Pedal Current

DDR4LYF

How does one figure out how much current a pedal needs to draw? I have a couple of pedals. 9 that need power. My power supply supplies 5 outputs. Which ones do I daisy chain together?

Chain:
-passive volume trimmer (power for LED only)
-Boss CS-3 compressor
-Cry Baby Wah
-Boss OC-2 octave
-Boss Blues Driver
-Vox Big Ben tube overdrive
-Home built ProCo Rat
-Line 6 Echo Park delay (I assume will take more power so this will definitely stay off the daisy chain)
-Ibanez Tuner (from volume pedal parallel output and always on)

I'm using a cheaper 5 point power supply from Turnkey Music (which works well!). No isolated outputs.

Can anyone help with this?

mtmattan

If it's not isolated, it won't make a huge difference to what you daisy chain.
The power supply itself is basically a daisy chain with 5 outputs.

Overdrive pedals use about 20mA max and delay/modulation usually use say 50mA.
You can always google the instruction manual to get the current usage.

As I understand it, the main thing is to not put sensitive overdrive pedals on the same daisy chain - to keep noise out.
But without an isolated supply, it shouldnt matter. ?

FruitarGeek

BOSS CE-3 Chorus 13mA 11mA ACA 12V
Boss OC2 – 4mA (DC 9V)
BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver 13mA 12mA PSA
Pro Co. RAT 2 3,0mA 9V DC
Line 6 Echo Park +-200mA
Vox Big Ben tube +-95mA
Crybaby, think its a negligible amount

This is all what I got from ala google. I don't know how to work it out myself, but I let others do it for me 8) I just found them for you

FruitarGeek

Woops. I meant

BOSS CS-3 Compressor 10mA 10mA ACA 12V

DDR4LYF

Mattocaster wrote If it's not isolated, it won't make a huge difference to what you daisy chain.
The power supply itself is basically a daisy chain with 5 outputs.

I suspected as much after opening it to look inside.

Adrian Rogowski wrote

BOSS CE-3 Chorus 13mA 11mA ACA 12V
Boss OC2 – 4mA (DC 9V)
BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver 13mA 12mA PSA
Pro Co. RAT 2 3,0mA 9V DC
Line 6 Echo Park +-200mA
Vox Big Ben tube +-95mA
Crybaby, think its a negligible amount

This is all what I got from ala google. I don't know how to work it out myself, but I let others do it for me 8) I just found them for you

Thanks! Wow some of them draw so little. I am surprised at the low values. Should have googled it the first time. Thanks for the input guys!