Today I received an order with an adapter wire from a master I know in my city. I can confirm that this adapter + a high-quality power bank will make the sound of your device wider and more detailed, because it is made of high-quality wire, USB connectors with gold-plated contacts and assembled on high-quality “cardas” solder! Tested with Elektron Digitone, and also suitable for synthesizers, samplers, groove boxes, fx processors, audio interfaces and other audio devices of any manufacturer on 12 volts with “+” in the middle of the DC jack. I will use it not only during blackouts here in Ukraine! it cost me $10
hey, am confused, i bought 2 of these some time ago myVolts Ripcord USB to 12V DC Power Cable Compatible with Elektron Digitakt/Digitone/Digitone Keys/Octatrack MKII - Power Your Elektron from USB
they are not PD, not USB-C, just regular USB-A but they worked both fine for on Digitone aswell as Digitakt!
i just needed a chargerplug with at least 2,4 A output for the Digitone, the Digitakt works on less too.
I am just confused, should i rather use a cable with PD ?
am i doing harm to my boxes in using that one i have?
The original power supply from my Digitone showed 12.14 volts on the tester, and this adapter produces 12.07 volts! With the original power supply, you can feel some overload in the sound coming from the device, but with the adapter, the overload disappears and the sound becomes much cleaner and more detailed! I think this is an indicator that with such updated power your electron boxes will live longer! Before this, I had been using a similar power adapter and a cheap Chinese power bank for a long time without any problems, and then a friend brought a higher-quality power bank from Germany, so I ordered myself a new 12-volt adapter wire from HI-FI components and the result surprised me so much that I decided to share this with other users!
@prydal I prefer PD to the converters (tried both). But if you already have them and they work with your devices, theres no reason to swap them.
Difference being, PD uses software to communicate with your power bank how much volts it wants, while converters take in 5v and upstep it to 12v, losing amps in the process and generating heat.
That heat will result in faster loss of charge, but with a 20,000 capacity its not that noticeable.
So if you use a powerbank that can deliver your needed voltage/amperage via PD, id go for PD adapter.
In theory both options are safe as long as voltage is not exceeded, but if you worry about safety, best thing you can do is to use original power supply.
Just tried my DTII with these two products. Works like a charm! The built-in USB-C cable in the battery pack plugs right into the Birdcord converter. The battery pack estimates about 4 hours of operation on a charge; I haven’t verified that.
Anker Nano Power Bank (30W, Built-In USB-C Cable) - Anker US
Birdcord PD ➔ 12V (USB PD Voltage Converter) | Songbird FX
Hello everyone,
I want to power digitone using portable guitar effect power supply because I want to use at least 2 pedals connected to the Digitone
This: https://www.thomann.co.uk/intl/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_5_pro.html
Have 12V which is required?
Anyone knows what cable do I need? 
And would it work with this?
This thread helped while I was troubleshooting a powerbank issue, so in case it helps others:
This Anker powerbank when used with a Ripcord did not provide enough power to boot either my OG DT or DN: Anker Power Bank, 325 Portable Charger, 20,000mAh Battery Pack with PowerIQ Tech, USB-C Input and Output Ports for iPhone 16/15 Series, Samsung Galaxy, AirPods, and More (PowerCore Essential 20K) : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
What I saw with the former powerbank is the device will rapidly reboot in a loop while the power indicator on the battery drops rapidly. If the battery was fully charged this sometimes did not happen but it needed to be at absolute 100%
It’s not obvious (to me) from the specs why one works and the other doesn’t. Hopefully if someone has the same issue this data will help.
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Simple $8 12v USBC to DC cable and any powerbank with power delivery will power your DigiDevices.
This isn’t my area of expertise and I’d appreciate being treated like a total novice so I don’t mess things up. Am I right in thinking the following rules apply?..
- Powerbanks with 12V output PD protocol just require a cable which takes USBc to DC
- Powerbanks with a 5V output require 12V converters such as Ripcord
…in which case, the Anker 26800mAh power bank mentioned above would need a Ripcord 12V DC converter or similar, like this combo
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01JIWQPMW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AISREEIOH9TSP&psc=1
And a PD power bank such as the INIU would make do with a simple USBC to DC cable with the correct barrel adapter like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CB1DF4JQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A2G6M2LRJ4EM5F&th=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CF86629M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?th=1
For my information, what are the dangers? As in, what pitfalls are specifically out there to avoid? For example, the when a power bank like the INIU has outputs of 18-36-65 Watts, is there a risk of choosing the wrong port? Don’t want to fry an expensive instrument.
I am grateful for the help, so thanks in advance!
Remember: 12V @ 1A needs 5V @ 3A to be stable (depending on the efficiency of your cable).
(source Volts x Amps has to be more…some will always be lost)
It’s definitely possible but not something I’d try to cheap out on with a $1000 instrument. Spend at least $50 on your power bank and get something that easily has enough watts, eg. 15W minimum, 20W better.
If it doesn’t have to fit in a backpack then get a portable mains battery and use the Digitone’s own power supply.
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Thanks, that’s sage advice. It is confusing how these things are marketed; some merely state mAh capacity, some state the wattage [or voltage or current] in isolation.
The specs of that Anker 26800mAh suggest a single USB output performs at 5V/3A, which is why it gets a working mention [unlike the other Anker] further back in the thread. For now I’ve ordered a ripcord 12V so I’ll see how that performs.
Watts = Volts x Amps
5V@2A cannot give 12V@1A because 5x2 is 10, and that’s less than 12x1.
(and we’re ignoring conversion losses which will likely be 10% or more)
The absolute minimum needed from a 5V power bank would be 3A (5x3=15W).
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