How should I power these pedals?

[Faldoe]

I have a DL-4, Pitchfactor, HOG and POG2. Voodoo Labs PP2+ which has the two outputs that can power two of them. I also have a One Spot 9v power adapter and some of the Line 6 Polarity plugs. I know I can power any two of them with the PP2+ but I'm trying to figure out which I could use with a daisy chain and the polarity plugs - if needed - with the One Spot.

What would you do?

[worra]

You have four pedals, the PP2+ has eight outs. Why daisy chain anything?

[fcknoise]

That's a lot of pitch shifting going on. I don't know the draw of any of those except that the PF needs 500mA. The other ones are quite heavy too aren't they? One spot has 1000mA output right? I think if you did the two with the lowest draw on the 1spot you'd be fine. But I thought the pp2+ had more output than that too actually, but it seems like it can't.

Maybe sell the pp2+ and get one of those tiny strymon ojai things?

[Jwar]

Pretty sure the ma draw on the Pitchfactor is around 350. That being said, I have given it less with zero issues.

Since you're asking about polarity, I'm assuming one of those is AC powered? I'd just grab a single wall wart and use the PP+ for the rest. Get a Y connection (current doubler cable, NOT voltage doubler. Be sure you get the right one) and that will ensure the Pitchfactor has enough juice on outlet 5-6.

[Jwar]

Scratch the AC part. Thought maybe the Hog required it. I read it needs a 500 ma plug. There's some I saw for less than 20 bucks. Just make sure you buy the right one.

[echorec]

Those polarity inverters should be universal---like if you bought one from Godlyke for a Power-All, you should be able to use it with a One-Spot or a big box power supply (VL, Strymon, Walrus), so long as the pedal matched the individual port's capacity. I don't know how the PP2 compares to the Zuma specwise, but the Zuma does well with positively-charged pedals (like Moogerfoogers) without any trouble, so long as you use the polarity inverter. Also, on the Zuma you can daisychain a single port, if all the pedals are analog. Ex: a 500ma port could power multiple dirt pedals (60ma + 100ma + 100ma). With what you've got, I wouldn't recommend daisychaining those with either the PP2 or the One-Spot.

I've used a Godlyke Power-All & a One-Spot. Neither one worked well as a standalone power supply and even individual ports rarely worked well with 300ma pedals in a daisy series (Empress pedals, Strymon DIG). There are other companies making these 1600/2300ma supplies and I found them all to be noisy, if you used them for 300-500ma pedals. After a while, both of mine seemed to break down---they'd power pedals (isolated or chained), but there was always unwanted noise, even when I put those yellow isolator tips on the unused daisy links.

If it was me, I would use the PP2 and two isolated power supplies, or upgrade to a different unit (Zuma or a Yankee) to power your whole board. You're talking about plugging in twice (PP2+1-spot) vs needing 3 spots on a power strip (PP2+wall wart + wall wart). You're not really losing much real estate by protecting your pedals and giving them quieter power units.

[Ghost Hip]

That's a lot of pitch shifting going on. I don't know the draw of any of those except that the PF needs 500mA. The other ones are quite heavy too aren't they? One spot has 1000mA output right? I think if you did the two with the lowest draw on the 1spot you'd be fine. But I thought the pp2+ had more output than that too actually, but it seems like it can't.

Maybe sell the pp2+ and get one of those tiny strymon ojai things?

One spots are 2000mA.

[rfurtkamp]

Yea, I'm using a boring ol' One Spot for my master board (before that it was a daisy chain off a single Boss adapter!) since adding the Boss ES-8 switcher (that eats 500ma by itself).

No problems, quiet, cheap.

[Faldoe]

You have four pedals, the PP2+ has eight outs. Why daisy chain anything?

Thanks, Mr. Derp.

Cause only two of the eight outputs can supply enough MA to power the pedals.


Figured it out though. Pitchfactor and Hog are being powered via the PP2+ outputs 5/6 and the one spot is powering the POG2 and DL-4 - With one spot polarity plug.

[worra]

You have four pedals, the PP2+ has eight outs. Why daisy chain anything?

Thanks, Mr. Derp.

Cause only two of the eight outputs can supply enough MA to power the pedals.


Figured it out though. Pitchfactor and Hog are being powered via the PP2+ outputs 5/6 and the one spot is powering the POG2 and DL-4 - With one spot polarity plug.

Yes, sorry, re-read it later but figured you had enough actual help already