Truetone 1 Spot Pro CS11 Power Supply

Reliable, Quiet, and Road-Ready – The Truetone 1 Spot Pro CS11 Power Supply

The 1 Spot Pro CS11 is the same size as the CS12, but with all new outputs and options. It doesn’t replace the CS12, but gives users more power and more available 9Vdc outputs. It also has “one more” output on the back, which allows users to connect the CS11 to Truetone’s new expansion boxes like the XP5 and XP8. It goes to 11… and so much more.

1 SPOT Technology

1 SPOT Technology… what does that mean and why should I care? 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. We took the same triple filtered switching power supply technology found in our famous 1 SPOT and scaled it up to make the 1 SPOT Pro models. With much more space to work with, we 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 we had to put power rating labels on each output to satisfy certification agencies (yes, we actually certified these, unlike many 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 CS7 (for example), the output labels add up to 1900mA total. That means the total current draw of all your pedals should be less than 1900mA

Multiple Voltages

We recognize that not all guitar pedals run off 9V. That’s why all 1 SPOT Pro models have outputs that can put out 9Vdc, 12Vdc or 18Vdc. The CS12 even has a variable voltage output for old-style fuzz pedals, and a 9Vac output for certain Line6 and Digitech pedals. And if you need to change the voltage of an output, Truetone also makes inexpensive converter cables to help you. There’s the Voltage Doubler, which does exactly what its name says, and the 18V to 9V Converter… which also does what its name says. They don’t have the most clever names, but they get the job done!

Worldwide Input Voltage

Just like with the original 1 SPOT, (and your laptop power supply and phone charger), the 1 SPOT Pro uses switching power supply technology which allows you to use it anywhere in the world. The 1 SPOT Pro won’t leave you stranded at your first international gig!

Pure Isolation

Since pioneering the first switching power supply for musicians, the original 1 SPOT, we’ve gained many years of experience in creating very low noise power for pedals. When we started designing the 1 SPOT Pro, the first multiple output switching power supply, we worried a lot about how to eliminate noise completely. Isolation is part of the solution to noise elimination, but not all of it. Each output is galvanically isolated from the other to help give you pure, clean, noise-free operation of your pedals. However, we also provided an additional layer of pure analog regulation, taking advantage of the greater ability of analog circuits to provide the highest possible suppression of in-band audio noise. There is an artistry involved in these designs, and it’s come at the price of decades of hard work. But all of this put together is what we call Pure Isolation.

Energy Efficient

Prior to the 1 SPOT, musicians either used one linear power supply (a.k.a. wall wart) per pedal, or used batteries. Both solutions for powering pedals were very inefficient with energy, with batteries also contributing greatly to the toxic waste stream. In 2000, we pioneered the use of switching power supply technology to alleviate this condition in an economically-, energy- and environmentally-conservative way. The 1 SPOT power supply was designed to replace many such external power supplies and/or batteries simultaneously. It provided plenty of power with a very low noise level to successfully meet the needs of musicians. By offering musicians a solution that was more cost effective and energy efficient, and moving the market away from linear transformer-based power supplies to switching power supplies, Truetone has caused the saving of thousands of watt-hours per musician per year. Utilizing a more comprehensive switching power supply solution, the 1 SPOT Pro sets a new level of efficiency for power bricks, while still meeting the needs of musicians for low noise operation, even in severe conditions where the pedals themselves may generate interfering noise.

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimension

• Dimensions: 205 x 86 x 50 mm (8.07 x 3.38 x 1.97″)
• Weight: 971 grams (2.14 lbs.) — power supply only, excluding cables and packaging

Cables

Power Cables (center pin negative polarity):

• (2) DC26 – 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 26” (660mm) – Purple
• (2) DC22 – 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 22” (559mm) – Blue
• (4) DC18 – 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 18” (457mm) – White
• (3) DC12 – 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs; 12” (305mm) – Yellow
• (1) MC2 – Two 5.5×2.1mm barrel plugs with 5.5×2.1mm input socket

Converter Plugs

• (1) CL6 – (5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 5.5×2.5 barrel output; reverse polarity)
  Green – for Line 6 DL4/M9/etc. and some Eventide pedals.
• (1) CYR – (5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 5.5×2.1 barrel output; reverse polarity)
  Red – reverse polarity converter
• (1) C35 – (5.5×2.1mm barrel input, 3.5mm male output; tip positive)
  Black – 3.5mm (1/8”) plug converter
• (1) CBAT – (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!
• (1) C2.5 – Gray – 5.5×2.5mm plug converter
  – can be used for Line 6 HX series and POD Go

Output Voltage

• Outputs 1–2, 10–11: 9VDC (500mA)
• Outputs 3–4: 9VDC or 18VDC (100mA)
• Outputs 5–6: 9VDC or 12VDC (250mA)
• Outputs 7–9: 9VDC (250mA)

Manufacturer: Truetone
Model: CS11-US
SKU: I820103-N-0-WHXB
UPC: 694336000768

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