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MXR Iso-Brick

Bassmike62

Bassmike62

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Oct 4, 2009
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#1
Has this hit the market yet ? Talks said end of June or July. Anybody got one ?



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#2
Musician's Friend was listing a ship date of June 30th for a while, then it became August 7th. zZounds says August 10th. Sweetwater has them available for preorder with no date. That's where it stands as far as I know.
 
#6
For quick reference (since I was looking for them earlier), Adamixoye got the dimensions from the tech support a few weeks back :

Adamixoye said:
I got an answer on the ISO-Brick dimensions:

Dunlop Technical Support said:
These are the dimensions for the MXR M238 ISO Brick

Length: 4.764"
Width: 2.976
Height: 1.811"
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A little bigger than I was (perhaps unrealistically) hoping, but I have a place for it.
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#11
mmbongo said:
Does look fantastic on paper, but I gotta wonder how that's gonna fit under a PedalTrain without blocking a whole row of outputs.
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I think the Iso Brick might fit the PT Jr if you use right angle plugs. If the chassis is slightly under 3" wide, that means you have 3/4" left for the plugs, as it's 3 3/4" between the rails. Maybe I'll write Dunlop and ask for a ruling.
 
#12
JimmyM said:
I think the Iso Brick might fit the PT Jr if you use right angle plugs. If the chassis is slightly under 3" wide, that means you have 3/4" left for the plugs, as it's 3 3/4" between the rails. Maybe I'll write Dunlop and ask for a ruling.
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@Testing123 already did:

MXR M238 ISO Brick
Length: 4.764"
Width: 2.976
Height: 1.811"


Here's my Decibel11 under my PT Jr.
The dimensions are 5.10" x 3.46" x 1.46" so it's less than a half inch wider than the MXR. It would be a tight squeeze for right angle cables.

Mine is the Hot Stone SM (they no longer make it)
Hot-Stone-SM-Power-Supply

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#13
I see you've got that Hot Stone mounted directly onto the rails. That won't work for the Iso Brick, I don't think, unless I replaced the feet with larger ones, and with the rivets, that could be a pain. I was thinking of tucking mine into the hole inside the rails, which has 3.75" clearance. I think it would make it with the Iso Brick and all right angle plugs.
 
#14
JimmyM said:
I see you've got that Hot Stone mounted directly onto the rails. That won't work for the Iso Brick, I don't think, unless I replaced the feet with larger ones, and with the rivets, that could be a pain. I was thinking of tucking mine into the hole inside the rails, which has 3.75" clearance. I think it would make it with the Iso Brick and all right angle plugs.
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No, it's down in between the rails. Here's what the power supply looks like...everything right under the output jacks (like where those two black screws are) is hidden down in between the rails.

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#15
JimmyM said:
I see you've got that Hot Stone mounted directly onto the rails. That won't work for the Iso Brick, I don't think, unless I replaced the feet with larger ones, and with the rivets, that could be a pain. I was thinking of tucking mine into the hole inside the rails, which has 3.75" clearance. I think it would make it with the Iso Brick and all right angle plugs.
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Hopefully you can see it here. That grey area is the Hot Stone, it sticks up in between the rails and is almost right against the top of the board where the pedals sit. There's about enough room for a small pedal cable or an EBS flat signal cable to squeeze in there. Keep in mind the MXR is a half inch taller AND has two rows of outputs, I just don't see it working. I could be wrong though.

You can see how close it sits to the very top in between these two pedals. Hopefully you can see it hiding in there!

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#16
I'm having a hard time getting the perspective with that picture, I guess. Anyway, it's all a moot point now...I just was turned onto this mounting kit for PT's that Cioks sells for $10 that'll elevate the front of the board by close to 5/8", so I should be able to make the Iso Brick fit no matter what. But as it sits now, the front of the board is elevated by 2 5/8", and I've had a 6-Band EQ mounted under it that's a little over 2" tall with the footswitch and it cleared, so I think I should be good.
 
#18
I wish they had made the MXR Iso-brick thinner so that it would fit under the smaller Pedaltrains (Nano, Mini, Metro, etc.). Comparing it to a current popular power supply that does fit underneath those boards, it has (as near as I can tell) 2700 mA vs. the Cioks DC5's 900 mA and 10 outputs vs. the DC5's 5. Course I guess they figured most wouldn't need all that power for the smaller boards, but still it would have been nice to have the option and they might sell a lot more (judging by the difficulty I experienced in finding a Cioks DC5 in stock recently).
 
#19
Testing123 said:
I wish they had made the MXR Iso-brick thinner so that it would fit under the smaller Pedaltrains (Nano, Mini, Metro, etc.). Comparing it to a current popular power supply that does fit underneath those boards, it has (as near as I can tell) 2700 mA vs. the Cioks DC5's 900 mA and 10 outputs vs. the DC5's 5. Course I guess they figured most wouldn't need all that power for the smaller boards, but still it would have been nice to have the option and they might sell a lot more (judging by the difficulty I experienced in finding a Cioks DC5 in stock recently).
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I do wish they had created a 5 output that is smaller and fits under the boards you mention. Either way I am happy they are creating an iso-brick because the regular brick is horrible. When I used it I got all this electrical buzz in certain rooms which all went away when I switch to the PowerPedal 2. 3 years later and I'm having corrosion issues with it so looks like I'm going with the Iso-Brick.
 
#20
I am pretty happy with my Cioks power supplies, and the voltage/current options for the Iso Brick look to fit within my needs as well. I sent a message to MXR/Dunlop regarding the input power requirement – if it is selectable or fixed based on region (I currently live in Europe but will probably move back to the US within the next 12-18 months or so, flexibility in this regard is important to me).

Reply:
"The M238 Iso-Brick does not have selectable input voltage because it is powered by an external power supply. The recommended ECB009 18VDC 2.0A adapter will be included. The ECB009 is region specific so all you will need to do is get the correct version of the ECB009 for the country you are using the M238 in. Let us know if you have any other questions."

The response poses even more questions.

This is basically another daisy chain in a box, but they have somehow managed to make each output ground isolated? Is the external adapter switching type or transformer – I assume based on the current rating it is digital switching?

I have had mixed to negative experience with daisy chains and digital switching supplies in the past. But maybe MXR/Dunlop has created some voodoo magic for this thing to make it work?
 

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