just ask the EH man….I’m sure he will agree…..as long as you match the polarity, voltage, and MA, everything will be fine, they just don’t want sum moron using there adapter for there Polychorus (24V) on there nano clone (9V) and thinking it would work because there both made by EH and can make similar sounds.

its like when you get a new car, and they recommend only using one type and brand of oil, or ask you for them to do it for you. sum people dont know whats right, and still may do it wrong, so they want to make sure its done correctly

and yes, i do use a 1Spot daisy chain (2 actually) on all my 9V effects, as long as it can supply enough MA, it should be fine. the only side effect Ive heard of, if this is still done right, is sum unwanted power hum, which i don’t get, so im all set.

I don’t mind it. It’s an extra complication in using that pedal, but I’m not going to let those kind of issues stop me from using awesome pedals like the HOG and the Frequency Analyzer.

Daisy Chains are highly impractical IMO. When you mix digital and analog effects, you’re almost destined to get noise. Plus you need separate power supplies for positive ground pedals like the Muff OD or most Tonebender type fuzz pedals.

Dedicated power supplies with isolated outputs are the best.

Even a “stoned roadie” can set this up. I’m quite coherent, and can assemble this quickly.
Find some really cheap surge protectors from the local thrift store, surplus store, Big Lots, wherever – and you have an affordable solution for your EHX power supply woes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-5-Power-Strip-Liberator-Cords-Liberators-extension_W0QQitemZ170384521044QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27abb57754#ht_835wt_1078

I’m among the believers that there are some EHX pedals that won’t sound the same at 9v. I’d hate to compromise everything for the sake of convenience and portability. If we did, then we’d all be eating McDonalds and shopping at Wal-Mart for everything.

And I agree with fender&ehxforever;too. Vacuum-packed and convenience are really not so exciting when it gets down to new sounds and crazy pedals such as EHX develops and offers musicians.

Ok so he says power adapter follies, and you say here are all the ones that take Boss style. Sure ok that’s all well and good. Does the Small Clone run on a 9V battery? Yes I think it does. So does it run on a Boss style adapter? I don’t think so because it’s not in the list. That’s the real folly. It’s not that some pedal might need 58 volts or something for head room, it’s when a 9V pedal doesn’t use a Boss style 9V -ve centre 2.1mm jack.

EDIT: Right from the instruction pdf it says this.

“For optimum performance, use a 9V battery, although a 9V 100ma tippositive
AC adapter with an 1/8″ plug can also be used (not included).”

The defense rests your honor. Case closed. I find MR. EHX guilty of power adapter follies.

SO that would be a no on me purchasing a Small Clone.

ah, but those mini jack 9v inputs used to be very common, EHX, MXR, DOD, proco Rat and a number of other pedals all used them in the past, it’s only fairly recently that the Boss type has become some sort of ‘standard’ … and when you buy a one-spot you get 2 of those adapters with it, so it’s no problem anyway. When EHX make a new version I’m 100% sure it will have the boss type connector.

…actually, I think Rat’s still have those old style connectors.

Solves ALL problems. And the PP2+ comes with one or two 3.5mm adapters itself.

It would suck not to use some really great pedal just because it has different power requirements than a BOSS pedal.

I have a couple of DOD pedals that use 3.5mm power, and I wouldn’t get rid of them just because of that.

Technically I could replace the power jacks, it’s an easy mod, but I’ve never found it to be that big of a deal.