Will I fry my pro tone pedal? What power supply should I use?

[Jaimie]

Hi,
Got my misha attack overdrive for a review after waiting 13 weeks! I have a regular Boss style power supply and convinced I may fry it. Here's a pic. I am pretty sure that PTP use 9 volt negative tip. Is that what this power supply is??

Thanks!
J

 

[Sephael]

Yes that is negative tip.

 

[Stooly]

From what I've been told, the 9v output is important, but even more so the mA rating that is output. It looks like that one is 500 mA. Find out what mA rating the pedal takes and match that as close as you can.

 

[Jaimie]

Yes that is negative tip.

Thanks for this. I'm going to wait for some more replies just to make sure!!

 

[ArtDecade]

It is Center Negative.

 

[Sephael]

From what I've been told, the 9v output is important, but even more so the mA rating that is output. It looks like that one is 50 mA. Find out what mA rating the pedal takes and match that as close as you can.

500mA output, the 50mA is the input.

 

[Stooly]

500mA output, the 50mA is the input.

My bad, Fixed My point stands though. I did fry a Rocktron Hush IIX rack unit years ago hooking up a different power supply. Not entirely sure that it wasn't a coincidence though.

 

[Jaimie]

Thanks guys. Here goes...

 

[Sephael]

oh and another correction, you don't have to match amperage, you just have to supply as much as the pedal needs, the power supply can be rated for higher amperage just fine. Voltage is what you have to be concerned with.

 

[Jaimie]

oh and another correction, you don't have to match amperage, you just have to supply as much as the pedal needs, the power supply can be rated for higher amperage just fine. Voltage is what you have to be concerned with.

True!

And if you want to see what I did with the pedal?
https://youtu.be/Ty0_e6ylcSI?t=16