Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

okay, another power question from me...

i decided to get a nano to mount on my mic stand to use as a remote for my bcr2000 [which is mounted on a pedal board at my feet.  so far so good.

i was pumped to see it had a 9v power input which i have in abundance on my pedal board.  except...  it's 9v AC.  grrrrr.....

so, if i put dc into this input is it gonna go blooeeey...  seems like it has to get converted to dc somehow anyway...  but my electronics knowledge is pretty slim.  i'm just a dumb guitar player...

thanks in advance for any and all direction...

brian maddox
brianm@...

Hi Bryan

> i decided to get a nano to mount on my mic stand to use as a remote for my bcr2000 [which is mounted on a pedal board at my feet.  so far so good.
> 
> i was pumped to see it had a 9v power input which i have in abundance on my pedal board.  except...  it's 9v AC.  grrrrr.....
> 
> so, if i put dc into this input is it gonna go blooeeey...  seems like it has to get converted to dc somehow anyway...  but my electronics knowledge is pretty slim.  i'm just a dumb guitar player...

Inside the nano the AC would be converted to DC and then regulated to 5v (most likely) to power the micro-controller.

Inside a DC plug pack the AC from the mains is converted 9volts AC then rectified to DC. This is true for transformer type plug packs, but very different for the new, much lighter Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) .

So... 9V dc could work and it is unlikely to do any damage, but I haven't seen the circuit so I can't say for sure. Ask Behringer.

Or you could bring 9V AC to your pedalboard and rectify to DC and regulate it to 9V to power your other pedals.

Royce

thanks for the info.  i suspected as much.

i've just been running it off batteries until i could find out more.  turns out the little bugger will run for a good long time on a set of batteries.  but i miss the display showing me the preset, so i think i'll go ahead and solve this power issue...

thanks again...

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Royce" <rpcfender@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Bryan
> 
> > i decided to get a nano to mount on my mic stand to use as a remote for my bcr2000 [which is mounted on a pedal board at my feet.  so far so good.
> > 
> > i was pumped to see it had a 9v power input which i have in abundance on my pedal board.  except...  it's 9v AC.  grrrrr.....
> > 
> > so, if i put dc into this input is it gonna go blooeeey...  seems like it has to get converted to dc somehow anyway...  but my electronics knowledge is pretty slim.  i'm just a dumb guitar player...
> 
> Inside the nano the AC would be converted to DC and then regulated to 5v (most likely) to power the micro-controller.
> 
> Inside a DC plug pack the AC from the mains is converted 9volts AC then rectified to DC. This is true for transformer type plug packs, but very different for the new, much lighter Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) .
> 
> So... 9V dc could work and it is unlikely to do any damage, but I haven't seen the circuit so I can't say for sure. Ask Behringer.
> 
> Or you could bring 9V AC to your pedalboard and rectify to DC and regulate it to 9V to power your other pedals.
> 
> Royce
>