Re: ac adapter question

[Andreas Wetterberg <awetterberg@post.cybercity.dk>]

DON*T DO IT!

The boss adapter outputs direct current, DC, the Alesis outputs AC. If 
i'm not mistaken that could spell s_m_o_k_e, if mixed.

Anyone?
A.

Nemoguitt@aol.com wrote:

> i have an old BOSS DM-3 delay that i had thought was broken for the 
> longest time, today i figured i would try a battery in it rather than 
> the ac adapter and (yippee) it works, apperently it was the adapter 
> that is broken if that is possible.....i have several xtra alesis 
> adapters laying around and i wondered if i can use one of 
> them.....here are the specs on the BOSS adapter: in: AC 120V~60Hz 5W, 
> OUT:DC 9V=200mA
> here are the alesis specs: in: 120V 60 Hz 15W  out: 9VAC 830mA
> they both say 9V but i was concerned by those other numbers, i don't 
> want to fry the pedal but i don't like batteries.....tanks.....mic
> p.s. this pedal will be used only for looping :-)
> p.p.s.s. a nice article on adrian belew in the new guitar player mag