[sdiy] Power Issues

[Tony Allgood]

>Do you guys think it would be too taxing on my Mono/poly's power supply
to run both a Kenton MIDI retrofit AND a 9-volt delay pedal off of it?
Or do you think I'd be ok?

Always difficult to tell without knowing how much the power supply is
spec'd for and what you are actually drawing with just the mono/poly.
Bear in mind that most commercial gear is designed with very little
overhead. In other words it is probably not too wise to add too much
more to it. The Kenton probably is designed to fit into the mono/poly,
but I would leave the delay pedal out. Most 9V stuff, especially the
delay pedals take a large amount of current. Perhaps even as high as
150mA or more. For the price of a 9V regulated wall wart why risk
busting your synth?

My Polysix's power supply runs very warm, I don't think it could take
another 100mA!

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, England

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