USB Battery pack for pedals

[pingu]

Anyone using one ?
Any good ?

I'm thinking of getting one of these

Harley Benton PowerPlant Powerbank – Thomann UK

Or maybe this bigger one
Harley Benton PowerPlant PowerBank+ mk2 – Thomann UK

[Jimmy blue note]

Try it out and read customer reviews from online sites. It seems that there are consistent problems with all the battery packs I've read about, introduced noise and hum, unreliable power, drop out and power failures, bad switches, all the way up to sending voltages that broke the effects. Some faults don't appear until a month or so of use.
I've been looking for a reliable one, a no risk one and none of those I've heard about are the one you're interested in, so PLEASE do let me know if this is a good one!

[pingu]

ok I’ll report back IF i get one

shame about all the various issues
on principle they seem like a very good
idea

[pingu]

Sonny Landreth uses one of these
which has been good apparently

Sanyo eneloop
Pedal Juice

Sanyo Eneloop Pedal Juice | Reverb

more than i want to spend and
i would prefer to charge the gizmo
with a standard usb charger

so I’d be better off with the
smaller Harley B
(if it functions properly !)

[Hammertone]

I use a Sanyo Eneloop. Mine is black.
Never had any problems with it.

[ccroft]

I have Volto. It works great. Pedaltrain stopped making it. Some folks had problems with the USB port breaking. Plus the battery tech became outdated.

I would hold out for a more expensive unit as it'll probably be more robust. Batteries and chargers are a well known thing. No reason to be afraid of it not working. I think it's down to how well it's built.

Some guys are using an Anker power bank with this thing. Swapable battery available all over the place, with more juice on board. And useable for anything powered by USB. Switchable power supply of any needed voltage. Fits under a Nano board. More $$ but fully roadworthy.

[sgosnell]

For pedals I mostly use 9V rechargeable LiIon batteries in a cheap enclosure from ebay. I also have a 4.5V to 9V cable which works from any USB port, with a pigtail I made to reverse the polarity to center negative. For that I use a standard power bank with USB ports. One reason these work for me is that I rarely use two pedals, mostly just one. I have no clue about big pedalboards and powering them.

[Woody Sound]

A question: Do you have to use one port for each effect, or can you connect a bunch with a single 1SPOT 7 chain?

[sgosnell]

I've connected 4 pedals to one battery. I've used a Boss GE10, Joyo American Sound, JrBarnyard, and a reverb pedal at the same time using a daisy chain. I seldom had both preamps on at the same time, but they both worked. I don't know how long that would last, because I never ran the battery down. A bigger 9V battery would probably be more dependable, but the normal size works for at least an hour with everything running. A 9V battery holder is a couple of dollars or so on ebay, but it requires some soldering to get it to center negative. They seldom come with the proper plug. I cut up an old daisy chain and still have plugs available for more if needed. I also made up a polarity reversing adapter, using the female end and one male end of a daisy chain, so I can use any normal center positive power supply. If I needed to use something like this for playing out, I would get a larger 9V power supply/battery, but for home use a regular 9V battery works well enough. The larger power stations, which do 120VAC also have 9V and 12V outlets which work for this, but they're not so cheap. I have one for emergency use when (not if, down here) the power goes out. I don't often use it for powering pedals, although it certainly works for that. I have powered my DV Mark Little Jazz and a couple of pedals, plus other stuff, on it, for as long as I cared to. I have a Beaudens B-1502, FWIW.

[ccroft]

I saw a vid where a guy hooked up something like 18 pedals to the small Harley Benton to max it out. He got around 2 hours.

I have 5 on a daisy chain to the Volto. I actually don't know what my run-time is since I never ran it long enough to find out. I should say I'm in a no pedal phase and haven't used it much in the last year or two.

[newsense]

You need the JHS Bat Sim!

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[Jimmy blue note]

You need the JHS Bat Sim!

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That's not a battery, is it? Doesn't that need a battery itself? I thought that was a powered device that NEEDS 9 volts to simulate other batteries. Or maybe I'm mistaken, sorry if that's the case.

[newsense]

It doesn't really exist - just a rather amusing April Fool.

Sorry!

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[Jimmy blue note]

Sonny Landreth uses one of these
which has been good apparently

Sanyo eneloop
Pedal Juice

Sanyo Eneloop Pedal Juice | Reverb

I've heard reports that it won't take charges after a few recharges. It'd be good to know what the longevity of the battery actually is.

[jazzgtrl4]

Yup i use a volto and an Anker. the Anker powers the Avalanche Run...I had to buy a special cable from some company in Ireland of all places..they sell on Reverb that converts and power for the Avalanche Run, i guess. but it all works all battery, and lasts the whole gig no problem..even run that Boss loopper off the Volto. thank Sanyo looks interesting..never heard of that one