Reverberators, Noise, and Trouble-shooting...

[Ryan]

Cool, let's make a plan when you're ready!

*edit* rats :(

[BigRedOne]

I use my Reverberator with a Fuel Tank Classic, but I took the precaution of using a Diago isolator adapter with the pedal (the FT 9v outputs aren't isolated) and it works fine. However, i think the 12v slots are both isolated, so you could use that.

[Ryan]

I've never heard of that Diago isolator adapter before, that's pretty cool.. gotta get me one!

[myrrh]

Wow! I have to try that.

[Ryan]

I've got a Fuel Tank Jr. and a Diago Isolator coming in the mail... the ultimate showdown of good vs hum!

[bronzetalon]

I've got a Fuel Tank Jr. and a Diago Isolator coming in the mail... the ultimate showdown of good vs hum!

I have a fuel tank jr, the RRR hums with the CCv3 but not on my PP+. Check and see if you see the same thing.

[Ryan]

Does the CCv3 hum with the Jr? I'd expect it to since it needs 125mA.. I think that's why the RRR hums with it, not enough current...

[bronzetalon]

The RRR hums when on when the CCv3 is in the chain but all pedals work.

[Ryan]

Geez RRRs are touchy! Still surprised the Jr. can handle the Cosmi too... I'll let you know if the Isolator Adapter works!

[myrrh]

Yes tell us when that arrives, Im curious about that one. For now I just use a different adapter for the Reverberator.

[yallerhon]

No hum or hiss with either my RRR or CCv3 off my Fuel Tank Jr.

[jmoote]

Just got an RRR for the first time. I plugged it in using a strymon power supply that comes with the Timeline, Mobius, etc. which is supposed to be 1000 mA. It works great with other pedals but it does seem cheap compared to something like a OneSpot.

Anyway, lots of noise with the RRR (and a bit of noise if I use it with the Cosmichorus). The Cosmichorus is silent on a PP2+ so I suspect when I get time to plug the RRR into that as well it will be fine.

[Ryan]

No hum or hiss with either my RRR or CCv3 off my Fuel Tank Jr. :)

Cool! Is it a hard-click RRR?

Just got an RRR for the first time. I plugged it in using a strymon power supply that comes with the Timeline, Mobius, etc. which is supposed to be 1000 mA. It works great with other pedals but it does seem cheap compared to something like a OneSpot.

Anyway, lots of noise with the RRR (and a bit of noise if I use it with the Cosmichorus). The Cosmichorus is silent on a PP2+ so I suspect when I get time to plug the RRR into that as well it will be fine.

When a company gives you a power supply it's because it costs them basically nothing, is almost always unregulated and unfiltered, and it means that their pedal is probably internally regulated/filtered in a way that it doesn't care what you plug into it. Digital pedals that digitize the whole signal can get away with this pretty easily.

The RRR is a mix of analog and digital and the digital section is spread over 3 separate chips, not the usual one big chip that does everything, and it's picky about the power that's plugged in.

[jmoote]

Strymon claims an analog dry path, but yes I suspect there is tons of internal power regulation and filtering and all it really needs to see is the voltage with enough current and it can go from there.

Given my success with the Cosmichorus (and just about any other pedal) on the PP2+ I am not worried.

[yallerhon]

No hum or hiss with either my RRR or CCv3 off my Fuel Tank Jr.

Cool! Is it a hard-click RRR?

It's a hard-click teal on-the-airberator, part of the all-Dr-Sci board I posted on your FB wall the other day