Absolute best on board Power system

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mathias wrote:
PumpkinPieces wrote:Also, dumb side question if a pedal can run 9-18v, 12v will work right? Just making sure you can go in between or if it is only 9 OR 18.
12V will be less headroom than 18V for the pedals that go 9-18V (or for modulation effects, it sometimes means less rate than 18V, though that's not always true.)

Any pedal that specifically is 18V (which I haven't really heard of, but I suppose there's some oddball digital pedals out there) might have issues.
Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D. wrote:mathias beat me to it. but yea the general rule is that if you go under voltage, you don't risk damaging the pedal, but it may not have enough juice to power.

so in theory if your pedal can run on 9v -18v, 12v should be okay.

i'm not an expert, this is just what i've picked up on here and various places on the internet.
Cool, I run my Elements and EQD Monarch at 18V right now but wouldn't mind bumping the Elements down to 12V when I get this power supply of perfection. :excellent:
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Honestly, I seriously doubt you'd notice the head room difference from 12 to 18. I think half the time people are just making that shit up. Unless it's at extreme volumes. For a pedal like the Elements, it has so much freaking headroom at 9v, it's crazy.
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jwar wrote:Honestly, I seriously doubt you'd notice the head room difference from 12 to 18. I think half the time people are just making that shit up. Unless it's at extreme volumes. For a pedal like the Elements, it has so much freaking headroom at 9v, it's crazy.
Yeah, honestly I just run it at 18v so I can use my other 9v outlets for other pedals. MOAR PEDALS.
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Somewhere in one of the elements threads I posted a shootout of 9 vs 12 vs 18 volts and through my rig there was no audible difference.
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