PedaltrainVolto £89
Arechargeablepowersupplyforyourpedalboard
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InUse
Pedaltrainseems tohavethe marketsewnupwhenitcomes toitspedalboards,soproducing powersuppliesforthepedals youputon‘emisprettysensible. Alongsidetheexistingandhefty Powertrain1250supplycomes thenewVolto,andit’snotyour usualpowersupply.It’sUSB rechargeable,whichmeans, oncecharged,yourpedalboard willbemains-free:idealforthe travelling/buskingmusicianor indeedanyofuswhoneedan ultra-quickset-uptime;atan open-micslot,forexample. Slightlywiderthananoriginal iPod,ittakessixhourstocharge fromzerotofullcapacityviathe suppliedUSAcableandmains plugwithUSA, European, AustralianandUK adaptorsincluded. Therearetwo(nonisolated) it’sonlydesignedtopower 9-voltpedals–andincluded aretwosingle-useright-angle plugpedalleads,andtwothreeconnector of2000mA,Voltacouldin theorypoweralotof9-volt centre-negativeBoss-style pedals(itwillworkwithcentrepositive needanadaptorlead,not supplied)butbearinmindthe moreyoupower,thelesstime youhavepercharge.According toPedaltrain,onetofivepedals willgiveyouabout36hoursuse; whilesixto10pedalswill provide18hoursuse.Plentyfor longrehearsalsandgigs.
Verdict
Compact,discreetandeasily mountableonyourPedaltrain orotherpedalboards(Velcro stripssupplied)orsimplya compactpowersupplyforthose whoneedtogetmains-free powertoanypedals. [DB]
GUITARIST RATING
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