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I'm just getting started in all of this, and have basic electrical knowledge, but from what I have read I am struggling to see the value of expensive power supplies. If you have any sort of USB battery pack, then for £5, from somewhere like AliExpress you can buy a 5v-to-9v converter cable (£2), a daisy chain (£1) and a USB meter (£2 - which you might not need - but in case your power pack has an auto-off and you need something to keep drawing a small load to keep it on).
I'm probably missing something obvious, but wouldn't that be a better power supply than anything running off the mains?
USB power is by far the noisiest as well and the least regulated. Its by far the worst way of powering anything remotely sensitive - and mains is better.
I did give one a go (USB Power bank with high current outputs) as I need quite high current at 12v which most supplies dont do (as well as the juicy wart plus splitters).
By far the best Ive tried for voltage options, and more importantly power are the Cioks. If you need more juice (and they already give 660ma at 9v and 500ma @ 12v on all outputs) you can parallel the outputs. I have the DC7 and DC4 powering one pedal, a midi patchbay, an LED light strip and 3 synth modules, with an output spare. Clean, noise free, highly reliable, stable - something USB supplies just arnt.
Can you clarify what you intend to mean by each of those terms? I'm no expert in the slightest, but what difference are you highlighting between "clean" and "noise free" and in what way is USB power "unreliable" or not "stable"?
Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-3AC SAG Modular
Bit weird having 8x 500ma outputs but it can only handle 2000 mA max. .
Anyone know why on this model (and the ISO-5 Pro and ISO-2 Pro), the total load limit is measured in Watts, but on the ISO-Pro 1 it's mA. Current draw (mA) is what people would want to see because its what's measured most in terms of powering FX pedals isn't it? No one puts wattage requirements on the back of stompboxes. Is that a mistake on Harley Benton's part or am I missing something?
For me at different times that’s been a bunch of the Gigrig stuff, or a Cioks supply (an Adam for a Nano board and a DC7 for a larger one). It hurts at the time but the payoff is just not needing to worry about it thereafter
Could I use the 12v/1A output to power an Effectrode Blackbird with a polarity switcher (the output of the PowerPlant appears to be centre negative, the input to the Blackbird centre positive)?
If I did get the polarity wrong, what would break and how?