour project/list of fx-pedals is proof of that
If one of your pedals takes more than the power supplies, you can double up with a Y-cable. My El Capistan takes more than my BBE SupaCharger puts out so that's what I have to do.
Some people deliberately starve fuzz pedals for the sound. I've seen a pedalboard voltage control (to be inserted between the power supply and the pedal) sold for this purpose. It's still important to know what you're working with and whether any particular pedal is going to work as intended this way.
True, but AFAIK this does not involve trying to pull more current from the power supply than it is rated for.
Here are the specs for my PPS.
The notes for outputs 7-8:
9V (x2) – Standard 9V With Battery Sag Control
These outputs each have an available 100mA of power, but also allow you to SAG the voltage from roughly 4V to 9V. This feature can be enabled via the bottom panel switches. The SAG control is mostly useful for transistor-based fuzz, octavia, and distortion circuits, as most modern opamp designs are minimally affected by variations in supply voltage. We recommend turning SAG off if you’re going to run digital pedals like delay, chorus, and reverb.
