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lost_in_sound
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/14/2007 : 12:24:49
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i am from england, so if i purchase a pedal from, say, france, would it still work with the adaptor and voltage i use, or would that not matter? it's just i was about to purchase a boss pedal from italy off ebay, and my dad raised the issue. could someone explain this?
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 01/14/2007 : 13:31:06
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Originally posted by lost_in_sound
i am from england, so if i purchase a pedal from, say, france, would it still work with the adapter and voltage i use, or would that not matter? it's just i was about to purchase a boss pedal from italy off ebay, and my dad raised the issue. could someone explain this?
thanks
Hi lost_in_sound
First of all you don't mention, which type of pedal you are buying,
so I will assume it's a Boss compact pedal for now.
Boss Compact pedals run off an internal 9 volt square battery, which is available all over the known world, so no problem there.
The can also be powered off a 9 volt DC plug pack (wall wart) type power supply. current pedals typically use the Boss PSA type adapter.
The PSA adapter is available in many different mains voltages from 110VAC to 240VAC.
You will just have to get a PSA adapter that is suitable for your countries mains voltage.
In england I think it's 220VAC mains.
It will have the correct plug for your country.
The PSA adapter is a regulated power supply
So as you can see, if you get the correct PSA adapter, or it's equivalent, you shouldn't have any problems.
Yes I am a father of a couple of guitarist sons, & I know, that you father is just concerned that you don't waste your money.
Please show him this reply, if you need to.
The PSA adapter has a Negative Inner pin/socket.
See this link for more info:
http://bossarea.com/other/psa.asp
Some older & vintage Boss pedals, run off an ACA adapter, which is a 12 volt DC unregulated supply.
See this link for more info:
http://bossarea.com/other/aca.asp
Hope this all helps.
Regards Dr. Bob 
PS -- What pedal are you getting lost_in_sound? |
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lost_in_sound
Silver Member
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 13:59:48
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a PS-2 from italy, a compact one, i have a PSA 240 boss adaptor, so that will work? i wont buy it and be disappointed?
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 14:11:59
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Originally posted by lost_in_sound
a PS-2 from italy, a compact one, i have a PSA 240 boss adaptor, so that will work? i wont buy it and be disappointed?
thanks a lot
Hi lost_in_sound
Sounds absolutely FINE to me , as long as your 240V PSA adapter is functioning correctly.
According to the Info in the compact pedals area, on this forum, the PS-2 only draws about 60mA, & the total current available from the PSA is 300mA.
I assume your not running too many pedals, off the PSA.
How many other? & which pedals? are you running off the PSA, at the moment, lost_in_sound?
Regards & go for it Dr. Bob
Tell us how it all goes, & how it sounds, when you finally get it delivered.....
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lost_in_sound
Silver Member
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 14:16:34
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a BF-3, an OS-2, CH-1, and a MT-2 currently
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lost_in_sound
Silver Member
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 14:48:33
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right there's no problem with the PSA adaptor being overpowered or anything i've done the calculating
i'm really not sure whether to buy this or not, i eman i know i have the right adaptor and everything, it's just different voltages in different countries and such i am unsure of. are you sure from any country it will not matter what their type of electricity/voltage thing be?
thanks, lol i'm being a bit vague i know
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 15:28:29
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Originally posted by lost_in_sound
right there's no problem with the PSA adapter being overpowered or anything i've done the calculating
i'm really not sure whether to buy this or not, i eman i know i have the right adapter and everything, it's just different voltages in different countries and such i am unsure of. are you sure from any country it will not matter what their type of electricity/voltage thing be?
thanks, lol i'm being a bit vague i know
Hi again --- lost_in_sound
Please read what I wrote carefully.
The output voltage of every PSA adapter is nominally 9VDC
It's only the input mains voltage on the various PSA's that changes
Well the mains plugs change to suit the country.
You are buying a Boss PS-2 Compact Pedal that runs off 9VDC
Like all other Boss Compacts that run off 9VDC.
Sure, there are some vintage compacts that need the ACA Adapter.
If you are still concerned,
or if you think that I might not be giving you enough information.
Then please wait, for others to reply to you as well, in this thread.
If it were me though & the pedal was inexpensive enough, I would go for it.
Although, perhaps, it's better that you do wait for more members to reply to you, as you seem indecisive, & seem to need more convincing about the facts, about compact pedal Voltages & the PSA Adapter.
Come on Bossarea guys, help him out,
I feel a little worn out, over this one.
Regards Dr. Bob
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 16:25:10
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hi all... dr bob is spot on on this subject lost_in_sound..once you use a psa adapter for the country you live in,everything is cool...i would recommend you use a boss adapter as my dd3's don't like any other makes i.e....maplins,zoom etc and anyway....boss is king... ...... |
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lost_in_sound
Silver Member
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 20:19:45
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| lol, thanks, i get you now, yes it was only �55 so very good. a PSA will work, but as described, "not very well" as it might need an ACA. but all is well, thanks a lot everyone |
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RRV-10
Silver Member
Australia
246 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2007 : 00:46:34
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There were no ACA PS-2s. But FYI, you can run ACA pedals on PSA adapters. You simply need to daisy chain at least one PSA Boss pedal before the ACA Boss pedal. So put the first chain of the daisy chain into the PSA pedal, and any subsequent ones can go into any ACA pedals (or PSA pedals) you have. I'm no electrical engineer but for some reason doing this somehow bypasses the circuitry of the DC plug in the ACA pedal that looks for 12V from the adapter source when (given it'll run on a 9v battery) the pedal only needs 9v to function. I did this with an OD-1 and it worked great.
A PSA has more than enough juice to power all those pedals you've mentioned. |
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RRV-10
Silver Member
Australia
246 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2007 : 00:48:46
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| Actually, the first pedal may not even need to be a Boss PSA pedal. IIRC I had a 10-series Ibanez chorus before the OD-1. |
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