ModTone PB8 Power Specs

Frequently asked questions regarding powering your pedal.
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I just bought the ModTone PB8 powered pedal board and their power specs don't seem to make much sense. Now, it wasn't my first choice, but I scored one pretty cheap on the bay, so I decided to give it a shot. The wall-wart they included is rated for 450mA at 9v... Fine, no surprises there. The weird thing is that they've given each individual outlet a 100mA maximum current rating. Not sure where that comes from. The outlets are just mounted on a PCB, no extra components besides a resistor and a red LED. I contacted their "technical support", but they wouldn't give me a straight answer to the following question: "Where does the 100mA per outlet rating come from and what stands to be damaged if the current draw of any outlet exceeds 100mA?". I don't think they picked 100mA arbitrarily, but I can't think of any reason why more than 100mA would damage an outlet, or the PCB they're mounted on. Anyone have any ideas where this rating came from, or what the dangers of exceeding it would be?

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