am i stupid?

[zebra heart attack]

i bought an ibanez guitar pedal off thomann in december. worked perfect. i hate wasting batteries so i bought a cheap multi power adaptor in argos for a tenner (or less), set it to 9V everything perfect.

two days ago i went to use it again, it wouldnt turned on okay but instead of any effect i just get static (on or off). i tested the leads/diff equipment etc but no sound at all.

so my question.. on examination the output of my argos friend is 9V/1200mA and the pedal wants 9V/30mA. would this have blown the circuitry? i never thought of looking at the amp rating before.

..either way i sent it back to thomann as faulty but it would be nice to know.

[Latex lizzie]

probably fused the circuts allright. Nasty. Batteries are the way to go. THose power supplies always end up as a load of gash unless you buy really really good ones.

[zebra heart attack]

thanks. lesson learned!

[RED(tape)MENACE]

yeah, if you're ever recording, use batteries. It's much cleaner power, with none of the ground loop/electricity crap that can add extra noise.

[Wicker]

yeah, if you're ever recording, use batteries. It's much cleaner power, with none of the ground loop/electricity crap that can add extra noise.

That's an interesting point

Stacy, just in case you haven't checked .........
some power supplies have a Polarity switch (+/-) might be worth checking if it's set the wrong way