Lee7uk Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Upon buying my G10's I came across the minor problem of being able to power them from a standard Boss BCB 9v power supply and not cause fatal damage to the units. I had a chat with the techie who does all my repairs and upgrades and this was the answer. A small PCB board with two fullsize USB inputs at one end and the ability to plug in one of the spare 9v power supplies at the other, but to do this you first have to snip the barrel connector off. The board is regulated so no more than the 5v that is needed will pass through. The small board fits nicely in the channel were all your cables go, to stop the board from shorting on the metal casing of the pedal board it has been housed between some protector and also not shown on the photo's is two pieces of foam that sit at either end stopping any movement. I also purchased a left angle 30cm USB to micro USB instead of the stock cable which was far too long. Just to add, when I took these photo's the power cable going into the PCB hadn't been insulated. Hope this helps some of you with the same problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee7uk Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Been using this mod now for a couple of weeks or so, works a treat and keeps the pedal board less cluttered with extra plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmaniac6974 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Mate, I've PM'd you to ask where you got the PCB board from! Awesome work, just what I was after myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzflieger Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Can you PM me the information on your adapter circuit. Is it something you built? If so, do you have a parts list? Thanks, Benzflieger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudgaf Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 DC-DC Buck Step Down Converter 12V 9V to 5V 3A 15W USB Charger Car Power Supply https://www.ebay.com/i/262933527760 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudgaf Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 This was the solution for me. (See above link) It's a cable with a Female USB jack on one end and prepared leads (red and black) on the other. It has a smaller molded converter box in line with the cable that can fit nicely under a pedal board. Just solder or splice a pedal power plug onto the leads (make sure the black wire goes to the center of the plug, for the center negative convention) and you are done. I'm using it without problem on my Strymon Ojai. I tested it with a multimeter and it puts out exacted 5volts as advertised. I also compared the sound with a dedicated USB charger style power adapter and there was no difference. I'll try to post some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudgaf Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Here's a YouTube link instead of pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4tthemus Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks Fudgaf. Just got mine wired up and works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bialio Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 http://a.co/5dqNhCk This looks like a nice adapter, available on Amazon Prime, to power the G10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuhajla Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 http://a.co/5dqNhCk This looks like a nice adapter, available on Amazon Prime, to power the G10. Looks like a nice option. There seem to be quite a few pre-built adapter/converter options coming out the past year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjs Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Found this on Amazon, just ordered one. Will update when I have it working. https://www.amazon.com/Converter-DROK-Regulator-Stepdown-Transformer/dp/B073PQTMRP?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B073PQTMRP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlabrecque Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I have a Voodoo Labs brick that has a couple of outputs that can be dialed down as low as 4 volts using it's SAG feature, and I've read that that can be a way to get the G10 it's required 5 volts. My question is: how do we know if the brick's SAG output will provide enough current? At 9 volts it provides 100 mA at each output. But the manual doesn't say what it will provide at 5 volts. I also don't know what the max current draw is for the G10 when charging, so I'm concerned that any kind of conversion from a converted 9-volt pedal power supply (or using the Voodoo Labs SAG option) may not provide enough current. I know people have been doing the conversion without apparent issue, but maybe the re-charge time is longer due to reduced current capabilities of whatever 9-volt supply is being used? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffreydodge Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 11/28/2018 at 4:38 PM, chrisjs said: Found this on Amazon, just ordered one. Will update when I have it working. https://www.amazon.com/Converter-DROK-Regulator-Stepdown-Transformer/dp/B073PQTMRP?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B073PQTMRP What port on your power supply (V / mA) did you use? Is it enough current to operate the G10? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonsailor Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 My CIOKS DC-7 has a usb output, in addition to its effects power outputs. Is 1A enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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