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VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:40 pm
by Paddyob
I need a small pedal power.

Any opinions on the VOLTO or fuel tank jr?

Any other in the same price range and compact size I should look at?

Thanks!

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:03 pm
by Paddyob
Is this in the right place? Lol.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:25 pm
by PeteeBee
I've looked at voltos a few times. I love the idea and it should meet my needs perfectly. Have no real experience at all though.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:50 am
by TundraSludge
Never used a VOLTO, but I can speak to the Fuel Tank Jr., at least. I currently have two of them, and while they're not necessarily the most exciting power supply, they're small, relatively affordable and they get the job done. I like that each output provides 120mA (as I recall, at least), as that's enough to cover most standard, non-Strymon/Eventide/weird EHX pedals.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:40 am
by 01010111
These are really very different power supplies.

Volto: two outputs, supply a total of 2000ma. Probably a good option if you're looking for something that's super portable. Like busking portable.

Fuel Tank Junior: provides constant 120ma current to five separate isolated power sources.

The Volto's probably not going to run more than three pedals very long before you have to recharge it. Whereas the Fuel Tank can run five pedals at full power for as long as you want and not have any noise from daisy-chaining your power. If you absolutely have to play where you don't have power get the Volto, otherwise get the Fuel Tank Junior.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:17 am
by Paddyob
Ah shoot. I thought the Fuel tank was a chargable power source. All the pics online led me to believe this!

So. Now to rephrase. Lol. Anything comparable to the VOLTO I should consider. :P

It needs to be plug and play for this specific application.

It's a portable demo board for a business. So it needs to go where needed, and have no need to find a plug in. Short usage time is fine. I'm sure an hour max use.

Thanks for the input.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:26 pm
by UnicornTrap
with those needs, I am not aware of anything besides the VOLTO that would do the job.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:01 pm
by Paddyob
That's what I was thinking. At least not at the price point I want. :P

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:06 am
by goroth
Sanyo pedal juice was on the market before the volto.

Haven't used either though.

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:48 pm
by Paddyob
Looks like the pedal juice is three times the cost. Unless I'm looking at the wrong thing....

Re: VOLTO vs Fuel tank jr

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:52 pm
by lordgalvar
You could try this: https://mike-bland.com/2013/01/11/recha ... upply.html, http://guitarlessonswylietexas.blogspot ... pedal.html, http://stinkfoot.se/archives/1057

Joyo: http://www.amazon.com/JMP-01-Portable-E ... B00FL7JZPI

You could try a 12v battery pack and step down the voltage. It would also work well for pedals that need 12v. Wheelchair batteries care 12v and hold a long charge. Or get a Ryobi or cheap 9v tool with a battery and use that. Or 18v and step it down: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18-Vol ... /100086262 that way you'd have a back up.

Just to add: it looks like normal 9.6v batteries work http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/for ... 9/1792847-. Makita style ones are cheap and have a good life. I will check it out in a bit to see if it will power a pedal.

I guess try it at your own risk.