rocketmorton52 said:Well if the Axe Fx was bought used it COULD have been modified to supply power with an internal transformer.
This is exactly what I did and it works great. (no wall wart for me!).
rocketmorton52 said:Well if the Axe Fx was bought used it COULD have been modified to supply power with an internal transformer.
This is exactly what I did and it works great. (no wall wart for me!
rocketmorton52 said:Muris_Varajic said: "And do you mind telling us how exactly did you do it?"
Well all I did was find a 12 volt transformer (me thinks it was AC...don't remember,but it would depend on what your particular
midi pedalyou're using)and mounted it inside the Axe Fx. Then I tapped the 120 AC coming in and took the output of the
transformer and connected it to the 2 conductors that feed the 7 pin midi input jack. It was pretty simple
but requires SOME electronic savy. I contacted Cliff and he said it shouldn't have any adverse affects on the Axe Fx.
Later on in my analness(is that a word?) I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
wezx said:rocketmorton52 said:Muris_Varajic said: "And do you mind telling us how exactly did you do it?"
Well all I did was find a 12 volt transformer (me thinks it was AC...don't remember,but it would depend on what your particular
midi pedalyou're using)and mounted it inside the Axe Fx. Then I tapped the 120 AC coming in and took the output of the
transformer and connected it to the 2 conductors that feed the 7 pin midi input jack. It was pretty simple
but requires SOME electronic savy. I contacted Cliff and he said it shouldn't have any adverse affects on the Axe Fx.
Later on in my analness(is that a word?) I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
Very cool...I like it!
rocketmorton52 said:Muris_Varajic said: "And do you mind telling us how exactly did you do it?"
Well all I did was find a 12 volt transformer (me thinks it was AC...don't remember,but it would depend on what your particular
midi pedalyou're using)and mounted it inside the Axe Fx. Then I tapped the 120 AC coming in and took the output of the
transformer and connected it to the 2 conductors that feed the 7 pin midi input jack. It was pretty simple
but requires SOME electronic savy. I contacted Cliff and he said it shouldn't have any adverse affects on the Axe Fx.
Later on in my analness(is that a word?) I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
P.S. I posted pics a year or two back on the old forum but can't find them now.
Muris_Varajic said:rocketmorton52 said:Muris_Varajic said: "And do you mind telling us how exactly did you do it?"
Well all I did was find a 12 volt transformer (me thinks it was AC...don't remember,but it would depend on what your particular
midi pedalyou're using)and mounted it inside the Axe Fx. Then I tapped the 120 AC coming in and took the output of the
transformer and connected it to the 2 conductors that feed the 7 pin midi input jack. It was pretty simple
but requires SOME electronic savy. I contacted Cliff and he said it shouldn't have any adverse affects on the Axe Fx.
Later on in my analness(is that a word?) I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
P.S. I posted pics a year or two back on the old forum but can't find them now.
Thanks for reply!!!
Indeed, transformer should match your regular adapter for midi controller.
I'm no good with that, do all (or most) midi controllers out there use same or similar voltage etc
or is there some major difference between certain controllers when it comes to power?
I'm using Midimate atm but looking forward to MFC-101, how strange.
rocketmorton52 said:I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
tubetonez said:rocketmorton52 said:I added a toggle switch to turn the power on and off so my midi pedal wouldn't have to be "on" all the time.
Probably completely unnecessary but I like to tinker.
Could you tap AC from the AxeFX' switch, so your pedal would turn on & off with it? Or did you want to be able to toggle them separately?
rocketmorton52 said:
michaelconnor said:Here's a photo of my internal "phantom" supply. Power was tapped (in parallel) from GND of the rear power jack, and VAC from the top contact of the front panel power switch. Both Axe and LF turn on with the switch this way.
The 9VAC socket was moved inside the chassis and connected to the LF power supply. High-strength velcro was used to secure everything, and the wall-wart is practically glued into the corner by it. But just in case, I'll probably upgrade to a more secure and permanent arrangement in the future.
Cheers!
The space is necessary for proper cooling of the processor. Since the Axe-FX does not have vents, possibly to prevent dust building up inside, it needs a lot of space to provide dissipation. That's why there isn't a floor version. Yet. Cliff stated a floor box would not be able to provide the cooling necessary for a TigerSHARC.michaelconnor said:Yeah, I was also a little surprised at how empty the chassis was. I really wish i didn't have to lug around this giant steel box in a rackbag wherever I play. You'd think this could all be built into a floorboard without much trouble... *hint-hint*.
