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Daisy Chaining Advice Needed

Hey guys!

I'm quite new to the world of pedals so I need to know if I can get away with daisy chaining these 5 9v pedals with a AC Power Adapter that outputs 500 mA with minimal noise:

*All pedals are center negative

TC Electronics Polytune 2 Noir

Swindler Effects Worker's Compression (40 mA)

EQD Westwood Overdrive (15 mA)

EHX Canyon Delay (150 mA)

DigiTech Polara Reverb (125 mA)

[Estimated total current draw of 330 mA]

I don't have any of these pedals currently nor do I have a pedalboard. This is basically my wishlist pedalboard, I know getting an isolated power supply is always a safe bet but I just want to know if I can hypothetically save money by just daisy chaining.

I'm also aware that these are a mixture of analog and digital pedals and from what I've read - digital can be hard to work with in terms of power.

Anyone with sufficient knowledge on this topic is more than welcome to help me out :)

I'm not sure how the courtesy outlet on the polytune is wired, if its just a parallel output you need to add in the amperage consumption of the polytune as well. Just try it and see if your pedals sound the same as run solo.... hoenstly the delaya nd reverb might not even pass signal if they don't get their full amperage, digital cna eb like that, so that'll be a dead tip off that you're exceeding the supply's rating because the polytune's outlet is just a parallel connection which si what I would expect. Also, if they do run I do not advise you run real close to the amperage rating of a wallw art like this, they're almost alwys cheap transformers in there and you're liely to fry it by taxing it so hard.

You also may encoutner noise issues (as you suspect) with so many pedals on the same unregulated, unfitlered supply. Just spring for a power supply if you need all these doohickeys.

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