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Pedalboard Power supply dilemma

Lit311

Lit311

Jul 6, 2016
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I am currently using a power strip as a power supply, but looking to add a pedal and maybe more, so that could get ugly.

My board is very simple. It is made from pallet materials, and sprayed with rubberizer.

All I use is a Line 6 G10 and a Zoom b3. I plan to add a boss Lmb-3 to the mix.

The G10 uses usb power, so that makes things interesting.

One thing I looked at was the Voodoo Power Plus 2, because it has a plug on the front. I could just plus the wall wart for the g10 into that.

Another option is this thing:
WARWICK RockBoard Power LT XL - Black

Has 2 9v outs and 1 usb out. It's recharable and tiny. It would be perfect, as long as I don't plan to add anything. I checked power ratings, and it seems to line up with everything, as long as what I found is accurate. Going cordless would be neat, as it also charges while it's plugged in. While all that seems real neat, it runs $50-70, not sure it's worth it to just make thingd a little less annoying.

So what say ye?
Any experience with the Warwick Rockboard Power xl lt?
Should I just live the power strip life?
Are they any other options to power all 3?

Here is Ghetto Board 1.0

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I don't know about the Rockboard but I'm currently using an Harley Benton powerbank and it's really practical. I have no complains about it.
I use to power a small board with a SA Soundblox 2 Multiwave Bass Distortion, a Line 6 M5 and a Mesaboogie Subway DI, and I plays 3 hours gigs and there's still power left for about 1 to 2 hours.
I like that I don't need to bring a big power extention to the gigs, that I can minimize the amount of cables and this way I can power my pedals independently of the power of the bar or venue.
And right now I'm using it to charge my phone.
 
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FWIW: I decided to throw caution to the wind, and picked up a USB-Barrel adapter (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G3ERI42), a reverse polarity adapter (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBG5QE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and a daisy chain cable (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WITO1J2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and was able to power my board with a regular power brick (I tried a couple). For under $25 this was a pretty cheap experiment.

After I was able to play for a 2 hour practice without making a dent in powerbrick's power, I decided to try it at a gig. Talk about easy setup! The brick fit under my board, so I just velcro'd it there, making it easy to take of and charge. I do disconnect the power when I'm not using it, but I am happy with the solution. The board I powered (it's plugged into a traditional wall wart in this picture):

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I have a Rockboard LT XL and use it for my SpectraDrive, Polytune and G10 (but don't charge it from the Rockboard). If I add more pedals (or more consuming ones), it's draining really fast. Not sure how much consumes your Zoom unit.

Rockboard LT XL is bad with those scenarios:
1. recharging battery while powering your pedals
2. providing isolated power outlets (9v outputs are not isolated and when you use both, noise is added)

It's possible though to add a 5v USB outlet to a regular 9v power supply (like Strymon Ojai). You'll need the Bright Switch pedal and the current doubler cable (Voodoo Lab makes ones).
 
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Lit311 said:
I am currently using a power strip as a power supply, but looking to add a pedal and maybe more, so that could get ugly.

My board is very simple. It is made from pallet materials, and sprayed with rubberizer.

All I use is a Line 6 G10 and a Zoom b3. I plan to add a boss Lmb-3 to the mix.

The G10 uses usb power, so that makes things interesting.

One thing I looked at was the Voodoo Power Plus 2, because it has a plug on the front. I could just plus the wall wart for the g10 into that.

Another option is this thing:
WARWICK RockBoard Power LT XL - Black

Has 2 9v outs and 1 usb out. It's recharable and tiny. It would be perfect, as long as I don't plan to add anything. I checked power ratings, and it seems to line up with everything, as long as what I found is accurate. Going cordless would be neat, as it also charges while it's plugged in. While all that seems real neat, it runs $50-70, not sure it's worth it to just make thingd a little less annoying.

So what say ye?
Any experience with the Warwick Rockboard Power xl lt?
Should I just live the power strip life?
Are they any other options to power all 3?

Here is Ghetto Board 1.0

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What kind of "rubberizer" did you use? I have a bunch of Ikea "pallets" just waiting for a touch of paint and "road-worthy-ing"...

pedalboard 1.JPG
 
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Lit311 said:
All I use is a Line 6 G10 and a Zoom b3. I plan to add a boss Lmb-3 to the mix.
Click to expand...

For a couple bucks from Ebay (or whatever) you can buy a Y cable that'll take the end of your current wallwart and split it into two ends.

This one has three, but then I didn't really search very hard because it's not my problem. :)

Put the power strip across the top, and suddenly all the room in the world for your LMB2.


(oh, the start of this thread is from April, so I assume you've long since moved on; sorry)
 
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