How does one hook up the power to the LED STRIP Controller? I am new to this and not sure how the whole power thing works out.
2076894
You must cut the end off the cable on the power supply and strip the wires back and use those wires to connect to your controller. Make sure to get the polarity correct.
2076895
i buy this SUPERNIGHT (TM) 12v 30a Dc Universal Regulated Switching Power Supply 360w for Cctv, Radio, Computer Project. for connect + and - 12V on the input...
2076896
The power source's plugs needs to be cut and you insert the wires. Your best bet is to check youtube for videos on how to wire the whole thing up. There's a few great ones on there that break it down for you.
2076897
open it up and look at the circuit board.. you will get a better idea on everything that way
2076898
You'll need to pick up an 12v power supply. After that you just screw the wires into the bottom of the controller, red to red and black to black. It's pretty simple. you can pick up the power supply fairly cheap. If you have a 12v power supply with a plug already just cut the end off and strip the wires. Normally it's still red and black wire under the insulation.
2076899
The wifi controller has a + & - terminal at one side with set screws. You simply connect the step down 110v to 12v transdormer wires into it. From there you can connect the rgb+ to your lights. Its as simple as wiring up a speaker
2076900
You have to cut the end of the strip and make the 4wire's to show. Some times the color of the wire's s are not the some as the wireless controller. You have to be careful when striping the wire. The wires are very small.
242781
well you need to sum the total load the power supply must drive and personally I recomend you to use any power supply at 70% of its maximum cappacity; That means you must sum the total load for your 8' led strips and divide by .7, the total you get is the recomended power load for the power supply you need, don't buy waterproof if you don't need it, a vented circuit works better than a sealed that is more expensive too
1653882
Just tried it out for you. The led strip is a two pin connection, and will fit on either a motherboard connection or a separate fan controller. However, the LEDs did not light up. I'd stick with the small board it comes with for power and control. If you have no space to have it in a PCI slot on the case, consider attaching it elsewhere.
1704010
glad I could help just a fan of the led strips and controllers. any other questions email me at jcody33 at yahoo.com
985873
I ran 3 LED strips using 2 extension cables (PSU --&gt; Controller --&gt; Splitter --&gt; LED Strip --&gt; Extension cable --&gt; LED Strip --&gt; Extension Cable --&gt; LED Strip and it worked fine. Need to ensure you have the correct PSU Wattage for however long your strips are. NOTE: I have read online your maximum strip lengths should be @16.5 feet. However, using splitters allows you to maximize LED strips on one PSU. Just be mindful of the total wattage and do the math right.
405344
Dear friends ,The package only with 24key controller+5050 300led rgb strip . You should buy 1 12V 4A power supply .the power must be enough.than you
1151753
Are you running 3 full standard 16.4ft, 150 led rolls/strips equaling 49.2 feet? Each strip is 3 Amps witch means the power supply must be 12v 9 Amps minimum. If you are over 49.2 feet you might need a stronger power supply or add another amplifier to the run. The amplifier output reads 12A but I've noticed that all diagrams never show more the two strips per amplifier. Good luck
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Calculating amps would be difficult, that said, my entire strip pulled under 2A if I recall correctly and a shorter section that I cut pulled proportionally more current since the resistance of the copper wiring was less over all. I would recommend supplying the entire strip with a 3A power supply and each smaller section (say around 1 meter) with a 1A wall wart power supply just to give a healthy margin of error and maximum possible brightness.
884032
Sounds like you need an RGB controller. Take a look around amazon to see what works for you. Something like this eTopxizu 44Key IR Remote Controller for 5050 3528 RGB LED Light Strip
1083504
you'll need some kind of USB - DMX interface http://www.amazon.com/Interface-Adapter-DMX512-Lighting-Controller/dp/B009B5MX0K for instance. (I use the enttec product) note this controller box (Keedox) simply dims the output voltage of the three + DC pins for output to a LED strip or fixture, you'll also need an input power supply (and of course the leds - I used something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Changing-Ribbon-Ledwholesalers-2034rgb/dp/B00476B908/ and http://www.amazon.com/Ledwholesalers-Power-Suppply-Driver-Transformer/dp/B0034GUEY4 THEN you will also need an application to communicate to the interface, I use this: http://freestylerdmx.be/ because it's free and it works, there are a lot of programs out there that cost hundreds, many of them have free trials, so I tried them, and none worked as well as freestyler as far as I could tell... and there were some really expensive ones out there. As far as I could tell, the real pros who use DMX seem to rely on expensive DMX control boards (HOG, Whole HOG) and not use computers as much. but freestyler has let me put on some cool lightshows on my stage. (http://www.mosquitoe.net/music) also someone mentions this has ethernet ports - it doesn't, it's just a second set of sockets for wiring with RJ-45 plugs, and you cant use them both, one or the other only... DMX control cables come in both flavors and you can mix them in an environment... I think this box could actually transition from DMX to RJ45 but i never tried it.
1473194
not sure what you mean. This is just a power supply. connect AC to the AC input and use the DC outputs to power your LEDs.
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The included power supply provides 5 amps at 12 volts, each strip uses about 2.6 amps at full brightness, so connecting 3 strips will work, but they will become dimmer at the ends when you make them fully bright. To connect 3 strips to 1 single power supply you must buy one that can provide at least 7.8 amps at 12 volts, or your led strips will not be as bright as they could be.This power supply will power 3 LED strips:http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Prong-Output-3224-12V/dp/B0057KIHAI/This adapter will let you connect the controller in the middle instead of at one single end:Ledwholesalers 4 Pin Splitter for One to Two LED RGB Color Changing Strips, 2355Hope that helps! :) The included power supply provides 5 amps at 12 volts, each strip uses about 2.6 amps at full brightness, so connecting 3 strips will work, but they will become dimmer at the ends when you make them fully bright. To connect 3 strips to 1 single power supply you must buy one that can provide at least 7.8 amps at 12 volts, or your led strips will not be as bright as they could be.This power supply will power 3 LED strips:http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Prong-Output-3224-12V/dp/B0057KIHAI/This adapter will let you connect the controller in the middle instead... » Read More The included power supply provides 5 amps at 12 volts, each strip uses about 2.6 amps at full brightness, so connecting 3 strips will work, but they will become dimmer at the ends when you make them fully bright. To connect 3 strips to 1 single power supply you must buy one that can provide at least 7.8 amps at 12 volts, or your led strips will not be as bright as they could be.This power supply will power 3 LED strips:http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Prong-Output-3224-12V/dp/B0057KIHAI/This adapter will let you connect the controller in the middle instead of at one single end:Ledwholesalers 4 Pin Splitter for One to Two LED RGB Color Changing Strips, 2355Hope that helps! :) « Show Less
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It do not have a power supply, it works at any voltage between 12V and 24V, but you do not need to buy an extra power supply, it works with the power supply (or driver) of the LED's to be controlled. This controller may be connected between the power supply and the LED lamps.
1285918
This will only work with mono colored Led strips. It will work with power adapters with 12V adapters needed for most led strips with a max of 12A.
1239566
The strip light requires an LED driver with 110 V in and 12 V out, which is purchased separately. That's the best I can tell you.
568534
The light cable plugs in to one. The power cable plugs in the second input. And that should be all there is to this. The far end of the light strip does have another "port". This allows you to connect another light strip to extend the system. There's no need to connect anything to that end if you are not extending it.
864506
I think you will need to have a repeater of some sort. I remember reading somewhere that you can only have two strips connected to one power supply. I also don't know how your power supply holds up so I wouldn't suggest more than two, One of my power supply starts to burn up after a while and it is only connected to one strip so the quality of the power supply is questionable.