The gear thread

[Nebulous]

LMAO. Nicely spotted

[Pethical]

not sure if this should be in the techniques thread, the computer questions thread or this but i'll try my luck here and hopefully someone can help me out:

i bought in the u.s. an eventide time factor delay pedal (which is awesome) but am wondering how to operate it properly here.

its 9v but 1200 mA.

(i have the original american adapter)

now i take it if i plug that into a generic plastic adapter into the wall it will either a) a-splode or b) not work at all

i also have a dodgy korjo step up/down? converter which has input of 240v 50Hz and output of 115VAC 24VA 210mA MAX.

so i also take it that if i plug it into this it will totally fuxor.

so what can i buy/do that will make my pedal operable in australia? do they sell 9v 1200mA power packs?

thanks

[bsercombe]

Yes, you should be able to get 9v 1200ma easily- but you might have to replace the plug on it that goes into your pedal. This might be tricky as sometimes the plug needs to be a specific polarity. You can also buy wall wart packs which have a switch for different outputs too, so you can buy a 9v one and switch from 200ma up to 2a or something. They often come with a lot of different adaptors so that they can plug into different sockets in whatever device you want to power. Most electronics shops stock these things. Try your local Tandy or Dick (head) Smith. The shop assistants should be able to help you (or call someone in the store who can). If you're using the one multi-output device for more than one appliance be very careful to check the current setting each time you plug it in to something or..... FUXOR!

[Pethical]

haha alrighty i'll give dh smith a go in the next few days and let you know cheers

[Pethical]

huzzah! jaycar and bsercombe to the rescue. thankyou

[StephenSLR]

Originally Posted by bsercombe

Yes, you should be able to get 9v 1200ma easily- but you might have to replace the plug on it that goes into your pedal.

Just this week my Zoom 9V 1000mA transformer stuffed. I'm sure it the lead wires have work hardened and snapped, it would be great if the box wasn't plastic moulded. I'm tempted to go it with a hacksaw/dremel and solder the wires up. Then there is the issue of boxing it back up again - gaffa should do it.

Peth, just make sure you get at least the number of mA you need, for instance if you get 9V 1500mA your appliance will only draw what it requires - 1200mA.

A 9V 500mA (common) will not be enough to power it properly, I tried a 9V 300mA and the Zoom keeps switching off.

Also as bsercombe says polarity is crucial, the plug will have a +ve and -ve, reversing these could blow your effects.

Yes those multi volt transformers are crap, you don't want it accidentally switching to 12V.

Let me know how you go, I may have to do the same.

s

[Pethical]

what i actually ended up doing was using my american power pack with an australian transformer. so that the transformer changes the wattage and the power pack does the rest

[bsercombe]

Hah I'd have never thought of that! Well done!

[Pethical]

[DirTh]

Would it be wise to buy the boss compressor/sustain pedal to make my amp louder for solos. I tried out the Behringer preamp pedal and the boost n buff and they both equally did fuck all apart from maybe a slight insignificant volume boost.

Or if any one knows a pedal which will do exactly what i'm after please tell me

[Lord Tim]

Try an EQ pedal in the effects loop. That way it's after the preamp and you can tailor the sound to give you some more upper mids to cut through over the top of the other guitars and a little bit of volume boost.

If you run your effects before the amp input, it's before the preamp stage and won't be good for anything other than giving you more sustain or distortion, and usually will screw up the sound a little bit if you're happy with your tone already.