AC powered pedals

[yeeshkul]

Whammy is AC powered. Is there any reason (apart from that you can't burn it by switching polarity) for powering pedals from AC power source?

[CynicalMan]

- You can make sure that the pedal is properly regulated with the voltage it needs
- The wall warts are cheaper
- It's easier to set up a bipolar supply
- It's easier to set up a voltage multiplier

In short, it's easier to makes sure your pedal gets what it needs without the end user blowing it up.

[Hides-His-Eyes]

How many burnt out pedals are there in the world due to those whammy supplies?

Here's a thing: yamaha magicstomp. Give it DC and the processor, LED etc work but you get no audio because the op-amps are supposed to be on bipolar supplies!

[earthtonesaudio]

Whoever said, "you can't fool-proof anything, because fools are so resourceful" was so right.

[CynicalMan]

How many burnt out pedals are there in the world due to those whammy supplies?

Is that Digitech's problem? 
I meant easier for the company making the pedal. Of course, the main issue will always be that thing between the strap and the guitar.