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Topic: fx Power Consumption |
Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 7:37 am |
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I'm trying to determine the power capacity (in hours/minutes) of a cordless Pedaltrain Volto unit (a rechargeable power supply) on my pedalboard.
If I turn on all the fx boxes and walk away, will this tell me anything or do the pedals need to be processing signal to get a real world test of the duration of the power pack charge?
The board consists of dirt pedals, eq, delay and modulation, a mix of digital and analog. |
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Josh Braun
From:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 10:09 am
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I might be misunderstanding, but you can actually just calculate it all directly.
Every pedal should (normally) publish the mA it uses/requires. And the Volto for sure publishes the peak mA it can supply. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 10:23 am
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I think I got my answer elsewhere but let me rephrase.
You and me side by side, identical pedalboards with everything turned on. You hold your guitar and do nothing. I play power chords for 30 minutes. Is my Volto more drained than yours?
I have been told that no, on is on and it doesn't matter if they are being driven or not. |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 18 Nov 2017 4:18 pm
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| Jon Light wrote: |
You and me side by side, identical pedalboards with everything turned on. You hold your guitar and do nothing. I play power chords for 30 minutes. Is my Volto more drained than yours?
I have been told that no, on is on and it doesn't matter if they are being driven or not. |
That is correct, as effect units don't have to drive heavy loads - like power amps do. There are effect units that will draw a few percent more power when driven hard, but that's all - won't make a difference in practice. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 19 Nov 2017 9:14 am
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| Thanks Georg. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 19 Nov 2017 1:18 pm
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| That Georg guy is handy resource! |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 19 Nov 2017 6:48 pm
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| Thanks ... glad to be of service. |
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