Wow, that’s a good score. I’ve come close a couple of times to CL scores like that but either been beaten to the punch or the seller does a quick google and finds out what they’ve got and the price goes up.
FWIW, I think you should be able to use a battery with it. All those old EHX pedals had to be taken apart to get to the battery clip (at least it meant there were no lost battery doors). (You could always go back to your seller and get the power supply The PP2 and onespot come with adapters for those pedals too).
Some good info here: http://www.pedalarea.com/small_stone.htm

And sometimes the popping switch thing can be fixed by just raising the switch a touch, or sticking a pulldown resistor on the input.

Hello:

I own a second generation EH Small Stone, and also I’ve won a first generation yesterday on eBay. I think the standard 9-volt 100 mA power 1/8″ jack supply will work properly. In fact, I think the current consumption is not too much. I run the 2nd version Small Stone with a power supply block (PCIOKS Baby – 280 mA) with four more pedals (Sparkle Drive, vintage EH Doctor Q, and two delay – hybrid analog/digital and a Boss DD-7) without any problem. So I think the 1st version is the same.

About popping noises do you refer to “pop” listened at the end, that cuts abruptly the phase cycle?. My MXR Phase 90 used to pop when set at long phase cycles. When I first bought the MXR Phase 90 six years ago it did the “pop”, but suddenly one day disappeared. Now, it only does the typical cycle “swoosh”, quite driven but it’s part of its raw sound (which I like too much). The MXR Phase 90 has an internal trim pot which can be adjusted to tailor the phase sweep to get “the phase” sound, but I don’t know if there exists the same for the Small Stone, I suppose (as they’re a 70’s design but with a different concept).

About the Small Stone I own, I only noticed the phase sweep when it’s set to fast cycle and with color switch engaged, but no popping noises at all. I’ve heard the 1st generation is the “finest” of the Small Stone versions, so I think it’ll sound a bit more tamed than later versions and reissues.

Regards and enjoy this little monster.

Nacho

What’s the problem with it?

I too, was wondering about the power supply, that’s how I ended up here. I had been looking for some of my old stuff I haven’t used in years, found an old box with a smallstone phase shifter, soul preacher (compressor/sustainer) and a linear power booster, all Electro Harmonix. Man am I glad the nine volt batterries don’t corrode like D cells do. Never been much of a pedal guy other than a wah wah, but I remember buying just to try them in ’77. Guess I’ll polish them up and put them in a display case, lol.

Hi guys I too just bought an older small stone, got home and it doesn’t work, I bypassed the footswitch and got sound but not effected sound what could the problem be here what can I test and how to find the problem with it, all connections are good