Thankyouforpurchasing the Atomic IsolatedPower
Supply modelAT-1A.TheAT-1Ais specially
designedtomeetthedemandingpower
requirementsofourtube effectspedals.Properly
designedtube pedals requiremuchmorepower
than solid-stateeffectsbecauseofthe tubeheaters
and high voltage operation.Togetanidea,takea
lookatthesizeofthetransformers inside atypical
vintage tubeamp.TheAtomic generatesenough
ampstopowerupto4ofourminiaturetriodetube
pedals without compromising tonequality.
Thankyoufortrusting Effectrode tobeyoureffects
pedalcompany.Wewishyoumanyyears ofmusical
enjoyment fromthis very special, hand-built unit.
Phil Taylor–Designer
Notes
Wheninstalling theAtomic,ensureadequate
ventilation aroundtheenclosureanddonotobscure
the ventilation holes. Effectrode miniaturetubepedals
typically drawjustover1amp(1000mA)eachwhen
theyhavewarmed up andthis unitwill alsogetwarm
whenpowering severalpedals.Onpowerup,the
LEDson the frontpanelwill flashforafewseconds
whilethe tubeheaters warmup.Currentdrawis
higherfortubepedals during initialstart-up conditions,
asthe heaterfilamentresistanceis lowerwhen they
arecold.Asthe filamentwarmsup,theresistance
increasesand the tubeheaters begintogloworange.
It typically takesafewsecondsorthis tohappenand
afurtherfewsecondsis required fortheheaterto
beginwarmingthecathode tothe required
temperature.
