- Published: 30 November 2019 30 November 2019
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Those of you that have stopped by our booth at a show know that we have third party tuners, pedals, and noise reduction systems in our demo racks. We only use the tuners. The other third party stuff is just there to show some good options for other gear you might want to consider when you move to a rack setup. Those tuners, pedals, and other third-party equipment have one annoying downside – they each require a transformer, or “wall wart” for power. Since we also have good third-party power conditioners in our racks, we have plenty of outlets to plug in those transformers. The problem is there is no good way to secure them. When we move our rack cases around, pack them in trucks, turn them upside down, and generally mistreat them, those transformers come unplugged and bounce around, potentially damaging the transformer or anything it bounces into. Not good! Those transformers can also be a source of annoying power supply noise that can easily find its way into the audio signal. Also not good! Some transformers are either too large or have a poor physical design, making it difficult to even plug them in to some power conditioners. That’s just downright annoying!
Now we have a solution for those problems – the Warthog. The Warthog module takes in a standard GT 18V Power module feed, just like our other modules. It then converts that into four different output channels. You get to choose either center positive or center negative polarity, and the voltage for each of the four output channels. Voltages are all DC, not AC, and are regulated to about +/- 10%. Common choices include: -9V (100ma), -3V (100ma), -1.5V (100ma), 5V (100 or 1000mA), 9V (100 or 1000mA), 12V (100 or 1000mA), 15V (100 or 1000mA), and 18V (100mA). Other configurations may be available – let us know what you need. You can daisy chain from these channels, up to their mA limits. You can use both positive ground and negative ground effects, but not on the same channel. The Warthog is intended to be used with our 18V Power module, so that we do not have to duplicate some of the protection circuitry provided by the 18V Power module (and lose some power in the process). However, we can add a protection board so you can power it from a third-party power supply if you prefer. Using it with the 18V Power module gives you the ability to see your mA usage so you can balance your power consumption and not exceed the maximum number of mA for the Warthog or 18V Power channels.
For more information and details see: Warthog