Need pedalboard Power supply unit that can handle both an Eventide Mod and Timfactor

[Grun]

I have both a modfactor and a timefactor (plus a few other sundries). Each of the 'factors has a 1200 ma power supply. Voodoo Labs T-REX and other multi pedal board power supplies appear to deliver in the 300 ma range tops. Is there any 'one box' power supply that can reliably power my whole pedal board, or should I just invest in a power strip?

Thanks

[Magnustveiten]

Maybe the Burkey Flatliner can do the job...

[GtrWiz]

I had Martin at LA Sound Design make a custom jobber for me. He's a freakin' Jedi!!!

[nibus]

Originally Posted by GtrWiz

I had Martin at LA Sound Design make a custom jobber for me. He's a freakin' Jedi!!!

Tell us more - how much, who to contact, links etc.

[Grun]

Originally Posted by Magnustveiten

Maybe the Burkey Flatliner can do the job...

Thanks. This unit does appear to exist a cut above the fray, but it specifies capacity for only (1) 1000 ma device.
I am trying to power (2) 1200 ma boxes plus a few other less demanding (in terms of current draw) effects.

[GtrWiz]

Originally Posted by nibus

Tell us more - how much, who to contact, links etc.

not sure how much, it was part of a pedal rack that they put together for me. You can contact them here: www.lasounddesign.net
Dave Phillips, and Martin Golub

[cube]

i asked eventide about it and got this answer
"
Congratulations on your new TimeFactor and ModFactor! We hope they bring you many years of audible pleasure!

Part of what makes our stompboxes so unique from all others is our effects and how they run. Think of our stompboxes as mini-versions of our rack gear. Depsite the lack of processing power of their rack mountable predecessors, our stompboxes require specific power rating. Each box requires the amount of power that our power supplies provide, although I understand other customers are using other manufacturer's with success. We note that this is done to the owner's risk as we provide warranty support for a box damaged as a result.

You may want to reference our online Stompbox Support forum for any customers that have found a way to run both boxes off one psu, but I am not aware of this. The forum is also just a great reference tool in general. Please indulge.

Best of luck and enjoy!

Kind Regards,

D. Rooney
Audio Support Technician
Eventide Inc. "

[mild]

LA Sound Design has a listing under the "Custom" section of the website... "Custom Power Supply - 16 taps - $350"

Yeeeouch. Still, if it did everything you needed, and was a toroidal/isolated power system...

[pdouds]

dang, i think i'll stay with the freakin' wall warts. way too much dough for my checkbook.

[starfish]

I sincerely believe that a single One Spot paired with the daisy chain cable and two Line6 converter cables will do it. Eventide's power supply is rated at 1200ma but the likely current draw of the Timefactor is peak around 600-800ma depending on whether you are using midi or not. I suspect the normal draw is probably no more than 500ma. The One Spot provides 1700ma and would be more than enough to power both pedals. You need the Line6 2.5mm converter cable which also flips the polarity.

Get a VL PP2+ for the rest of your pedals and be done with it. There is clearly a market need for a more powerful "does it all" power supply. No one has really nailed it yet.

[frisco]

Just plug a short power strip into the courtesy outlet of a VL PP2+ and plug in your wall warts. Skip the One Spot, you don't need it. I've got 12 pedals of various voltages, as well as ac and dc, all running quietly off of one PP2+.

[TheGigPig]

Originally Posted by starfish

I sincerely believe that a single One Spot paired with the daisy chain cable and two Line6 converter cables will do it. Eventide's power supply is rated at 1200ma but the likely current draw of the Timefactor is peak around 600-800ma depending on whether you are using midi or not. I suspect the normal draw is probably no more than 500ma. The One Spot provides 1700ma and would be more than enough to power both pedals. You need the Line6 2.5mm converter cable which also flips the polarity.

Unfortunately this doesn't work well. Yes, it may power both pedals but the main issue is isolation. The effects will be noisy and sound less than stellar if not using a high quality isolated supply. Also don't forget that you should never operate a supply at its peak capacity. As a rule of thumb you want to use up to half the current draw rating on the supply. After this the supply will start to struggle. I dare say that drawing 1600 ma from a 1700ma supply may be putting out around 7.5V, maybe less.
The Timefactor in particular may have something strange going on as I have tried it with several supplies including ones of much better quality and it always sounded best on the original supply. Certainly as soon as you start to chain it it started throwing hissy fits.

[ljdsam]

Would a Diago Power station do the job? It's a Daisy chain, but I think it packs a considerable amount of ampage.

[starfish]

Originally Posted by TheGigPig

Unfortunately this doesn't work well. Yes, it may power both pedals but the main issue is isolation. The effects will be noisy and sound less than stellar if not using a high quality isolated supply. Also don't forget that you should never operate a supply at its peak capacity. As a rule of thumb you want to use up to half the current draw rating on the supply. After this the supply will start to struggle. I dare say that drawing 1600 ma from a 1700ma supply may be putting out around 7.5V, maybe less.
The Timefactor in particular may have something strange going on as I have tried it with several supplies including ones of much better quality and it always sounded best on the original supply. Certainly as soon as you start to chain it it started throwing hissy fits.

This hasn't been my experience though I have not chained the Modfactor and Timefactor. I have chained the Timefactor and other center+ 9v effects (using proper polarity cables) on the One Spot with zero noise issues. Also, the One Spot is regulated so it puts out 9v even when pushed. You may certainly run into over-voltage and under-voltage with unregulated supplies. Again, I think max draw will be around 1000-1200ma with both the TF and MF. They don't draw 800ma each under normal operating conditions.

[pdouds]

Originally Posted by frisco

Just plug a short power strip into the courtesy outlet of a VL PP2+ and plug in your wall warts. Skip the One Spot, you don't need it. I've got 12 pedals of various voltages, as well as ac and dc, all running quietly off of one PP2+.

that's what i did, and it worked great.