Recently picked up a Dr S Reverberator and im getting some wild humming noises coming out of it.
It appears if i plug the Reverberator in on its own (using a harley benton jr) the added noise is slight and acceptable. Plug any other pedal in to the HBJr and it starts to noise up again.
Unplug the Reverberator and using the other 4 power outlets to power the rest of my board and it's quiet as a mouse once more.
The HBJr should be supplying the Reverberator with everything it needs i.e 9v and 75 mA of regulated power, however there seems to be a major compatibility problem between the two devices. I have another Dr S pedal here that works fine connected to the HBJr, so not sure what gives...
I could go back to the shop and double check that my Dr S pedal isn't faulty, but i feel the issue lies with my cheap and cheerful power supply. Is there a fault on the HBJr? Should i ask Thomann for an exchange, or Is it worth a fix/upgrade. Or should i just man up and buy a better quality power distro?
Thanks for any advice.
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Here you go.
That confirms my suspicion about the power supply.
But that post isn't realy offering me any solution to the problem, other than to buy a wall wart to run the pedal.
Powering my pedals seperately isn't an option. I could buy a different power distro and spend more money on top of, what is already a very expensive pedal, but theres still no gurantees it will work with a voodoo labs or a trex!
i've had 3 Voodoo Labs - never any issues or noise. I owned a RRR and it was silent to use too. Great little reverb pedal.
I don't mind spending more on the power supply as long as i have some assurance that it will work with the RRR.
Might be worth taking the board in to the store to make sure...
I have a line on a second hand trex power tank Jr, would be great if it worked. Anyone run a Dr S RRR on one of those and can vouch for it?
Here's hoping.
Just saying
Nice rrr by the way! That's a cool finish!!
Let me know when you get bored of that EQD... Sold my last one and miss it !