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pOwer SupplieS
three separate power supplies are used when operating the Adrian Belew
Signature Fly guitar. they are well isolated from each other, and as such you
can play the instrument with one or more supplies missing, given that the
functionality powered by that supply will be missing as well. All three are
required to obtain full functionality from the instrument. the 1/4” courtesy
output will always operate a strobe tuner or similar device, with or without
power supplies.
+/- 7 Vdc
this bipolar (both polarities) supply comes from your synthesizer through
the 13-pin cable, and powers the rMc polydrive i preamp. All synthesizers
conforming to the gk standard should be able to provide this power
through the 13-pin cable. the polydrive must be operating to get an
output from your synthesizer, as well as the Variax, piezo, and diMarzio mag
pickups.
8 Vdc
this unipolar (single polarity) supply comes from the included power
regulator through the 13-pin cable, and powers the Variax module. this
supply is delivered through pin 9 of the 13-pin connector, which is otherwise
unused. Only the Variax output is affected by this supply. if the power
regulator is unavailable, you can still operate the guitar by plugging the
13-pin cable directly from guitar to synthesizer, but in this case the Variax will
be inoperative.
9 Vdc
this unipolar (single polarity) supply comes from an on-board 9 Volt battery,
and powers the Sustainiac plus module. using a battery isolates the sustain
driver from the other circuits, allowing a smooth clean sustain sound. this
battery is also required when using the Sustainiac driver as a magnetic
pickup in the neck position.
