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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Shag101 on October 19, 2007, 02:11:44 PM

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: Shag101 on October 19, 2007, 02:11:44 PM

Hi All,

I have a DOD chorus pedal that has the 1/8" power plug input or the 9v battery input.  
Here's the issue.  To use the 1/8" power supply input, the pedal says you need a 10v power supply.  I do not have one, nor wish to buy one.  

I do have several 9v power supplies with the standard tip (boss pedal style)
Question: Can I cut the plastic piece off the red and black wires that connect to the 9v battery and hard wire a 9v power supply to it?  (Solid black on power supply to red wire on pedal and black/white wire on power supply to solid black on pedal)

thanks
Mr Cheapie  :P

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: WezV on October 19, 2007, 02:18:03 PM

have you tried it with the 9v power supply?

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: Shag101 on October 19, 2007, 02:27:30 PM

Quote from: WezV

have you tried it with the 9v power supply?

nope

all my 9v's have the boss pedal style tip.  

i could cut one and attach a 1/8" tip but it would be a 9v when the pedal calls for a 10v.


thanks

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: badgermark on October 19, 2007, 03:07:50 PM

Gather round as Mr Mark schools you in getting ghetto on your fx.

What to do is find an adaptor that daisy chains your 9V Boss style effects, should be a female connector. Snip this bad boy so you have a connector end and an end where you expose 2 wires, one should be red and the other black/bare.

Now open up your fx box and find the battery clip. Cut the clip part off and strip the wires, a red and a black usually. Now bodge the two reds together and the black with the bare. Give a little bit of solder to hold them together and tape them up for good measure. Now you just have to thread the cable out of the fx box and onto a power supply.

To help illustrate this i present to  you my awesome and jaw dropping pain skillz, and a photo of my pimped Big Muff.

Booya (ignore the mess of my living room floor, was doing some soldering...)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/unsubtle57/19102007.jpg)

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: Shag101 on October 19, 2007, 03:28:25 PM

hahahahahahah

Nice

So basically i should be fine if i just wire it straight to the 9v power supply, if i'm even cheaper and dont want to buy a "adaptor that daisy chains your 9V Boss style effects, should be a female connector."

i just wont have the option to disconnect the power supply as easy as your idea...


thanks

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: badgermark on October 19, 2007, 03:41:22 PM

Yeah that should work, 9V into the battery will make it a happy effect. The only problem you will have is that you will have a pedal almost permanently connected to a power supply. Not idea unless you have a static pedal board.

I'm sure you can pick up a 'proper' version of my mod, but I had the bits lying around and just went for it.

Title: Question of wiring a pedal ghetto style
Post by: Shag101 on October 19, 2007, 03:44:46 PM

cool thanks

i found something that has both a female tip with the proper 9v adapter for it.  i will rip it apart and transfer it to the 9v battery wires on my pedal.  thanks again!!!!