thorrune Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I am hoping to be able to use my HD500 power supply to also power a single Boss pedal. I only have one other pedal that requires power (a Boss TU-2) on my pedalboard and considering its max current draw is only 55mA, the Line 6 PSU should be able to easily supply that as well as the Pod. I realize the Boss uses a 5.5/2.1mm negative center and the Line 6 PSU is 5.5/2.5 positive center, but I've got an adapter/splitter to solve that. My only concern would be if the Pod uses a negative ground like the Boss pedal does; obviously if it uses a positive ground it wouldn't work. So my question is: does the negative side of the Line 6 PSU go directly to ground in the HD500? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 You do know there is a tuner in your pod, right? I say eliminate the extra pedal and then it's a non issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceatl Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 The polarity is on the PSU...I am pretty certain that it is the same polarity as BOSS is. The reason I say that is that I was using an M-5 a year or so back in my BOSS BCB-60 and ran the M-5 off the BOSS PSU....M-5 uses the same PSU although its current draw is much lower.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorrune Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 You do know there is a tuner in your pod, right? I say eliminate the extra pedal and then it's a non issue. I have 2 separate signal chains, the TU-2 goes to my rack & head and the HD500 is used as a MIDI controller (and backup should my main rig fail), hence the need for a separate tuner. The polarity is on the PSU...I am pretty certain that it is the same polarity as BOSS is. The reason I say that is that I was using an M-5 a year or so back in my BOSS BCB-60 and ran the M-5 off the BOSS PSU....M-5 uses the same PSU although its current draw is much lower.... The HD series PSUs are different from other Line 6 products, both in terms of plug size/polarity and current capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talwilkins Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 If the TU-2 uses the same power supply as the TU-12 you can power it with the HD power supply. I've done it with the TU-12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.