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apeape
08-02-2011, 11:22 AM
Ive got a reissue Fulltone 70 and an Analogman Astrotone coming soon, i was wondering if i could daisy chain these 2 pedals along with a Tim since its gonna be tight on my incoming pt mini with my dmm on board. Talking about the dmm, can a bbe supacharger power a dmm?
stinkfoot
08-02-2011, 11:30 AM
All three (Astrotone, '70 and Tim) are center negative with regular negative ground, so they should *in theory* work just fine daisy-chained. However, just getting them powered up is one thing - making them work quietly is another...
The DMM (24 volts DC) can be powered from two outputs set to 12 volts (1 and 2, for instance), using this cable (http://stompin-ground.com/products/sgcablepp2.htm#ehmm). It connects the two outputs in series (adding their voltages together for 24vDC) and reverses the polarity, ending up with a center positive 2.5mm plug at the pedal end.
Hugo Da Rosa
08-02-2011, 11:30 AM
You could daisy chain them...but you'll likely run into a lot of noise. Fuzz pedals already don't like being powered with anything other than a battery...let alone a daisy chained power source. Is there any other low current pedal on your board that you could daisy chain?
And yes, you can power a DMM with a BBE but you'll need a series wired Y cable to double the voltage draw of two outlets, giving you the 24v needed to power it.
***edit: stinkfoot beat me to it. :) what he said.
apeape
08-02-2011, 11:58 AM
Alrite thanks. Ill try to see what i could do with the noise when bothe the pedala arrive. Thanks a bunch, and looks like im getting a bbe then. Its isolated power supply right?
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