Donner Power Supply | Cheap and Great
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2019
- I really like this Donner Power Supply. Costing around $35 buck, it is a no brainer. It comes with everything you need to hoop up just about any guitar pedal to it, including a rare 3.5mm adapter and a polarity reversal adaptor. It will power eight 9v pedals, including one 500ma pedal, one 12v pedal, and one 18 volt pedal. This power supply will suit the needs of 95% of guitar players. Are there "better" power supplies out there? Yes. Do they cost 5x as much? Yes.
I have a ton of pedals and for various reasons end up putting a couple pedalboards together each year. Whether it be me redoing a pedalboard or building one for a friend, this style of pedal power supply has been great to work with. I really like the option to have the led lights on or off too.
This is actually the second Donner Power Supply I have owned. The first one I used for a bit and then ended up giving it away to a guitar player who did not have a power supply. I am really glad I have a second one! I highly recommend this to anyone that does not have a power supply or needs a second.
This came up on a search but just wanted to drop in and say how much I love my Donner Power Supply. It's quiet, and small and cheap and does the job. It handles all my pedals with power and comes with all the cables I need.
It's the power supply that I use. Dead quiet and works great.
The one I got is NOT Quiet.
Same here.
I watched another vid, these aren’t isolated
I own it and its quite. Id say its a hit or miss at the price range
Mine is really loud, I will return it
Thank you for the great video. I’m in the middle of trying to build my pedalboard and for a board itself my dad sent me a link from Amazon for the boards they make. I already have a power brick but need another (too many pedals) and noticed that Donner make a few different power supplies for great prices. Thanks again for a great video, and your video on how to spot a fake Fender was really informative as well. Thank you again.
relieved to see such a positive reaction
im grabbing this for board3 nice to see its reliable
I just got one last week. Great compact power supply. Really cleaned up my board.
Thanks Kennis. This is stellar. Getting one of these right away
I have 3 of them. So far, they work flawlessly with many different pedals. You have to make sure all the voltages are correct and your polarity is consistent. Dead quiet.
About to join the world of guitar pedals, thanks for the review!
Just bought the DP-1. I understand it's not truly "isolated" but I couldn't resist $35 and mostly good reviews on Amazon. Got 2 gigs coming up. I may return here and give my 2 cents to help out the conversation. High end power supplies are very expensive as are high end pedals. You could be in for $1000 pedal board if you go all high end. I can't afford it. Anyway, thanks for the review. UPDATE: I have two of these underneath my pedal board now powering 9 pedals. I have used it on two live 4 hour gigs. The power supplies are totally quiet and work great. Best deal out there, even if not isolated which hasn't been a problem for me.
how do you say its not truly isolated?
@makariussulit because it's not lol open it up, you'll see the circuits are wired in a way that they can legally call it "isolated" but it's not
Thankyou for this great review. I bought one today
Just got one of these power supplies and kicks butt, I am on my way to a new Paddle board!
I need a power supply, i saw a few then i thought about you... Kennis must have a review on it... Bang! There it is! Am so getting that one! Thank you so much.
Exactly the same as Caline 9 Power Supply just different branding - I have it and it works fine for my pedals
That Boss Tuner is a power supply as well. You could hook up an extender to the second power supply jack and it will run pedals. The feature uses a different boss power adaptor so it can deliver more miliamps.
Great video, convinced me to buy
Nice one Kennis.................I use a couple of dp-x ( battery tank ) supplies, to quickly assembe a pedal bord for testing without relying on the mains supply here in the uk..............I certainly learned a few things watching your upload......well done..........h6 uk veteran..............
I have a couple of VERY similar looking ones, same shape, same outputs, same blue leds, mine says Caline on the top though, I suspect the innards are the same and made by same factory. I call them Mr Zappy (as I have gotten tiny shocks a couple of times)! Works for the most part but some pedals are unstable running on it, for instance Tensor. But I have a Voodoo for those.
Because i watch your video i decided to cancel my current order on amazon, i was going to get the cheapest version of the donner power supply but decided to go with this power supply instead. Thank you for your video. I think it will save me some headache in the future.👍
Hello, how was it? Works fine?
It's cool that they included the wires:)
Right? I should’ve read the small print. I spend an extra $20 on cables! Lol
Vibe,
The fact they included wires means they cut costs (made cheaper) on the supply itself.
I have been looking at this as well as the high cost brands my main concern is noise and durability. I will be using it on my gigging board so want something that’ll last
I agree ! I own 2. The old one (DP-1) and the newer more powerful DP-2. Wonderful deal. Blues On.... 💙🎶🎵🎸
Does it charge so its portable?
@@louiscarrollmusic-lcm5331 No
@@louiscarrollmusic-lcm5331 Do you know of any that do ? I have never looked for that feature.
@@hutchfromba they’re called self isolated I think. I’ve been looking at some to use while busking, but at the moment all I can really get is a chord for a 9v battery to dc power.
@@louiscarrollmusic-lcm5331 Self Isolating refers to the polls (positive + and. negative -) not being joined together. This allows for less noise. It has nothing to do with the 9V battery power.
I read through the comments here. So have we figured out if this one does he actually have isolated channels?
Seems like these days it’s really hard to tell until you have it in your hands. A lot of descriptions say isolated, but are not. Seems like a great deal, but so hit or miss. Thanks! 🎸🎸🤘🏻
Thanks sir!!
I like my One Spot Pro. They claim that as long as the total output is lower than the supply's total rating, any output could put out more amps than it's labeled.
I bought one a month ago for a pedal board that I’m building and I’m hoping it will be a good one… it was a stab in the dark.
I use Warwick's power block on two of my boards.
I started a stoner rock board recently and didn't want to spend too much, so I took this one.
It is also marketed as asmuse, but it's the very, very same thing.
It is absolutely amazing!
Hi, thank you for the review, very informative.
I have a question Sir.
How can I use the last connection?, the one with 9v, 12v, and 18v?
I think my black box reloaded would work with this as it is 7volts 100amps. But the normal psu is still working but it is very heavy.?.
I wanted to know how much difference does this power supply make with a wah around and digital pedals around. Is it less noisy than daisy chain the main power adapter that comes in the box?
Is it advisable to use to a zoom G1xon multi-efx processor and joyo american cab sim? I'm only using these two pedal. One digital and one analog.
Thanks for this video. I’ve been looking for a reasonably priced power supply. Question; I am a busker, and I would like to run all of my pedals from a USB power source. I understand that I need to step up from 5 to 9 V. Can you recommend a good method for this? Many thanks for your reply.
Bought this today and the power lights come on, pedals turn on but I’m not getting any sound to the amp... tried using one pedal in multiple spots with different cables. I get sound when pedal is off w true bypass but not when it’s on!?! Any help?
I expected it to come without an adapter.
Hi,
Is it ok to use one proper power board and to it add, connect a power brick that will power up three guitar pedals in total? I'm using Katana 50 amp and plan to get something like Boss noise suppressor, Revv G3, and a Korg tuner.
Thanks 😁
How quiet is this? Being on a budget dont want to have to dish out another 30 quid for a noise killer (tho my bloody overdrive and distortions will need at least one anyways)
Hi Kennis good job !!! Can i use it with a oc5 boss pedal ? Do i connect it to regular 100ma or to 500mp ?
If its got a good acdc converter and is isolated i dont see how it can be better or worse in any perceptible way? Other than maybe features, number of jacks and output etc?
Could you use these for miniture spot lights like Ghost Light makes?
Can we used this cables with the flashback delay??
5 dollar daisy chain does not eliminate noise. Is this product isolated ?
You can also order direct from Donner and I believe a bit cheaper.
You can order the Mosky-version called Mosky DC-Core10 (exactly the same thing) from Aliexpress for $20+shipping (€18+shipping)
@@Junyoreally? Is it isolated?
Just got one. Do you leave yours plugged in when not in use? I was wondering since theres no switch or anything.
I think you just leave it plugged in and turn the pedals off and you won’t be using any power, but I’m not sure. What have you been doing?
I got a question. I got this unit and I'm running out of 9v outlets. If I would connect a 9v pedal into the 12v or even 18v, would it damage the pedal?
Yes.
What's up Conan
Is it “isolated power” supplies for each input? How’s the noise level , if it’s isolated be less noise
It is not isolated individually, so the noise is depends on a couple things. Like what pedals are plugged in, to how clean the wall current is. It varies case by case
Cool product, great review. Does anyone know the difference between the DS1 and DS2?
ds2 has turbo but thats the only difference i think
Yes ! These are isolated. ❤ BUT , check the comments.
These aren't isolated... All outputs are sharing the same ground
@@yaki_font Description
Product Description
Donner DP-2 is upgrading of DP-1,DP - 2 using better materials.DP - 2 in the original foundation up and increase the output current, meet the needs of more,9 v output two way is 500 ma,12V output is 500 ma,18V output is 500 ma,this design can better exert your effect pedal, get a better sound.This is a milestone in the products of Donner.
Specifications:
Material: Aluminium Alloy, light weight and portable.
Power: AC 100v-240V
Input: DC 18V
Output:
--6 way 9V 100mA
--2 way 9V 500mA
--1 way 12V 500mA
--1 way 18V 500mA
Dimension: 150 x 50x 30mm
Net weight: 520g
Color: black
Attention:
Incorrect polarity would damage this unit, please make sure correct positive and negative polar before wiring.
Package included:
1 x DP-2 Power Supply
1 x Power Adapter
10 x DC Power Cable
2 x Polarity Reversal Cable
1 x User Manual
@@hutchfromba yep thats what bit says... Get a multimeter and test the continuity of the outputs... They are all connected so its not isolated
@Quiksilver I looked at the DP-3 buy it only has 6 X 9V, compared to 8 X 9V on the DP-2 and Voodoo Labs Power Plus 2. Given that the DP-2 is described as isolated (but reportedly has a common rail), has anyone tested the DP-3 to confirm?
Do cheap & great really belong together? Been my experience that, “you get what you pay for”
Can anybody who owns this and a multimeter tell me if the grounds are actually isolated between the outputs? Just kinda curious
Best I can tell, they are not. They are regulated which achieves the similar noise reduction in most cases.
I can power up my pedal board but when I add my singular sound looper which is 9volt, it doesn’t power it up? Do you know why? Thanks
Actually I just moved it to the 500ma side and it worked
do you put power under delay or drives?
These are a good cheap solution... Better than a daisy chain but its not a real deal isolated power supply .. the cheapest Isolated supply is the vitoos iso 8 for 50$ on AliExpress
Do you work for vitoos?
Great vid Kennis, Are these Power Supply's Isolated ?
Nope its a daisy chain
@@yaki_font I didn't think it was @ that price point. Plus it seems a bit small to be isolated. Not that its a bad product for what it is.
@@bumblbesss yes they can do the job for many people its better than a daisy chain but you cant compare it to a fully isolated supply.... At that price point i would prefer to spend a little more money and get a vitoos iso 8 for 50$( its the same harley benton iso-2 pro)... Full isolated supply super solid even comparable to the vodoo labs stuff
@@yaki_font Thx for the Info Inaki and the recommendation,
Yes.
Hi Kennis, can I connect the Line 6 Dl4 and 4 Boss pedals there?
Yes. I believe so.
@@kennisrussell Thank you!
Is this power supply isolated? or is it a daisy chain in a box?
That is a small power supply for all those outputs.
Are the outputs isolated ?
Is this power supply isolated?
i recently got one of these, and it seems like its working, the LEDs were working fine, however when i plug my pedals in with my guitar no sound comes out when i turn the pedal on. I tried the pedals (that can take batteries) singularly and checked my cables straight into my guitar and it works fine. Has anyone else experienced this problem and how can fix it.
Regrettable Username check how much voltage it needs, or how much Mah it draws, you need to have at least the amount of Mah it needs
Sometimes it’s a really simple problem like you have the cables in the wrong jacks.
Is this like the Zuma by strymon?
:D
I bought one and all the input jacks are loose and cause all kinds of popping and cracking, now maybe I just got a bad one, but you get what you pay for, no disrespect to your video, but buyers beware I reached out to the seller and never got a reply, so now I am out half the price of buying a decent supply MXR brick from a reputable music store, where returns are easy in most cases.
There's a lot of buzz on the interweb that these budget friendly isolated power supplies are not totally isolated. Has anyone tested one to see if it is isolated?
They're not fully isolated, but that functionality costs ten times more. What you get is reasonably isolated outputs that do a MUCH better job at providing clean, quiet power than a daisy chain off of a 9v wall wart.
@@modelcitizen1977 that is a very accurate and said explination..
@@modelcitizen1977yup
lucky you! I've bought 2 of them and to me they suck. They started making noise after a couple of months, so I decided to get a truetone One spot CS12....problem solved. Those donner power supplies are not isolated. I guess this is another example in which you get what you pay for
How do you mount it on your pedalboard?
I would velcro it to the bottom.
I’m trying to build a pedalboard. Can this be a pedalboard power source?
Look up the Caline P-1 . Not much more price and lot better pwr out per outlet. I use 1 of them for 13 pedals on board and 3 outs for pedals off board. Couple of daisies and 1 two outlet on 18v for 2 pedals. About $40-45. It's worth it
sparkyguitar 00 how many pedals is that I lost count @16 lol
@@storiesoflife7374 1 going in is a passive volume pedal but there is a hot under the board in case I want to try something. Also didn't mention a tap tempo for the delay. That's makes 17 working pieces of quiet operation at least until I change things around AGAIN. Just can't leave "well enough" alone. DAMN G. A. S. !
unfortunately i didn't have as much luck since the second I plugged it in it blew up and became unusable
I’m so conflicted. One person says it’s really loud and you can’t use live. Another says it’s great. Anybody else feel the same way?
It's not a true isolated power supply as advertised. Has a shared ground. May work great on analog pedals within it's 9v 100 ma current limit. But it's a definite no go if you plan on running analog with some digital pedals. There are some cheaper power supplies on Amazon that do have a true isolated circuit with higher 9v ma values too. For around 50-60 bucks.You're always better off running a real Isolated power supply with at least twice the ma current as needed for all pedals.
@@blaiseroche what's the cheap truly isolated psu called so I can buy it
@@evsanger Ammoon listed on amazon for about 55 bucks just bought one for my son a short while ago. Real isolated circuits 8, 9v 500 ma outlets.
@@blaiseroche thank you!
@@evsanger Your welcome good luck with that.
i think this is a good alternative and a good price compared to its counterpart (voodoo lab) that are absurd prices that people that already spent thousands on pedals don’t wanna spend the price of another pedal just to power them its bs
Make how to spot a fake Paul reed Smith
should've played it for us cutie
Are they isolated .... or are just a "daisy chain" in a box ?!!!! is it noisy ?! ...
Its a daisy chain.. for full isolated outputs get the vitoos iso 8
Check the Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-2 Pro
or
Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-1
Far as i seen on vids , they are truly isolated, tested with multimeter.
Research ye self
hmmm
vitoos iso 8 looks like the harley benton, rebranded
if it's noisy just shield it.
Its sounds like something that Homer Simpson Says ... "DONNER!" or was it "DON'T!" ... I am not sure anymore.
Mine was noisy, had grounding issues, bought from Amazon, sent back for a refund
Don't buy this for digital pedals..noise. But, if you have analog pedals, this will do the job just fine.
I had the opposite experience. Died wishing 7 months and was always super noisy and gross
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ONLY buy this if you have pedals that do NOT exceed 100mA consumption. I have a bunch and I this product really disappointed me. Noisy and lacking in power, my advice is to spend a bit more and get something more trustworthy.
Please turn off your auto-focus next time...this is really hard to watch. :(
Just decrease the aperture of your camera and the depth of field will decrease (making a wider area 'in focus')
@@kennisrussell It seems there might be a curse on the power-supply reviews ;)
What is the purpose f this video? There's no real information in it. OK the device powers the pedals, but so does a daisy chain. The idea of buying a power supply with 'ISOLATED power to each pedal is to do so without introducing unwanted noise and hum. At no point in this video is the performance of this power supply to do that. Even at £35 it's three times the price of a Tourtech 1 amp plug style PSU which is only £9.99 o Amazon. So the reason someone might pay three times more for a PSU (and PSU's can cost £100s) is for the ISOLATION and flexibility IE, the ability to power multiple effects with varying voltage requirements. You address NONE of this. Waste of time. Your review was essential, hey look everyone it switches on and has pretty blue lights and look the light comes on, on the pedal.
35$ wasted by a sucker ME. NOISY CRAP
Its the cheesy wall wart. Its noisy and Im sure I can get another brand 18v and stll use the dtro
Is this power supply isolated? or is it a daisy chain in a box?
Its a daisy chain... The cheapest full isolated is vitoos iso 8 for 50$ on aliexpress theres also a vitoos dc 8 thats partially isolated