But, as we now know, a pedal will only draw as much current as it needs, so any adaptor with a higher current rating than recommended is perfectly safe. A n adaptor with a lower current rating than required may not be able to supply sufficient power for the pedal to operate as intended. It does not mean you should avoid using an adaptor capable of delivering more than 300 mA. But this is simply the pedal manufacturer’s recommendation for the adaptor’s maximum rated current. In this example, the addition of “max” to “300 mA max” is particularly confusing.
Instead the power adaptor simply presents a voltage to the pedal and the pedal draws the current it needs from the adaptor. No, it won’t damage your pedal all. Do not think of power adaptors pushing current into our effects pedals. “The label on my pedal says “300 mA max” but my adaptor gives out 1000 mA. If the DC voltage is too low the sound quality will suffer or the pedal may not switch on. If we use an adaptor that supplies AC voltage into our pedal instead of DC, or DC of the wrong polarity, or too high a voltage, the pedal won’t work and there is a chance we could destroy the pedal.
Polarity (which way the DC voltage is presented to the pedal) is denoted by a little symbol that looks like two connected balls that tells us which part of the plug is + (positive) or – (negative), like this… Most guitar effects pedals don’t use AC power.ĭC voltages are labelled V DC, or with DC symbol of a broken line under a solid line, like this: 9 V ⎓. AC voltage is denoted by “AC V”, or “V AC”, or a squiggle, e.g. It will be clearly marked on the device what the output voltage will be.
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from the outlet from the wall that powers our TV or guitar amplifier) and ‘adapt’ it to produce something else (in our case a smaller DC voltage). They are sometimes called AC power adaptors because they take an AC voltage (e.g. “Why do some people call it an ‘AC power adaptor’? Don’t pedals use DC? How do I know what to use?” The amount of current required depends on the individual pedals but that rarely causes us trouble either. While this might sound complicated, we don’t need to worry because the vast majority of guitar effects pedals on the market today require 9 V DC supplied through a centre negative plug (and those few that don’t usually make it very clear). AC or DC), the maximum current the adaptor can supply, and when the output is a DC voltage the polarity of the voltage at the output plug. Their electrical output is described by four things – the voltage they provide, the type of voltage (i.e. Power adapters are known by many names: AC adaptor, AC/DC adaptor, AC/DC converter, or, a PSU or power supply unit. Let’s clear up the confusion and answer the common questions. But with a little care we have nothing to fear. Pedals manufacturers’ specifications can be confusing and people are naturally afraid of damaging their pedals by using the wrong device. People often ask me about powering their effects pedals.
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