Truetone CS12 1-Spot Pro Power Supply

Check out the flagship Truetone CS12 1-Spot Pro. Truetone presents their most versatile power supply with 3000mA on tap.

Utilizing the energy efficient technology found in all 1 SPOT’s, the CS12 is packed with a range of outputs that give 9, 12 and 18volt options of pure, silent power. Just like its smaller siblings the Trutone CS12 1-Spot Pro can easily power just about any pedal on the market. Each output is completely isolated, regulated and filtered, eliminating crosstalk and noise. With no big transformer to hinder their performance, proximity noise is not an issue with any of the 1 SPOT Pro range.

The low-profile design of the Truetone CS12 1-Spot Pro allows it to be mounted under flat pedalboards like the Pedaltrain. However, the strong design is also perfect for mounting on top of pedalboards, serving the dual role of a power supply and pedal riser.

Why should you care about the tech behind the box? Technically, it’s switching power supply technology, which is very different than what anyone has ever put inside a power brick. Normally, you would find just a big transformer and a handful of small electronic components inside a power brick… old tech that hasn’t changed in decades and has a lot of limitations. Truetone took the same triple filtered switching power supply technology found in their famous 1 SPOT and scaled it up to make the 1 SPOT Pro model range. With much more space to work with, Truetone were able to completely eliminate noise, provide total electrical isolation between outputs, create multiple voltages, and still give you the ability to use it anywhere in the world.

A major benefit of using a switching power supply is that it can handle far more current (power being pulled out of it) than any transformer-based power supply. Although Truetone had to put power rating labels on each output to satisfy certification agencies (yes, they actually certified these, unlike most companies), the outputs can generally handle far more than the label shows. For example, you can connect a 300mA pedal to a 200mA output, without causing any problems. With a transformer-based power supply, you can’t get away with that.

The important thing is to not exceed the total of all the labels. With a CS12, the output labels add up to 3000mA total. That means the total current draw of all your pedals should be less than 3000mA. That total current rating is roughly double the current load of the most common power brick, for a lot less money.

The 1 SPOT Pro CS12 includes a generous assortment of cables and converter plugs. The cables are of various lengths, color-coded for easy cable management and with right angle plugs on the pedal end.

Power cables (all are centre pin negative polarity):
2x 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 26” (660mm)
2x 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 22” (559mm)
4x 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 18” (457mm)
3x 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 12” (305mm)
1x 5.5×2.5mm barrel plugs; 21” (533mm)

Converter Plugs:
1x 5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 5.5×2.5 barrel output; reverse polarity – for Line 6 DL4/M9/etc. and some Eventide pedals.
1x 5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 5.5×2.1 barrel output; reverse polarity – reverse polarity converter
2x 5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 3.5mm male output; tip positive – 3.5mm (1/8”) plug converter
1x 5.5×2.1mm barrel input, Black battery clip output) Connects to battery clip wires inside pedals that do not have DC jacks. Do NOT connect to a battery!

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