BATTERY POWER?

BILLYKATANA · Post by **BILLYKATANA** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:19 pm

Hi, does anyone know whether i can i run my wd x silver on batteries ; if so ,how can i achieve this please?

WaterDrum · Post by **WaterDrum** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:27 pm

do you want to use a car battery (= easy) ,
or an external battery pack (easy) ,
or should everything be inside the Wavedrum ?

you will need a soldering iron and a multimeter

8 NiMh rechargeables with 2400 mAh will probably last 6-8 hours ...

BILLYKATANA · Post by **BILLYKATANA** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:45 pm

Hi Waterdrum, thanks for replying!
I'm thinking an external battery pack if that's possible?(and maybe a car battery !)

WaterDrum · Post by **WaterDrum** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:51 am

the hard thing is actually to find the special Korg 9 Volt plug .
I dont have an adress to order online ,
so if somebody knows where to order , please post it .

my solution
cut the wallwart cable
check out the +9V and Ground

pro solution incl. charger
http://us.sanyo.com/pedal-juice

DIY parts list
1. Battery holder + battery clip (small enough for inside use)
http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/6156 ... archDetail
my favourite AA batteries are not cheap and need a good and SLOW charger :
http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004DW7S06/?smi ... hbiXAlXciQ

2.Connectors
used with 95% of guitar foot pedal FX ,
they the standard connectors (used in BOSS pedals)
http://www.stompin-ground.com/products/ ... htm#custom
solder one of these (male jacks) to the empty wallwart cable and one to
your battery pack

a cable with Boss jacks at all sides (cut it into pieces)
http://www.musikding.de/DC-Verteiler-21mm
ground is inside the connector , keep it compatible .

solder this (female) one to the WD 9V input cable
http://www.musikding.de/DC-Kupplung-21mm

to prevent damage a "Schottky diode" soldered into the battery pack cable
http://learn.adafruit.com/digital-led-b ... tion-diode
(thats maybe not necessary??)

As usual :
Everything you do is on your own risk
You know what you do and I am in no way responsible for anything ...
repair shop = 10 bucks into the pocket ...

9 Volt from a car battery :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-5V-9V-800MA-U ... 1352377009
--> some motorcycle batteries can be very small
--> check the RC airplane batteries

AFAIK the WD needs about 250 mA

I am really interested in battery lifetime , so please inform us if you ever run it with a battery pack ...

BILLYKATANA · Post by **BILLYKATANA** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:05 pm

Really appreciate your help, will certainly let you know when I attempt the job!
Reading your posts I realise that you definitely know your onions so can I pick your brain some more please?
I play taiko, Japanese drums in a band, but on occasion need to play alone to an audience.
I'd love to incorporate the wavedrum by laying down a loop track on some kind of a machine first, then play the real drum along to it...
can you recommend a machine that i could record a loop or even a whole performance backing track onto?
cheers, yours, Bill

WaterDrum · Post by **WaterDrum** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:40 pm

there are so many loopers on the market
it depends on what you want to do with looping and on your wallet .
and what possibilities you want to have next week.

(like 2 or more separate loops to switch between)

http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=looper&oa=pra

I do software looping only , with Cubase, so no first hand info
personally I would go for Stereo , SD card / Usb
good delay functions and TAP tempo , so a Digitech Jamman Delay maybe ?
(some people say , they dont like the noisy buttons but with no mic around =OK)

a BOSS RC 30 or even a RC 300 can do a lot

interesting but not cheap
EHX 48000 with a separate footpedal.

some looper pedals (in the 300 bucks and up range) are said to be especially useful for live performing , but I cannot recommend any special brand (was it the PigTronix or the Boomerang III looper ?).

this is a guitarist forum thread
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/stomp-box/21 ... -play.html

BILLYKATANA · Post by **BILLYKATANA** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:48 pm

Once again, enormous thanks!

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:21 pm

I use a rechargeable battery pack that is marketed for portable dvd players. The market is kinda dried up for these, but that means when you find one you can usually get it for cheap.
Mine came with multiple tips for different devices.
I use 2. One for the Wavedrum and 1 for my Handsonic HPD-15.

Otherwise a 12v motorcycle battery and a power inverter works, but may need a filter if noisey electronically.

BILLYKATANA · Post by **BILLYKATANA** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:44 pm

Thanks Martygras ! Will check that out ...