Voodoo Labs Iso 5, PP2, and Castledine Supra Vibe Question

[brettmoor]

So my Castledine Supra Vibe came in today (!!) and I'm trying to figure out if I can run it off my ISO 5's 18v outlet. The Vibe requires (according to the manual) 18v and at least 150 mA. The Iso 5's dedicated 18v outlet only provides 100mA according to their manual. But if I'm not running any high current pedals off the rest of the ISO 5 (KOT, Mad Professor FGC, and a Turbo Tuner), will the Vibe run fine?

[somemaycallmetim]

I wouldn't risk it and learn the hard way.
I believe an iso 5 has 5 isolated outputs but a 6th can be shared with the 300 ma slot. So buy the doubling cable for those two slots to have 18v at 300ma which will still be isolated

[t.hendrix]

pick up a boss adapter,, 12.00...... well worth it.
also congrats on the supra vibe.... i love mine.

[somemaycallmetim]

My bad, that is a 9v and 12v that are on the same out. You could still get the coupler and run the klon at 12v and see if you get noise problems.

[imguitardan]

Contact Stu.

[jnepo1]

Originally Posted by brettmoor

So my Castledine Supra Vibe came in today (!!) and I'm trying to figure out if I can run it off my ISO 5's 18v outlet. The Vibe requires (according to the manual) 18v and at least 150 mA. The Iso 5's dedicated 18v outlet only provides 100mA according to their manual. But if I'm not running any high current pedals off the rest of the ISO 5 (KOT, Mad Professor FGC, and a Turbo Tuner), will the Vibe run fine?

No, that will not work. The 18V tap on the ISO-5 is isolated like the other taps. The high mA tap (9V and 12V) share the 300mA share the same isolation from the others. The 18V tap has a 100mA headroom, plugging in an 18V effect that needs 150mA is just under-powering the effect. It may work for a short period, and then shut down.

[brettmoor]

Originally Posted by jnepo1

No, that will not work. The 18V tap on the ISO-5 is isolated like the other taps. The high mA tap (9V and 12V) share the 300mA share the same isolation from the others. The 18V tap has a 100mA headroom, plugging in an 18V effect that needs 150mA is just under-powering the effect. It may work for a short period, and then shut down.

Word. I'm just gonna go into town tomorrow and get a dedicated 18v wall wart.

[jnepo1]

Originally Posted by brettmoor

Word. I'm just gonna go into town tomorrow and get a dedicated 18v wall wart.

Before you do that, I would suggest contacting the manufacturer and ask the actual mA that the unit needs. You never know, they may say that it requires less that what is stated.

Malekko has a rating of 200mA at 9V for the 616. Although the sticker next to the DC tap states that, the actual power requirements is 9V @ 40mA. Some manufacturers overstate the power requirements should you decide to power thei units w/ a dedicated wallwart. It is well worth the time to contact the manufacturer. You never know, 100mA @ 18V may be all you need.

[brettmoor]

Originally Posted by jnepo1

Before you do that, I would suggest contacting the manufacturer and ask the actual mA that the unit needs. You never know, they may say that it requires less that what is stated.

Malekko has a rating of 200mA at 9V for the 616. Although the sticker next to the DC tap states that, the actual power requirements is 9V @ 40mA. Some manufacturers overstate the power requirements should you decide to power thei units w/ a dedicated wallwart. It is well worth the time to contact the manufacturer. You never know, 100mA @ 18V may be all you need.

I just fired off an email to Stu so we'll see what he says.

[Josh Fiden]

Originally Posted by brettmoor

So my Castledine Supra Vibe came in today (!!) and I'm trying to figure out if I can run it off my ISO 5's 18v outlet. The Vibe requires (according to the manual) 18v and at least 150 mA. The Iso 5's dedicated 18v outlet only provides 100mA according to their manual. But if I'm not running any high current pedals off the rest of the ISO 5 (KOT, Mad Professor FGC, and a Turbo Tuner), will the Vibe run fine?

The Voodoo Lab ISO-5 will work fine. We rated this supply very conservatively. The original design objective was 400mA for the 9V/12V out and 150mA for the 18V out. It probably should have been labeled that way.

Any question, let me know.

Regards,

Josh Fiden
Founder / CEO
www.voodoolab.com

[jnepo1]

Originally Posted by Josh Fiden

The Voodoo Lab ISO-5 will work fine. We rated this supply very conservatively. The original design objective was 400mA for the 9V/12V out and 150mA for the 18V out. It probably should have been labeled that way.

Any question, let me know.

Regards,

Josh Fiden
Founder / CEO
www.voodoolab.com

Thanks for the info Josh, good to know!

[jnepo1]

Brettmoor: Just to let you know, the Supra Vibe actually only draws 45mA. The Dunlop 18V power adapter used for the Supra Vibe is rated at 150mA, hence to printed recommendation. So you will be perfectly fine powering the Supra Vibe via the 18V tap off of the ISO-5.

[jayb6120]

Whenever a manufacture states that a pedal needs a certain adapter at 9 or 18 volts at 100 or 200ma doesn't mean that's what the pedal draws. That's usually in accordance to what adapter they have available for sale to power it.

I ran into that a while back because I have a Micro Q-tron and on the EHX site it says they recommend a 100ma 9V adapter which seemed off to me because I Know of several envelope none of which consume near 100ma. I tested it and it only draws 2.43ma while on and 1.7ma in bypass mode. EHX was just recommending their adapter, not what the pedal actually consumes.