Variable PSU/Broken pedal

[rmurdock]

Alright, so I've gotta/wanna get a power supply for guitar pedals and general experimentation purposes. I looked at the Small Warts from Small Bear Electronics but they only put out between 7.5v to 9v, I believe.
I'd like one with a better range of voltages (the wider the better) and a decent mA rating (at least 200mA). I don't mind if it's in kit format either.
I haven't had much luck finding anything that fits the bill, but maybe someone else has?

What spawned this was an Ibanez Phaser pedal that I broke a few years ago (polarity issues and stupidity). A few months ago I *thought* I had found the problem and fixed it, but now it won't run on 9v adapters (only 5v; hums slighty) and 9v batteries. With 9v batteries it doesn't hum, but the output sounds like a mix between the full on phase and the dry signal, whereas it didn't with the hummy adapter. I want the best of both worlds.
So, in short, I'm looking to try different voltages from a well-regulated power supply and see if that'll make any difference.
Thanks in advance to anyone who is able to offer any advice.

[dementedchord]

two things jump out at me here... first if it wont play at the voltage the manf specifies... IT'S BROKE !!!... period... dont try to run it at a lower or higher voltage... second 200 mil ain't much juice... are you intending to use this with multiple units concurrently???

[rmurdock]

Originally Posted by dementedchord

200 mil ain't much juice... are you intending to use this with multiple units concurrently???

More's better, definitely, but I don't have too many pedals that I even use at the same time (2, 3 at most), so I could probably get by with 200 if I had to. Just givin' a baseline.

Originally Posted by dementedchord

... first if it wont play at the voltage the manf specifies... IT'S BROKE !!!... period... dont try to run it at a lower or higher voltage...

Surely there's no harm in trying for shits and giggles? I mean sure, on occasion, it squeals as though it's on the verge of death but what's there to lose? If I break it completely it's not big loss and in its current state it's just beyond the realm of usefulness.

[rmurdock]

Fixed it, thanks mostly to some sheer dumb luck. Now it's working sans-hum with the 9 volt adapter as it ought to be.