Question 1

Why wouldn't you just buy a powerstrip and plug each of your pedals into it?  Or a Visual Sound one plug that connects all the chained effects?

Accepted Answer

This is very similar to just plugging all your pedals into a power strip. That assumes you have AC adapters for each pedal. Most pedals don't come with one and some are $20 or so. I actually have a bunch of AC adapters, but this is much more convenient. It's even nicer if you use one of these with a pedal board such as the Pedaltrain which has brackets to mount this power supply. As far as a daisy chain kind of thing like the Boss or Visual Sound that lets you connect multiple pedals, those are fine up to a point. I have the Boss daisy chain and I noticed that if I connect it to my wah wah pedal, I get a loud hum when I use the pedal. It just doesn't get enough power to the pedal. So I would use the daisy chain but then plug the wah wah pedal in using an AC adapter. The voodoo is just neater and more convenient. Each output is isolated so it's not just a daisy chain. Each pedal gets its own power individually. It can still be used with a daisy chain like the Visual Sound or Boss if you have more than 8 pedals. But again, if you have AC adapters for all your pedals and a power strip, that works too.

Question 2

When iconect my effects to a daisy chain i get so much noise and even radio stations with overdrive, does this item fix that?

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You use this instead of a daisy chain, to isolate the power to each pedal so it doesn't replicate any problems between pedals. It should help a lot, just use the individual power supplies they give you and don't use the chain at all anymore - that will defeat the purpose. It's also awesome because it powers pretty much any pedal you buy, 9v, 12v, 18v - individually.

Question 3

Can this power pedals that need 500ma, 1300ma, or 2000ma?  That's what my pedals need.  If not this is useless to me.

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If you are talking about total draw of all pedals, yes, but if you have a pedal that needs those current draws, then no.  What pedal needs 2000ma?  I don't know of any multiple output power supply that will put out that much current.  Even multi-effects pedals don't need that much that I know of.  It does full isolation and made my pedals sound better and reduced background noise.

Question 4

Will it work on my Line 6 - DL4?

Accepted Answer

Yes.  There are specific ports (Ports 5 and 6) that can be set up using dip switches on the PP2+ that will power your DL4 with no issues.  Only ports 5 and 6 will work, and you must set the dip switches to the "on" position, but it will work.  Voodoo Labs has excellent support too, so if you have any concerns, I'm sure they will help you out.

ASIN	B0002IHGZC
Amperage	1100 milliamps
Best Sellers Rank	#8,578 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #65 in Keyboard Power Supplies
Brand	Voodoo Lab
Color	MultiColored
Connector Type Used on Cable	Power Cord
Customer Reviews	4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (854)
Enclosure Material	Stainless Steel
Form Factor	benchtop
Global Trade Identification Number	00813140001215
Item Dimensions	11 x 9 x 2 inches
Item Type Name	Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Universal Power Supply
Item Weight	1.4 kg
Manufacturer	Voodoo Lab
Maximum Power	200 watts
Mfr Part Number	PP
Model Number	PP
Output Current	250 milliamps
Output Voltage	120 volts
Output Wattage	200 watts
UPC	813140001215
Warranty Description	5-year warranty.

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Isolated Power Supply

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