Power supply discussion in conjunction with DT whammy and Boss WL60

QC needs 12V DC supplying minimum 1.8A*, center-pin-negative with a 2.1mm barrel plug (Boss-style).

Walrus Audio Canvas Power 8 has two outputs which can be switched to 12V DC. Individually or paralleled together, they don’t provide enough current to supply the QC properly. The Canvas Power 8 can power the other two pedals just fine, but it has a high price tag if you would only use it to power just those two devices.

*The QC does not actually use 3A of current for most uses. Others in the forum have tested it extensively and found that it averages around 1.8A, with maybe a short spike during boot-up.

I gave a lengthy discussion on external power supplies just yesterday in another thread. Powering the QC with a third-party supply can be done for cheap:

1 Like