Omegabri Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hi all I just got a Tone City Pedal Substation 1 10 way Pedal Power Supply, to supply all of my pedals etc., and was hoping it would power my HX Effects too, but the standard pedal jack leads that came with the Tone City Pedal Substation appear too small for the Helix? Any advice, or can you obtain adapters?. Many thanks Bri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceatl Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Omegabri said: Hi all I just got a Tone City Pedal Substation 1 10 way Pedal Power Supply, to supply all of my pedals etc., and was hoping it would power my HX Effects too, but the standard pedal jack leads that came with the Tone City Pedal Substation appear too small for the Helix? Any advice, or can you obtain adapters?. Many thanks Bri There is a reason that they are small...max current on that is about 500ma...That pedal substation doesn't deliver enough current. HX FX requires around 1.5 amps min. (1500ma)if memory serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robberns Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 So the power draw is one issue, the other being the standard jack size for most pedals is 2.1mm and the HX and Stomp use a 2.5mm, center negative. Some of the pedal power supply vendors either supply a 2.5mm or offer it as an add-on. I am powering my HX with a Cioks DC7 and a parallel cable that combines 2 of the 9V/600mA jacks to provide 9V/1200mA to the HX. Works fine. You need to combine the outlets for amperage, not voltage. 2 different cables. Cioks did an excellent video on the power draw of some of the Line 6 pedals that helped me decide how to get rid of that annoying Line 6 wall wart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DccNM_5NJts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4TH Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I use a similar set up to robberns, but with a One Spot CS6 to power the HX. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmeister Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, C4TH said: I use a similar set up to robberns, but with a One Spot CS6 to power the HX. Works great. I also use a CS6 to power my Stomp. You don't even need to use a doubler because each port can supply a greater current than listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegabri Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Brill....cheers guys ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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