Tech 21 Sansamp Bass driver on 18V?

[Wonderboxer]

I am trying to find the right information but what I am getting is a bit confusing and contradictory.

I just recently started building my first pedalboard and I do not have much knowledge on the topic.

I bought a 7 input power supply (the 1spot pro CS7) which has 4 inputs switchable between 9 and 12 volts, 2 9 volts inputs and 1 18 volts (which has 200mamps rating instead of the 100 of all the others)

I currently have 6 pedals on my board (Tuner, compressor, overdrive, distotion, octaver, looper) and will be getting the Sansamp Bass driver v2 from Tech21 soon. The current pedals I have are the Polytuner from TC electronic, the Compressor, bass overdrive and bass distortion all from MXR, the Looper RC-3 and the OC-3 from Boss. (stating these it case it helps)


What I did not realize when I bought the pedalboard and the power supply is the rating for the Sansamp which says "Phantom power operable, or uses optional DC power supply, Tech 21 Model #DC2, or 9V alkaline battery (not included)." on their website.

I am unsure if this means I can plug it into my 18 volts input on the power supply. I have read some articles that state that using a higher or lower voltage then rated for may dammage the device, and I have read that some pedals may do it safely and that it may or may not change the sound.


Can anyone who understands pedals and electricity better then me weight in?

Thanks

 

[Crater]

I've run my SansAmp Bass DI on 12 volts with no problems. I wouldn't use 18 volts because the op-amp chips (TLC2262) in the SansAmp are rated for a maximum of 16 volts for their supply power.

Phantom power is 48 volts DC, but obviously it's stepped down or regulated inside the SansAmp. Just because it accepts phantom power via the XLR doesn't mean it can take 18 volts.

 

[Al Kraft]

When I tested the "9 volt" power supply that Tech 21 sells (with their brand name on it) I got around 12 volts. However, since this is a nominal 9 volt system (in some cases fresh batteries can be close to the 10 volt range), I would not recommend even trying 18 volts.

When in doubt I always stay strictly with the manufacturers recommendations until I can talk with them. Tech 21 has always been happy to answer questions when I called.

 

[Wonderboxer]

great thanks for the help, I found the power supply company makes a 18V to 9V adapter to use the 18V plug for a 9V pedal so i ended up ordering that.

Took me a while to get the right information though, I even had a store I called tell me "Yeah no worries you can plug anything in there as long as the mA is ok" which is totally wrong lol

 

[Al Kraft]

great thanks for the help, I found the power supply company makes a 18V to 9V adapter to use the 18V plug for a 9V pedal so i ended up ordering that.

Took me a while to get the right information though, I even had a store I called tell me "Yeah no worries you can plug anything in there as long as the mA is ok" which is totally wrong lol

I think I've seen just such a product from the Truetone/One Spot folks. Feeding it a reliable 9 volt diet will deliver excellent performance and a long life!