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31.05.2021 23:44:35
You can put up to 40 lights (based on 50 watt light) on a 20 amp breaker. here
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You can put up to 40 lights (based on 50 watt light) on a 20 amp breaker. here
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A regular density 3528 LED light strip draws twenty-four watts, now take the wattage and divide it by twelve, that's your amp draw, or two amps.
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I want my Arduino to drive a LED strip.
The LED strip in particular is the 3528 non-waterproof type.
To power this up, I need a 12V power supply.
My LED strip is going to be 5 meters.
Now the power supply. 2A is the nominal current the whole strips should absorb. Add about 200mA for the nano, and increase a bit the current requirement not to stress the power supply: you get a 12V 3A power supply at least (note that, while 12V should remain the same, you can take any current greater than this value - if for instance you have a 12V 5A power supply it is perfectly fine).
Usually strips have not individual LEDs, but are composed of a lot of "pieces" in parallel, and each piece is composed by three leds in series along with a resistor. more
The LEDs themselves seemed warm to the touch but I assume that is normal. If these power supplies aren't right, how do I figure out which one I should use? What power/voltage/current do I need to produce full brightness?
I cannot get them to light up correctly. I have a 4.5V 100mA power supply and the LEDs flash very dim for 1 second then nothing.
I tested with a 12V 833mA power supply and I at least got to see them on, but could only use them at less than half brightness. The power supply was also very warm.
Brian, from my experience, the 40 ft long wires wouldn't affect the voltage very much. Voltage drop will be occurred when you connecting 3 or 4 rolls 16 ft strips in series. But I would recommend you to order the LED amplifier to avoid the voltage drop issue.
Each LED strip comes with an extra plug, you could use the extra plug connecting to the 12V adapter.
Product website: https://www.oznium.com/led-controllers/inline-rgb-led-amplifier