With the constant addition of very 'power hungry' digital pedals on the market, Carl Martin designed the DC Factory to address that very need. Highly powered and totally noise free, the DC Factory doesn't take up too much real estate on your pedalboard and literally weighs about 2/3 of a kilogram (1.5 lbs). To meet these goals, they had to forget about the standard toroidal transformers and design a fully digital switch mode power supply! The benefits go beyond ample power, the size and weight are reduced and most importantly, there is no radiation of hum to Wah pedals or certain analog drive pedals.