Pedal power vs power factor

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    • September 22, 2011 at 1:33 am #108116
      sjoplin
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      Anyone using the voodoo labs pedal power AC which claims to power 4 factor pedals? Wondering how it compares to the Power Factor which does 3 factors but also has other 9VDC options.

      Curious if anyone is using the voodoo labs unit and has all 4 factor pedals.
      Thanks
      Sean

    • September 22, 2011 at 2:28 pm #122681
      DavidYates
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      I just built my own 8-output, fully isolated, regulated custom supply for my pedal board. Has 'Factor power, Moog power, AC voltages for other pedals…

      It was a lot of work and in retrospect, not worth all the trouble compared to buying a couple supplies to fit my needs.

      Lots of choices out there, some much better than others, just no "one-size fits all" solution.

      David

    • September 22, 2011 at 2:54 pm #122682
      sjoplin
      Member

      Dave, thanks for the feedback. I thought about building one as well and you have confirmed that it's probably not worth the hassle. The factors have several solutions available, what I am struggling with is the voodoolab GCX audio switcher and GCX mixer. They are both 9VAC but have a weird 4 connector power supply cable coming off of a wall wart transformer. I'll drop their support team an email and see if they have any in house solutions for those pieces. The wall warts just don't integrate into a rack system well at all.
      Thanks
      Sean

    • September 22, 2011 at 2:56 pm #122683
      sjoplin
      Member

      Typo on my end as well, should have said the power pedal digital and not AC.
      Thanks
      Sean

    • September 22, 2011 at 3:01 pm #133835
      DavidYates
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      Just make sure the isolation is really good. I was not too impressed with the solutions I saw back when I was working on it. I think things have improved since then.

      I didn't want to have a board full of expensive efx that hummed…

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