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April 14, 2009 at 3:09 pm #78058sawtdkMember
Hi, i’ve just got my first EHX pedal, a Holy Grail +, but as I ordered it from the UK it came with the wrong connector for the Danish standards….
so I have another adapter from boss with 9v and 300 mA, can I use it without damaging the pedal? How important is it that the mA is fully accurate?
Thanks.
April 15, 2009 at 1:14 pm #95689JRigglesMemberThe only issue I think you might run into is not getting enough current to the HG+. It’s a digital pedal, so it’s a tad power hungry…however, operating it at a lower current shouldn’t do any damage (worst-case is it just doesn’t turn on). Cheers.
April 15, 2009 at 1:18 pm #95690sawtdkMemberIt works completely fine, I would just find out if it would do any damage to use higher mA.
April 15, 2009 at 6:26 pm #95707JRigglesMemberTo quote the manual:
Quote:WARNING: Use only the 9.6VDC/200mA AC adapter the Holy Grail + comes supplied with. Do not use any other AC adapters. Using other AC adapters, even those made by Electro-Harmonix, could cause harm to the unit, the adapter or you. The Holy Grail + does not use batteries.However, as far as I understand it, the power supplies are rated for a maximum current draw (somone please correct me if this is not the case). At any rate, your 300mA supply isn’t putting out 300mA all the time, but it can supply up to 300mA. Seening as the HG+ should only need 200mA or less, you should be fine (again, someone please correct me if necessary). Also, to be honest, I’m using the VL Pedal Power and that beast claims it can supply up to 750mA (on the output I’m using to supply my HG+) and mine’s totally fine. I hope this helps!
April 15, 2009 at 9:49 pm #95715RecoilMemberQuote:To quote the manual:Quote:WARNING: Use only the 9.6VDC/200mA AC adapter the Holy Grail + comes supplied with. Do not use any other AC adapters. Using other AC adapters, even those made by Electro-Harmonix, could cause harm to the unit, the adapter or you. The Holy Grail + does not use batteries.However, as far as I understand it, the power supplies are rated for a maximum current draw (somone please correct me if this is not the case). At any rate, your 300mA supply isn’t putting out 300mA all the time, but it can supply up to 300mA. Seening as the HG+ should only need 200mA or less, you should be fine (again, someone please correct me if necessary). Also, to be honest, I’m using the VL Pedal Power and that beast claims it can supply up to 750mA (on the output I’m using to supply my HG+) and mine’s totally fine. I hope this helps!
Please don’t think that the maximum mA a PSU can deliver can or will affect your pedal unless it’s too low. Even with a PSU that is rated at 100A max your pedal will be just fine, as long as the voltage is a steady 9 volt…
You’re right about all other points. The only thing that can happen with digital circuitry is that it simply doesn’t power up. (if the PSU can’t deliver the 200mA the HG is asking for, the PSU-voltage will drop (or a stabillized PSU just stops working). The voltage regulator (if the HG has one) then has too little juice and won’t provide the (probably) 5 volts for the digital circuitry.)
April 16, 2009 at 2:27 am #95720JRigglesMemberThat’s about what I figured…
April 16, 2009 at 6:43 am #95723sawtdkMemberThank you everyone… I going to enjoy the pedal with two gigs today …
September 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm #120207FluffChopMemberYes generally speaking enough current being supplied is the main issue. If you run a 300mA supply and the pedal needs 200mA it should be fine. The thing to remember is that if it’s a regulated DC power supply you will never have a problem.
Unrelated but interesting to note is that I had a Seymour Duncan Twin Tube pedal that was needing about 760mA at 12Vac or thereabouts. I used a 12Vac 2amp supply and it made the internal power supply transformer run very hot. This is because the supply was an unregulated AC supply. Sure it would run 12Vac at 2amps, but at only 1/3 the current needed it wasn’t loaded down enough to settle at 12Vac. In short the transformer was seeing higher than 12Vac.
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