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HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
edited June 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
fuckin batteries, just last night i put a new battery in my Boss DD-3 since i havent used it in a while...i wake up this morning to play and im just playing a long and i hit my delay and the batttery died over night...fuckin christ...a 2 pack of 9v cost 5-6$
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    didn't unplug the input, eh?
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    digital effects are a bitch. That's why I have adaptors.
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    exhausted wrote:
    didn't unplug the input, eh?

    shit thats what u gotta do? lol

    yeah i have adaptors for 2 of my pedals, the other 3 or 4 i dont...i run through batteries like every other day...adaptors are expensive, like 20$ just for 1
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    shit thats what u gotta do? lol

    yeah i have adaptors for 2 of my pedals, the other 3 or 4 i dont...i run through batteries like every other day...adaptors are expensive, like 20$ just for 1

    Ebay my friend

    $5 to 6 for a 2 pack, the adaptor pays for itself in 3 trips to the store.

    I've got a switchmode power adaptor that runs everything I have, I payed around 50 bucks for it.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    shit thats what u gotta do? lol

    yeah i have adaptors for 2 of my pedals, the other 3 or 4 i dont...i run through batteries like every other day...adaptors are expensive, like 20$ just for 1

    unplug the ones running off batteries, yes.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    exhausted wrote:
    unplug the ones running off batteries, yes.

    how long do they last usually?
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    shit thats what u gotta do? lol

    yeah i have adaptors for 2 of my pedals, the other 3 or 4 i dont...i run through batteries like every other day...adaptors are expensive, like 20$ just for 1


    If you got adaptors for 2 pedals, depending on what they are get the chain and run one power supply thru all of them. I don't have problems, when I actually use more than one pedal, which is extremely rare.

    Hey heres an idea, screw it, get rid of all the pedals!!! Play straight in the amp!
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    how long do they last usually?

    depends on the current draw of the pedal. as you just learned with the delay, you're getting maybe 12-14 hours out of it.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    If you got adaptors for 2 pedals, depending on what they are get the chain and run one power supply thru all of them. I don't have problems, when I actually use more than one pedal, which is extremely rare.

    Hey heres an idea, screw it, get rid of all the pedals!!! Play straight in the amp!

    it doesnt do well when you got a Marshall MG10 Mini Amp thats a piece of crap
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  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    I have found that many of my pedals sound much better with cheapo 99 cent 9 Volts, so I save the cash now. A pedal snake, Pedal Power, etc will pay for itself, but many of pedals don't have a DC input. I have found that many people will toss in a battery kill switch to one of the knobs for little money and it is the nicest mod I have ever used on a pedal. I hate having to dis connect. You may find this to be one of the perks of paying out the ass for some boutique pedals, but I also beleive the parts are cheap and you can do the mods your self.
    My boost pedal will last over a week without disconnecting and that seems to be average for many of my boxes.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    I'm glad my pedalboard has 9v plug-ins...otherwise i wouldn't be able to afford all the damn 9v batteries.

    HailHail...my advice is to get a Boss TU-2 tuner and then get a daisy chain. The TU-2 can power up to 8 pedals. Also, the NS-2 (noise reducer) also can be used with the daisy chain, as well as the LS-2? (Line Selector).
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Power supplies are a godsend. I thank god every day for my Pedal Power 2. There are cheaper supplies for $20-40 that will power up to 6 or 8 pedals.

    Most pedals use the input jack as the master power switch... when a cable is plugged in, it will draw juice on "stand-by." It'll last longer than with the effect on, but still draws juice.

    Digital effects, especially time-based digital (chorus, echo, delay, reverb) use batteries the worst. The nice thing is you can take that "dead" battery out of your digi delay and put it in a distortion or overdrive, and recycle it. The batteries aren't shot, they just can't supply the amperage that digital pedals want to see.
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  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    Got a dollar store where you live, batteries usually can be had for two for a buck. I stock up for cheap until I get a supply for my tu-2.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    oyster jelly wrote:
    Got a dollar store where you live, batteries usually can be had for two for a buck. I stock up for cheap until I get a supply for my tu-2.

    I used to do that, too, but some of those cheap batteries can't supply the amperage to a digital pedal, even right out of the packaging. I know my DigiVerb would only work with name-brand batteries.

    Get one of these, after 8 packs of batteries you'll be ahead:

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/155051/
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    I used to do that, too, but some of those cheap batteries can't supply the amperage to a digital pedal, even right out of the packaging. I know my DigiVerb would only work with name-brand batteries.

    Get one of these, after 8 packs of batteries you'll be ahead:

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/155051/

    i was thinking of just getting a pedal board that has a AC Adaptor to it
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    wait
    say i have an adaptor already, can i just get a daisy chain and connect the plug into the daisy chain and put the daisy chain plugs into my pedals?
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    say i have an adaptor already, can i just get a daisy chain and connect the plug into the daisy chain and put the daisy chain plugs into my pedals?


    I don't know of any that would do that, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

    The Godlyke is the cheapest one I'd use, after that I'd look at the Dunlop DC Brick, the VHT Valvulator, or the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power II. I use the PP2.
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,133
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    I don't know of any that would do that, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

    The Godlyke is the cheapest one I'd use, after that I'd look at the Dunlop DC Brick, the VHT Valvulator, or the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power II. I use the PP2.

    i was looking at the DC Brick
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore
  • MissYouAllDayMissYouAllDay Posts: 939
    What drives me nuts is that on my TS9 it says nowhere on it what ampage it needs. I have heard 200, but you can't even find adapters that low alot of places.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    MissYouAllDay wrote:
    What drives me nuts is that on my TS9 it says nowhere on it what ampage it needs. I have heard 200, but you can't even find adapters that low alot of places.


    Tubescreamers and overdrives in general don't need a lot of power... you can use the cheapest batteries, or the batteries your digital pedals won't work with anymore, and they'll last forever. But that doesn't mean you can't give them a little more. You're pretty much safe with any of the Boss-type power supplies.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    MissYouAllDay wrote:
    What drives me nuts is that on my TS9 it says nowhere on it what ampage it needs. I have heard 200, but you can't even find adapters that low alot of places.

    40mA.

    and an adapter will only put out what it needs to so as long as you've got one that will put out at least 40mA in that case.
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