Power supply for Br600

[tom r]

Hi everyone
my new 600 has arrived and i can't wait to get home from work and play with it. I'm aware they don't come with a power supply and i've seen them for sale on Amazon for not a lot then i've seen other AC supplies for a lot ie. official roland. Whtas the beest price for an supply you have found which works and doesn't blow up the 600?

Tom

[JMD2010]

I had the same problem when looking for a power supply for the MBR.
I bit the bullet and bought a Boss PSA 240 from Absolute Music for £21.95.
I guess it's better to be safe than sorry and as no,one seems to have any better ideas, that's probably the safest way to go.

John

[tom r]

Hi I have done exactly the same.
Thanks

Tom

[cruzer2]

Hey tom r,
I've been using the BR600 on 6 recharchable batteries for a couple of years. There has been no ill effects on the unit that I can tell. This is a much cheaper option and keeps the unit portable. However, if you read the manual they don't mention rechargeables for the 600. I also use rechargeables on the MicroBR and have done for about 4 years, again with no ill effects. I use +AA 2000mAh type.
It's not better, just an alternative option.

Bri.  

[tom r]

Cheers Bri
i was thinking of using rechargeables when i take it out of the house.

Tom

[64Guitars]

However, if you read the manual they don't mention rechargeables for the 600.

Actually, the manual does mention rechargeable batteries on page 24 in the "NOTE" section. It says "Do not use rechargeable batteries", although they don't say why. I think it might be because rechargeable batteries are generally only 1.2 volts instead of 1.5 volts. The BR-600 takes 6 batteries, so the total voltage with rechargeables is only 7.2 volts instead of the required 9 volts you'd get with ordinary 1.5 volt alkaline batteries. I don't doubt that the BR-600 will work with rechargeables. I'm just saying that the manual says not to use them and the voltage might be the reason.

[cruzer2]

Thanks 64 Guitars,
                         I'm not very 'techy' so any help is much appreciated. I was unaware of this difference in power. Is power usage the reason why we can only use Boss expression pedals?.


Bri.

[64Guitars]

Is power usage the reason why we can only use Boss expression pedals?.

Actually, you can use other brands of expression pedals too. The difference is usually just the polarity of the plug. Some expression pedals have a polarity switch which can be used to make them compatible with the BR. For those that don't, you can buy or make a simple adapter that switches the polarity. For example, my Yamaha keyboard uses an expression pedal with opposite polarity to the BR's. I bought a Roland EV-5 expression pedal for my BR-864 and I made an adapter to switch the polarity so that I can use it on my Yamaha too. I could have instead bought a Yamaha expression pedal and used it with my BR via the adapter.

See this message for more info:

https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=1516.msg12605#msg12605