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How Much Will Voltz Save You?

An example of how much Voltz can save in time and money

Cost Analysis - ROI

How much can Voltz save you?

Typically, a working musician has 6 effect pedals on his or her pedal board.  That means there are (6) 9-Volt batteries needed for each pedal board.

If the musician rehearses 8 hours and also gigs 8 hours a week, he or she uses the pedal board for 16 hours a week.

That is 16 hours x 52 (weeks / per year) = 832 hours a year.

The average life of a 9-Volt battery on an effect pedal is 24 hours.

For a pedal board that has 6 effect pedals installed, it uses average 832 hours x 6 (pedals) / 24 (average 9-Volt battery life) = 208 batteries per year.

A 2-pack Energizer 9-Volt battery typically costs $5.68 at Walmart.com (Price as of 1/23/2007).

That’s around $2.50 for one 9-Volt battery.

A working musician with a six effect pedals on his pedal board usually buys 208 (batteries per year) x $2.50 (for each battery) = $520 (per year)

Recover the investment in the first year

The basic Voltz pedal board power supply kit costs $324.99. It has all the accessories included to power up to 8 effect pedals. There is no need to buy 9-Volt batteries anymore. Therefore, a musician using Voltz pedal board power supply system will save $520 - $324.99 = $195 on batteries in the first year. After the first year, that $520 for buying 9-Volt batteries will stay in the musician’s own pocket.