Can I connect a DC power supply to Line 6 Micro Spider with AC "port"?


So I (am totally new to this, just got a Squier guitar) ordered a Line 6 Micro Spider amp, usee, and without the cables. I bought a DC 9V 2A power supply, only to notice from the pics (the amp is yet to arrive) that it said AC. I asked at the store where i bought the power supply, and the guy who worked there told me it was ok to plug thr DC power cable to the AC "port" of the amp, but I am not completely sure about it. Anyone has experience with something similar?

amelio

Showing 1 response by imhififan

Your amp only has one power supply port, designed to take the OUTPUT* plug of a wall wart AC/DC converter (ie: the PX-2g).

jea48 is correct! The PX-2G is a transformer step down 120VAC to 9VAC, it's not a wall wart AC/DC converter.

The, "AC IN" labeling is an error and the company should made aware of THEIR confusion (AS IF they care, over there).

                                         *AC in / DC out, of course.

No, the "AC IN" labeling is not an error! The Line 6 Micro Spider amp will convert the 9VAC to DC internally. 

BTW, a wall wart AC to DC converter may work as well, but after the Line 6 Micro Spider amp's internal rectifier, a 9VDC input will output much lower DC voltage than a 9VAC input. You need 12.7VDC input to get the same DC voltage after the rectifier of a 9VAC input.