[Help] intermitent volume loss w/ pedalboard

Started by raney, September 15, 2011, 04:05:43 AM

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raney

Hello dear forum members,

I am sending a bottle to the sea concerning my pedal board problem.
I thought you have such a knowledge in electronics you might instantly and easily know what to do with this !
So thanks for your help and sorry for the little off-topic intrusion!

* Here is the setup :


Boss BCB 60 case w/ Boss PSC adaptor 1000 mA 9v

-input jack
- send jack

- rmc wah
- micro Q tron
- keeley comp
- maxon od808
- line 6 echo park ==> this one is powered by a separate 9v adaptor 300 mA
- boss PH-1
- boss TU-2

- return
- outup to amp jack


* Here is the problem :

My sound was ok since I added the micro Q tron. Since then I experienced volume loss when playing. At first I thought
it was my amp going fuzzy with the lamps but when I directly plug the guitar into it the sound is ok (and I changed all the lamps 1 year ago).

I also noticed that when I plug directly the guitar into the Wah (that is to say I don't use the input/send entry of the BCB 60),
the power loss is gone. It's like if the signal goes weak in it.

On the paper I have all the power necessary to run these 7 pedals (1000 mA + 300 mA) so why do I experience that volume loss ?


* Here is where I'd like you to help me/solutions welcome :) ! :

- I could "daisy chain" the Boss TU-2 and Echo Park with the 300 mA that would release some power ont the other pedals fueled with the 1000 mA

- I could buy a power pedal such as a DC Brick (but 50 mA max per 9v outpout the micro Q tron would not work ...)

- I could throw everything out and start to work in my garden plenty things to do !

Thanks for reading / helping, long live to your great forum.
Maxime