Can i power two 12v pedals with this power supply?

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I've got a Boxking rechargeable battery on my board and want to run two 12v pedals and a couple of 9's
It has one 12v port, an 18v and 24v that are switchable sharing the same single port. How can I run two 12v pedals with this unit? Can I use a y cable to split the 24v supply and run into the two 12v pedals? Maybe use a dummy load so I still use the single 12v port and the second port can act as a singe 12v too?

I'm currently using a 9v to supply one of the 12v pedals but I don't think its working as it should.


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Just split that 12v outlet to both 12v pedals. Use a daisy chain pedal wire. Easy Peasy. It's a 1000 ma so should be fine! Or rewire one adjacent 9v to be 12v .
Thanks, i'll order a split cable for it. It should work better than using the 9v. The lights are dim and I think I've lost a lot of headroom on the pedal running it on 9v instead of the required 12v.
 

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As long as both 12V pedals you want to run draw less than 1A, you're good to go with this plan.
I think they do, its a flyrig and a mooer radar pedal. I made a new mini board and didn't really want to add anything else to it because there's not much room left for anything. I've already had to stack the radar on the power supply which is not ideal.

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The labels should say what they draw. I've been powering 7-8 pedals with two wall warts 500-600ma total for 10 + years. But not a big Tech 21 type.
 

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I doubt the flyrig & the radar will pull more than half an amp between them, so should be fine. Check the pedal labels/manuals/websites if you want to be super safe.

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The screen on the mooer might bump up its current draw a bit, but probably still only 250 - 350 mA.
 

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I doubt the flyrig & the radar will pull more than half an amp between them, so should be fine. Check the pedal labels/manuals/websites if you want to be super safe.
I'll google it. The pedals are fixed to the board with cable ties etc.
I think they will be within the draw rating.

edit, the new fly rig version is 200ma so this old one should be fine.
The radar states 300ma so all good.
 

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The labels should say what they draw. I've been powering 7-8 pedals with two wall warts 500-600ma total for 10 + years. But not a big Tech 21 type.
The tech 21 is still anolog so like 3 normal pedals or less.
It's pretty cool not having to run power to it. Glad I didn't have to use a wall wart to compensate or it would have defeated the purpose of using the battery.

Setup is just one cable to amp, wireless to guitar.
I tested it via the cordless board only with headphones into the radar and that works too for late night practice.
 
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The tech 21 is still anolog so like 3 normal pedals or less.
It's pretty cool not having to run power to it. Glad I didn't have to use a wall wart to compensate or it would have defeated the purpose of using the battery.

Setup is just one cable to amp, wireless to guitar.
I tested it via the cordless board only with headphones into the radar and that works too for late night practice.
I shared a gig two weeks ago with another guitarist who used one of those "rechargeable" power supplies...very intriguing. I still have to run an extension cord to my board, with its regulated power supply. How long does yours run on a single charge? The other guy was diligent about shutting his off between sets, but he went all night without trouble.
To echo what has already been said, you "should" be OK splitting that 12V output.
 

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Just split that 12v outlet to both 12v pedals. Use a daisy chain pedal wire. Easy Peasy. It's a 1000 ma so should be fine! Or rewire one adjacent 9v to be 12v .
+1 Yup, a daisy chain. You could make one very easily, if you have the three required connectors.
 

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I shared a gig two weeks ago with another guitarist who used one of those "rechargeable" power supplies...very intriguing. I still have to run an extension cord to my board, with its regulated power supply. How long does yours run on a single charge? The other guy was diligent about shutting his off between sets, but he went all night without trouble.
To echo what has already been said, you "should" be OK splitting that 12V output.
I have been charging it when it reaches 2 bars on the led meter after many sessions but it's listed at being able to run 5 9v pedals 100ma each for 12 hours continuous use on one charge. It's great for a mini board like this one. In theory i could buy another pair of wireless adapters and setup would be just amp board and guitar with no cables at all.

I'm going to test this board going in to a Marshall acoustic amp. The flyrig has a the tweed sounding sansamp as well as the Marshall drive etc and the Acoustic amp has a di out so if it sounds decent I can use the amp as a monitor for both electric and acoustic and run it through the PA. Could make for a great little setup.
 
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