AC Adapter?

[KokoTele]

Not too long ago I saw something mentioned in a post about a great AC adapter. It wasn't a One-spot, but I think it did come with a daisy-chain adapter.

What are good options? I'm finally going get more than just my TU-2 tuner, so it makes sense to get juice and rig up a pedal board.

[telemann51]

It has a daisy chain cable, a bunch of short adapters for different brands of pedals, and puts out a lot of power. A very similar one, possibly identical, is sold under the name of Maxon. It has adequate output (up to 1.7 amps) for anything. By contrast, a Boss PSA has a rating of only 200 mA. You have to be careful not to let the unused power plugs in the daisy chain to come in contact with any of the pedals. I got a loud hum when that happened.

I paid something like $39.99. At the time, I also looked at the One-Spot. Similar capabilities. I think the one I got had more adapters or something.

[KokoTele]

Godlyke, that was it! I'm curious about the extension jacks, though. The info on his site says that there's an extension for pedals that have reverse polarity tips, but I thought that required some special deal, like transformer isolation, because it meant the ground was reversed. Does it really work?

[genelovesjez]

It should work - you can actually buy a short adapter (about 4 inches) that will reverse polarity. I have one, and it works fine (using it with a Fulltone '69) with a regular Boss adapter.

[KokoTele]

Looks like the main difference is that the Godlyke has about 75% more juice available, in case you're a real pedal freak. I'm going to be up to two, with maybe a third added in a few months, so I think the one-spot will do me just fine. Particularly since it costs half as much!

[telemann51]

Originally Posted by eryque

Looks like the main difference is that the Godlyke has about 75% more juice available, in case you're a real pedal freak. I'm going to be up to two, with maybe a third added in a few months, so I think the one-spot will do me just fine. Particularly since it costs half as much!

I was thinking the same way but then I decided to go for the bigger supply because it isn't that much more money. Yes, it's nearly twice as much but the difference is like three sets of strings. I use it on a pedal board powering 5 things. You can use a Boss daisy chain cable out from your TU-2 tuner and power lots more stuff. I figure it's all the power supply I'll ever need even if I go crazy on pedals and I never have to worry if there's enough power.