Center Positive to Center Negative Power.

Started by pjones78, December 23, 2016, 04:24:37 PM

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pjones78

Probably a dumb question, and its probably been answered before.
Is it possible  to change power plugs on pedals from a center positive to a center negative with out
trashing the pedal? Is it as simple as adding the center negative plug  to the effect and just soldering wires
back on to it backwards?

thermionix

Just flip the wires unless you need a different size.

Rob Strand

Things to watch out for:
- the battery switching. 
- if the jack isn't isolated.


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According to the water analogy of electricity, transistor leakage is caused by holes.

zombiwoof

If your pedal has a 1/8" positive tip jack, don't mod the pedal, just get one of these converter cables:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Visual-Sound-3-5-Milimeter-1-SPOT-Converter/131687129518?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3De4ac1a543516413d968de966022f13de%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332047053319

They also have them for pedals with positive ground 2.1mm jacks to reverse the polarity, using your regular power supply.  Other companies also make them.  I have a bunch of them for my older DOD, RAT, etc. pedals with 1/8" pos tip power jacks.

Al

Quote from: pjones78 on December 23, 2016, 04:24:37 PM
Probably a dumb question, and its probably been answered before.
Is it possible  to change power plugs on pedals from a center positive to a center negative with out
trashing the pedal? Is it as simple as adding the center negative plug  to the effect and just soldering wires
back on to it backwards?