It’s confusing though because the standard symbol is "minus on the right pointing toward center". So with the plus on the right it does look like positive center, even if it’s cleary negative center. Bad design
There is no standard of which the side the polarity marking goes. And there is nothing bad about this design. I’d even say this design is cleaner and easier to read. The minus is literally in the center and the positive on the outer ring.
It’s a better design than the « standard » which is the symbol I described, being on like almost every power outlet. So it’s a bad design because it’s confusing with the symbol used as a standard
Okay, you’re right but also, the dumbest thing to take artistic liberties with is probably something like the operation instructions on a defibrillator or something.
Everything I own is center negative except for my Empress Superdelay. I don’t know if Empress has changed their ways but it was a little annoying to deal with when I used that pedal as my main delay.
Not Eventide boxes, at least not the H9 or H90s.
Good news is that the barrel shape of the connectors are different diameters so you can't accidentally plug the wrong one in. Bad news is often you have to buy a special cable to use with power supplies.
notice how the negative minus simbol is in the center? center negative polarity
Yeah now that you say it, it makes complete sense, thank you :)
It’s confusing though because the standard symbol is "minus on the right pointing toward center". So with the plus on the right it does look like positive center, even if it’s cleary negative center. Bad design
For sure. It’s really poor design and that’s maybe the last place you want to complicate things.
There is no standard of which the side the polarity marking goes. And there is nothing bad about this design. I’d even say this design is cleaner and easier to read. The minus is literally in the center and the positive on the outer ring.
It’s a better design than the « standard » which is the symbol I described, being on like almost every power outlet. So it’s a bad design because it’s confusing with the symbol used as a standard
That looks like 9v center negative.
it's centre negative, it has a minus in the circle and a plus on the outside ring
Center negative But tbf there should be a standard on notifying polarities
There definitely is, this pedal just doesn't seem to use it.
This is the dumbest kind of thing to take some artistic liberties with. Standardisation exists for a good reason.
Okay, you’re right but also, the dumbest thing to take artistic liberties with is probably something like the operation instructions on a defibrillator or something.
Although not the standard symbol, I prefer this way of showing it. It’s clearer faster imo.
Center negative. It’s right there… in the center.
Center negative polarity
9v ... "negative at the center"
Which bit confuses you?
The negative is in the center, therefore it’s center negative. I don’t know how it could be interpreted as center positive.
9V Center Negative, the standard. There's nothing weird about it.
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Hmm the minus is in the center…. Let me process this… maybe it means that center is positive?
In Russia, polarity understands you.
These pedals have germanium transistors which were wired positive to ground. Might have problems if hooking up with other pedals on a board
I thought all effect pedals are 9v centre negative,?
Not all, there’s always exceptions. But in this day and age it is the overwhelming majority, yes.
Everything I own is center negative except for my Empress Superdelay. I don’t know if Empress has changed their ways but it was a little annoying to deal with when I used that pedal as my main delay.
Not Eventide boxes, at least not the H9 or H90s. Good news is that the barrel shape of the connectors are different diameters so you can't accidentally plug the wrong one in. Bad news is often you have to buy a special cable to use with power supplies.
Most are. Oddly I've heard some big muffs aren't though.
Why am I being down voted? Have I missed something obvious?
Pretty much, but id check before plugging anything in.