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Power supplies. I needs one!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:57 pm
by ohyeahfuzzbear
I have been using pedals for about two years now and I have been a complete noob and haven't moved off using batteries for EVERYTHING.
So I am looking for a power supply to power my pedals, I have looked at the diago daisy chain thing and it looks good but I was just wondering what everybody else thinks?
Thanks
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:09 pm
by kim
for fewer pedals and more space/less weight on your board :

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:16 pm
by ohyeahfuzzbear
kim wrote:
for fewer pedals and more space/less weight on your board :

Thanks, who is the power plant made by?

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:39 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:40 pm
by Thom
You can't beat the Diago one IMO.
Quite a few of us on here have one.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:42 pm
by Bacchus
Is that Harley Benton one any good? That's very cheap, no?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:42 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
if this were a poll, i'd have voted one spot. basically they're $20, and i've had problems nil.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:56 pm
by ohyeahfuzzbear
Thom wrote:You can't beat the Diago one IMO.
Quite a few of us on here have one.
Yeah the diago appeals to me the most at the moment, Is there any hum or noise it produces?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:08 pm
by Progrockabuse
carl martin power plant. £29 for a good quality supply ala one spot kinda thing. comes with loads of adapter cables for ehx, battery clip etc and an angeled daisy chain with five outlets. Where abouts in the midlands are You?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:22 pm
by Haze
hotrodperlmutter wrote:if this were a poll, i'd have voted one spot. basically they're $20, and i've had problems nil.
yeah

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:25 pm
by ohyeahfuzzbear
Progrockabuse wrote:carl martin power plant. £29 for a good quality supply ala one spot kinda thing. comes with loads of adapter cables for ehx, battery clip etc and an angeled daisy chain with five outlets. Where abouts in the midlands are You?
the power plant is appealing as I am on a budget. I am in northamptonshire...
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:34 pm
by benecol
ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:Thom wrote:You can't beat the Diago one IMO.
Quite a few of us on here have one.
Yeah the diago appeals to me the most at the moment, Is there any hum or noise it produces?
I had nothing but noise problems with mine, but I was running two delays, a reverb and a trem with mine. I'm alone on the forum in griping about this.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:02 pm
by kim
the harley benton power plant is about 39EUR or so, personally i think for that price other brands with similar features (t rex, voodoo labs, mxr etc) can't beat it, it's been reliable and just does what it has to do. (well it's a bit bigger than a boss sized pedal in length, downside)
downside is it's pretty heavy and takes up the space of a boss sized pedal on your board. if you only neef to power four or so regular pedals maybe the onespot is a better buy because it's smaller but it broke on me after two years of (ab)use.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:10 pm
by Viljami
I own a HB Power Plant, and it's been really good so far. Sure, it takes quite a lot of space, but my pedalboard has space beneath it, where mine fits nicely. I'd get another if mine broke.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:11 pm
by kim
yeah i think i would too, 40eur instead of 140eur on a similar power block from another brand and it does the job just fine.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:44 pm
by Thom
benecol wrote:ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:Thom wrote:You can't beat the Diago one IMO.
Quite a few of us on here have one.
Yeah the diago appeals to me the most at the moment, Is there any hum or noise it produces?
I had nothing but noise problems with mine, but I was running two delays, a reverb and a trem with mine. I'm alone on the forum in griping about this.
Contrary to Tim I have had no noise issues at all, and have powered up to 12 pedals at once, including 2 delays and a trem

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:11 pm
by James
You want one of
these. No question about it.
They've been out of stock for ages, to the extent that people thought they were no longer available, but now have them again.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:16 pm
by Thom
James wrote:You want one of
these. No question about it.
They've been out of stock for ages, to the extent that people thought they were no longer available, but now have them again.
Yes - this is exactly what you want. I have one of these and a Diago and I can't tell any difference.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:46 pm
by taylornutt
What pedals are you powering? It's hard to make a suggestion unless I know what you need to power.
I use the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 mounted under my pedaltrain pro. It works great for me, I am powering different voltage pedals like a DL4, Polychorus, Worm in addition to various 9 volt pedals.
I am sure any similar power brick will work as long as it powers all your pedals without noise.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:31 pm
by sp3k
i was going to buy a harley benton powerplant, but it only has 500ma for all outputs, i think that wouldn't be enough since i have a lot of digital delays and stuff like that. I do like my 1spot, but it's kind of noisie for some pedals, so i use 2 other boss transformers