Shreddy Mercury
Well-known member
I'm considering buying a Temple Audio board to throw a few pedals on, but I'll need some power supply options. I've never built a pedal board. I have a VooDoo Labs Pedal Power 2 (I can't remember if it's the 2 Plus or not, it's in storage currently), but in case I end up needing more power, or if there are supplies that fit their boards better, I'd like to hear some opinions on what fits that board well and supplies plenty of juice for you guys.
If I end up hooking all my current pedals up to fill up the board to give me different overdrives and stuff, here's what I've got:
* 4 9v ports used up to make 2 18v ports to supply my Full Tone Full Drive 2 and my Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive with max voltage. As a side note, if I flip 2 ports over to supply 12v instead of 9v and use 2 ports total instead of 4, will that even do much for the tone or is 18v where it's at?
* 1 9v 250 ma port for my Tube Screamer clone. I know it doesn't need 250ma, but that's the next port in line
* 1 9v 250ma port for the Boss DD20
* 1 9v sag port (will just use full power on this port) for my TC Electronic Flashback Mini, which I may not even use since I've never liked it
* 1 9v sag port for the Dunlop Cry Baby (that doesn't currently work)
That right there uses up the whole power supply. Even if I don't use the TC Mini Flashback and only 2 of the overdrives, that still potentially sucks most of the available juice unless I run the first 2 overdrives at 9/12v and only use up 2 ports. That doesn't leave a lot of room for expansion for a planned chorus, a strobe tuner pedal, a noise suppressor pedal (these florescent lights make for some horrible buzz in here) maybe a phaser of flange, but I don't think I'd ever use a harmonizer pedal unless I got a sweet deal.
If I end up hooking all my current pedals up to fill up the board to give me different overdrives and stuff, here's what I've got:
* 4 9v ports used up to make 2 18v ports to supply my Full Tone Full Drive 2 and my Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive with max voltage. As a side note, if I flip 2 ports over to supply 12v instead of 9v and use 2 ports total instead of 4, will that even do much for the tone or is 18v where it's at?
* 1 9v 250 ma port for my Tube Screamer clone. I know it doesn't need 250ma, but that's the next port in line
* 1 9v 250ma port for the Boss DD20
* 1 9v sag port (will just use full power on this port) for my TC Electronic Flashback Mini, which I may not even use since I've never liked it
* 1 9v sag port for the Dunlop Cry Baby (that doesn't currently work)
That right there uses up the whole power supply. Even if I don't use the TC Mini Flashback and only 2 of the overdrives, that still potentially sucks most of the available juice unless I run the first 2 overdrives at 9/12v and only use up 2 ports. That doesn't leave a lot of room for expansion for a planned chorus, a strobe tuner pedal, a noise suppressor pedal (these florescent lights make for some horrible buzz in here) maybe a phaser of flange, but I don't think I'd ever use a harmonizer pedal unless I got a sweet deal.
