I have 3 Catalinbread pedals. All of them sound way better with 18 volts. I'm currently using a switchmode supply from a laptop but my newly acquired Decibel 11 highlights just how noisy it is.
Any low cost suggestions to fix?
Can't double from the Decibel 11; not enough spare outputs.
Not going to buy a Dunlop Brick unless it's really cheap.
Any other ideas?
18v Power Supply
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Re: 18v Power Supply
Free up an output or two and have an 18 volt daisy chain for just those three. I found with iso power supplies that although it works best if everything is isolated, you can still have a couple of analog pedals on a daisy chain with no bad noise. The really important thing is to get each digital pedal isolated.
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Re: 18v Power Supply
See if Ryan will sell you some of the 18V wall warts he gets made for the pigtronix stuff 
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Re: 18v Power Supply
Simple. Get rid of the Decibel 11 and get a decent power supply. The T Rex Chameleon.
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Re: 18v Power Supply
Well, it seems to fall short of meeting Slowie's needs.bbrunskill wrote:Nothing wrong with the decibel 11 guys!
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Re: 18v Power Supply
No PSU met my all needs. I have 10 pedals; 3 digital, 3 18v and the rest normal analogue. There was no unit which let me power 7 pedals then had 6 outputs left over to double for the 18s. I'm in two PSU territory and I can't justify that extra outlay.Conway wrote:Well, it seems to fall short of meeting Slowie's needs.bbrunskill wrote:Nothing wrong with the decibel 11 guys!
If it becomes too much of a hassle, the Catalinbreads will just have to go which would be a pity.
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Re: 18v Power Supply
I'm sure a Chameleon would work for you. You can daisy chain some 9v outs and the 18v out. You've looked underneath my pedalboard, haven't you?! 
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Re: 18v Power Supply
Ben's idea is solid:
bbrunskill wrote:Free up an output or two and have an 18 volt daisy chain for just those three. I found with iso power supplies that although it works best if everything is isolated, you can still have a couple of analog pedals on a daisy chain with no bad noise. The really important thing is to get each digital pedal isolated.
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Re: 18v Power Supply
But falls down on one point: Free up an output or twobenderissimo wrote:Ben's idea is solid:
bbrunskill wrote:Free up an output or two and have an 18 volt daisy chain for just those three. I found with iso power supplies that although it works best if everything is isolated, you can still have a couple of analog pedals on a daisy chain with no bad noise. The really important thing is to get each digital pedal isolated.
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Re: 18v Power Supply
T-Rex fuel tank jr, < $150 landed from PGS, voltage doubler cable from Ryan, done. Still need to daisy chan two pedals as its only 5 outs...
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Re: 18v Power Supply
jeremyb wrote:T-Rex fuel tank jr, < $150 landed from PGS, voltage doubler cable from Ryan, done.
Hmmmmaybe. I've spent enough lately. And I just got pinged big time by a speed camera.Anybody want to swap Catalinbread for Wampler?
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Re: 18v Power Supply
Why is this discussion the DIY dept.
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Why don't you build one. Plenty of specialised ps schemes out there, and the you could have exactly what you want. Despite not playing guitar, I still consider it a crime to get rid of pedals.
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Why don't you build one. Plenty of specialised ps schemes out there, and the you could have exactly what you want. Despite not playing guitar, I still consider it a crime to get rid of pedals.
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Circuit diagram illiterate.Snarblinge wrote: Why don't you build one.
Knows just enough electrical theory to get killed.
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