Maciekdraheim
7 posts
Dec 18, 2008
11:42 AM
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I've recently bought an Danelectro HoneyTone N-10 mini amp which I'm very happy with. It has a monster tone for a midget and cheap solid state amp. But there is one problem. It consumes batteries veeeeery fast. I'didnt buy Danelectro Adapter, because it's suited for 110v and in Poland there is 230v so I would have to buy another adapter to connect this one to my plug ;). In the amps manual there is an info about suitable power source which is a center negative adapter with maximum 300mA. A seller in my local store showed me an center negativeadapter with 600mA saying that those extra 300mA will prevent this device from getting too hot. So my question is, do those extra mili ampers harm my amp or everything will work fine with this setup? Will the adapter find the proper amount of electricity to run my HoneyTone?
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MrVerylongusername
67 posts
Dec 18, 2008
12:01 PM
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As far as I know, the 600mA refers to how much the transformer can deliver, but the amp will only draw the 300mA it needs.
When you use a power adapter to power guitar effects pedals, you can drive them all from one adapter as long as the current draws from each pedal, when added together do not exceed to the current that the transformer creates. I do this and use a transformer that can deliver far in excess of what one pedal needs. When the others are switched off and not drawing power, the others are not damaged.
I don't think it will cause any problems, but I'm really not qualified to say 100%
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oldwailer
384 posts
Dec 18, 2008
1:30 PM
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You might want to check out the power supply for a Pignose Hog 30 amp. If the specs are compatible, the cool thing is that there is a switch on the back of it that will change it to 220 volts--and back to 120.
I have worked most of my life as an electrician, and I would say that MVLUN is spot on--the amp will only draw what it needs. It like, if you were to turn on a light on a 20 amp circuit, it will only draw 100 watts--not 20 amps. Just make sure the mA exceeds the mA the device needs--but that has already been said.
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MrVerylongusername
68 posts
Dec 18, 2008
2:23 PM
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Thanks for confirming that oldwailer - now I can rest easy knowing my advice hasn't fried his amp!
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SUNDOG
53 posts
Dec 18, 2008
5:45 PM
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Danelectro makes a zero Hum 9V adaptor for all their mini pedals and the Honeytone. I got two of them from coast-2-coast at 10 bucks each.... and they really are zero hum........ (in my RV however the inverter makes everything hum so I use the battery. ) I also agree that the honeytone amp coupled with the corned Beef (Reverb) mini pedal is quite a combination.... I get my stuff at c-2-c
here's the link for the pedal.
http://coast2coastmusic.com/cgi-bin/cart/DADJ4.html
r,
Neal aka: SUNDOG
Last Edited by on Dec 18, 2008 5:48 PM
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Maciekdraheim
8 posts
Dec 19, 2008
3:29 AM
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Thanks guys for your help! Now I can go to that store and purchase a brand new power suply! It will be also used with other deivices, because it has aobut 10 different plugs to connect with different sockets. Thak you one more time!
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