Thank you so, so much for this video. This was so educational. I have several Donner effects and am waiting for their pedalboard and power supply to arrive next. As someone (at the old age of 67) who is just starting into effects, this is exactly what I needed to see. Your teaching is so clear and concise - a pleasure to watch and hear. Best wishes from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Liked and Subscribed)
Good review, I'm looking to buy this model. My pedals are a lot bigger, I don't see why they need to be so huge considering mini pedals exist. Can your power supply fit underneath?
Would you recommend the Donner 1 or 2 power supply for a beginner who has 4 or 5 pedals? They're many to choose from. The $200 range or budget $50 to $100. I'm confused on which one to get. I do have a Donner daisy chain.
Hello again. I have a question if I may, please. I'm not at all versed in electronics. Regarding using a daisy chain of running 5 cables from the single 500 mA power supply output, going to 5 Donner pedals - is there any risk of damaging a pedal doing this? Does the unit automatically send only 100 mA to each pedal? Would it be possible to use the daisy chain, but only connect 1 or 2 pedals with it, leaving the remaining daisy chain plugs unused - or must all 5 be used? I ask because I get worried around damaging something out of ignorance. Thank you so much for your great videos and any suggestion you might have. Best wishes.
Excellent question. Think of amperage as a supply and voltage as pressure. You can connect one pedal to a 500mA supply, and have energy left over, so long as that supply doesn't push out more than 9 volts. Each pedal will only draw as much power as it needs. So if a pedal draws 35 mA, that's all it gets. The volts refers to how much gets pushed OUT...so connecting a 9V pedal (which these all are) to an 18V supply will fry your pedal. Connecting an 18V pedal to a 9V supply won't give it enough to work. As long as you connect 9V to 9V, you can connect as many pedals to that supply as it can handle. You can probably even daisy chain a couple to the 100 mA supplies, as these all run well under 100 mA each. The setup in the video is just the cleanest way to do it.
@@woodsnstrings Thank you so very much for the kind and very clear explanation. Your help is most appreciated and you HAVE helped me tremendously. Best wishes!
Good question. Actually yes, you're supposed to remove the rubber base pad or feet so you get a good flat bottom to attach the Velcro BUT what I do with my pedals is I apply a layer of gaffer tape, which pulls off clean and doesn't leave any residue. I do this on all my pedals that go on boards, and the bigger pedals I do take the rubber feet off of just to make sure they're flat (not if it's a full rubber base though). It's especially handy for the mini pedals because it covers the entire rubber base (including the gap in the middle). Then, if you want to take the Velcro off, you just peel off the tape. You can see it at about 8:38 in this video.
@@woodsnstrings Thanks! I wasn't sure but went ahead with removal. What worked for me is to: 1. Strip the full rubber pad off the pedal. 2. Remove the base plate. 3. Submerge and soak the base plates for 20 minutes in mineral spirits. 4. Scrub the gummy residue off with a stiff toothbrush - Wear nitrile gloves. 5. Wipe clean. 6. Peel the serial tag from the rubber pads and stick it on the inside surface of the base plate. 7. Reattach the base plates. 8. Apply (2) 3/4 by 3/4 velcro hook pieces to each base plate. (Pretty much a hassle. But they are secure!)
@@apolloreinard7737 that's definitely doing it the hard way! But nothing short of spectacularly effective. Do get a roll of gaffer tape though...total game changer. I use it for everything, even holding the strings out of the way when I'm adjusting frets for setups. Leaves no trace behind! But I can definitely see where you're coming from. Actually, I've done pedalboards for clients where we've taken the bases off the pedals and hard-screwed the pedals onto the board. Works great if you know for sure you're not going to be switching pedals around.
I really wish the power supplies in the market had built in batteries. Honestly, how hard would that be? I have a powerbank with 30,000MaH with 4 usb ports. Why tf cant that power my pedals? My battery bank is missing about $3 in components to be pedal power, and my pedal power supply is missing about $3 in components to have a built in battery. I just dont get why id need to hand solder my ideal pedalboard power and cant just buy one.
shipping stuff with batteries is a hassal and the regulations to ship and import export battery stuff needs more regulations but I get your point But also due to the analog structure of pedals 5volts wont cut it so no power banks will ever help without all pedals becoming digital rather than nu tube or tube or analog tech. But yeah why dont they put rechargable LION cells in the pedals that can recharge with the power supply plugged like our phones .
Thank you so, so much for this video. This was so educational. I have several Donner effects and am waiting for their pedalboard and power supply to arrive next. As someone (at the old age of 67) who is just starting into effects, this is exactly what I needed to see. Your teaching is so clear and concise - a pleasure to watch and hear. Best wishes from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Liked and Subscribed)
Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome to your next addiction!
I'm not far from you. If you need help setting it up let me know.
@@woodsnstrings Thank you so much!
Awesome! Much needed, valuable information. Ta!
My pleasure! Happy to answer questions.
Great video! Thank you!
Good review, I'm looking to buy this model. My pedals are a lot bigger, I don't see why they need to be so huge considering mini pedals exist. Can your power supply fit underneath?
You can for sure. My stage rig is on this board and it has two Donner power supplies mounted underneath.
@@woodsnstrings Thanks for the info! I ordered it. I would have made another one out of wood if I had the time.
Would you recommend the Donner 1 or 2 power supply for a beginner who has 4 or 5 pedals? They're many to choose from. The $200 range or budget $50 to $100. I'm confused on which one to get. I do have a Donner daisy chain.
can you use the expression pedal with the pitch shifter to create a whammy sound ?
Not with this one. It's a simple analog circuit.
Hello again. I have a question if I may, please. I'm not at all versed in electronics. Regarding using a daisy chain of running 5 cables from the single 500 mA power supply output, going to 5 Donner pedals - is there any risk of damaging a pedal doing this? Does the unit automatically send only 100 mA to each pedal? Would it be possible to use the daisy chain, but only connect 1 or 2 pedals with it, leaving the remaining daisy chain plugs unused - or must all 5 be used? I ask because I get worried around damaging something out of ignorance. Thank you so much for your great videos and any suggestion you might have. Best wishes.
Excellent question. Think of amperage as a supply and voltage as pressure. You can connect one pedal to a 500mA supply, and have energy left over, so long as that supply doesn't push out more than 9 volts. Each pedal will only draw as much power as it needs. So if a pedal draws 35 mA, that's all it gets. The volts refers to how much gets pushed OUT...so connecting a 9V pedal (which these all are) to an 18V supply will fry your pedal. Connecting an 18V pedal to a 9V supply won't give it enough to work.
As long as you connect 9V to 9V, you can connect as many pedals to that supply as it can handle. You can probably even daisy chain a couple to the 100 mA supplies, as these all run well under 100 mA each. The setup in the video is just the cleanest way to do it.
@@woodsnstrings Thank you so very much for the kind and very clear explanation. Your help is most appreciated and you HAVE helped me tremendously. Best wishes!
@@camdix3250 my pleasure. Keep us posted on how it goes!
How did you stick the velcro under the pedals? Do you have to remove the rubber base pad?
Good question. Actually yes, you're supposed to remove the rubber base pad or feet so you get a good flat bottom to attach the Velcro BUT what I do with my pedals is I apply a layer of gaffer tape, which pulls off clean and doesn't leave any residue. I do this on all my pedals that go on boards, and the bigger pedals I do take the rubber feet off of just to make sure they're flat (not if it's a full rubber base though). It's especially handy for the mini pedals because it covers the entire rubber base (including the gap in the middle). Then, if you want to take the Velcro off, you just peel off the tape. You can see it at about 8:38 in this video.
@@woodsnstrings Thanks! I wasn't sure but went ahead with removal. What worked for me is to: 1. Strip the full rubber pad off the pedal. 2. Remove the base plate. 3. Submerge and soak the base plates for 20 minutes in mineral spirits. 4. Scrub the gummy residue off with a stiff toothbrush - Wear nitrile gloves. 5. Wipe clean. 6. Peel the serial tag from the rubber pads and stick it on the inside surface of the base plate. 7. Reattach the base plates. 8. Apply (2) 3/4 by 3/4 velcro hook pieces to each base plate. (Pretty much a hassle. But they are secure!)
@@apolloreinard7737 that's definitely doing it the hard way! But nothing short of spectacularly effective. Do get a roll of gaffer tape though...total game changer. I use it for everything, even holding the strings out of the way when I'm adjusting frets for setups. Leaves no trace behind!
But I can definitely see where you're coming from. Actually, I've done pedalboards for clients where we've taken the bases off the pedals and hard-screwed the pedals onto the board. Works great if you know for sure you're not going to be switching pedals around.
I really wish the power supplies in the market had built in batteries. Honestly, how hard would that be? I have a powerbank with 30,000MaH with 4 usb ports. Why tf cant that power my pedals? My battery bank is missing about $3 in components to be pedal power, and my pedal power supply is missing about $3 in components to have a built in battery. I just dont get why id need to hand solder my ideal pedalboard power and cant just buy one.
shipping stuff with batteries is a hassal and the regulations to ship and import export battery stuff needs more regulations but I get your point
But also due to the analog structure of pedals 5volts wont cut it so no power banks will ever help without all pedals becoming digital rather than
nu tube or tube or analog tech. But yeah why dont they put rechargable LION cells in the pedals that can recharge with the power supply plugged like our phones .
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