Looking for accurate power supply requirements. Has anyone measured the current draw on these strips? 72 watts seems high. I can't imagine needing a 150 W power supply for two strips. One reviewer mentions running four strips off a 2A power supply! Any...
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They are quite long. The lumens per watt is comparable to other led lights. Also these are the 5050's, not the 3528's. They are much brighter then other strips.
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It depends on 2 things. Your power supply is first. Each strip takes 72 watts. So your 12v supply has to put out 72 watts or 6 amps. The controller is rated at 6 amps. So therefore only 1 controller for each strip. However, I have used a 3 amp supply running 2 strips and it worked fine. My guess, if you used a 6 amp, 12 volt supply you could run 4 lines. Just remember, if you are trying to get white out of this, it uses all 3 colors (red, green, and blue) to get the effect of white. This is when you are using the full amount of power at 72 watts. If your supply can't handle the LED's then they will just run dimmer. As far as the controller, I have ran the 2 lines and it has not even got warm after 6 hours of use in the Palm Springs, CA area during a summer night. Which is about 85 degrees. My next test will be with a 6 amp supply and 4 lines with 1 controller. Since you get a controller for each line, if one goes out, no big deal, I'll just cut back to 2 lines.
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First, you will need to look at the wattage of each of the strips (the 24 inch are 8 watts). That's a fairly long distance and you will want a power supply at least 1 1/2 times the total wattage you'll need. I have 6 24-in strips in a row and find the ones on the end are not as bright as the ones closest to the power supply. You may want to consider putting the power supply in the middle of the string if possible and use a "Y" connector to split the power both directions to shorten the total distance.
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simple answer, nope. This strip takes up to 72 watts. The power supply is 12 volt 6 amp output. Using Watts=Watts/Volts the power supply can handle only 72watts. you would need an inline amplifier and another power adapter. TaoTronics® Data Repeater RGB Amplifier For RGB LED Strips with 2 Free Connectors, 12 Volt, 3304andLE Power Adaptor, Transformers, Power Supply For 12V LED Strip Lights, 6A Max, 72W Max, US Plug
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Thanks for your question. Three strips @ 60 watts equals 180 watts. The three hundred watt transformer would the transformer you needed.
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The specifications for the 5Meter LED light strip states each requires 12V and 24 Watts, this means that each 5 meter array draws 2 Amps. The specs also state that each strip must be wired separately not in series, because the internal printed wiring cannot handle more current than each strip requires. This means each strip would require a separate wire running back to the supply if you want to use a single power supply (transformer). If you were going to use a single power source you should select one that will supply the 24 watts for each or the two and a half strips you plan to use. The total would be 24 X 2.5 = 60Watt, to add a safety factor I'd just use a 100W supply and a dimmer of an equal size. The hook up wires can be 24 guage wires, red and black are the standard colors and Amazon sells 50 foot rolls fairly cheaply. One set of wires will be needed from the power supply to the dimmer and then a separate wire from the dimmer to each of the light strips. I have not had any problems with the light strips, I left the lamps rolled up on the spool to increase the heating, ran the strips at 15V to increase the stress even further and let them run for over a month, no failures in any of the sets I've used. I cut the strips to the lengths needed and converted many of the Light in my RV. The power draw for the lights was reduced by two thirds, not bad when your camping on battery power. Well have fun, practice up on your soldering, the contacts are small, but doable, Good Luck, Have Fun
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You would need to check the max wattage for each strip and add those values together. The sum should be greater than 150 watts for it to not blow the LEDs. I would recommend for there to be at least about a 25% difference in wattage, so the strips should have a max of about 160 watts. This is to make sure the LEDs don't overheat too badly if left on for longer periods of time.
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3 16ft. strips might be too drawing too much power, if you run two at the max, you shouldnt have a problem.
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Yes, I run one and a half of the 5050 strips. I could run two or more of the lower output strips but each of the full 5m 5050 strips uses 72W so I wanted to leave a little headroom.
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I have used this unit with a power strip with no problem. However, since this unit uses 1.2 amp of power,the power strip has to be rated for 1.2 amp or more.
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You have to add amount of watt of each strip and not exceed 80 watt. If your strip is 10 watt, you can use 100 watt power supply for 8 or even 9 strips.
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Only one of these strips can be supported using a 30 Watt power supply. We offer several different power options on Amazon and HitLights.com.
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No, multiple strips should not be directly connected in series end-to-end (see Product Description). Instead, multiple strips should be wired in parallel (power source must be of adequate capacity).
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I don't know about wattage, but I can tell you that they are junk. We bought three to conserve energy. To begin, they have LEDs that are always on. Secondly, none of the strips worked as advertised: did not turn off properly or power properly. Buy something else. Avoid these at all costs.
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Hi Barb. It worked for me to connect 2 strips to the same power source and control them with the same controller. I haven't tried with 3 strips yet.
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Hi More than enough if I counted my fingers correctly (ha ha) those two should draw less than 5 amps together(4.7 amps) this power supply will more than run the lights. You picked a good choice! I have one, love it! Oh! I almost forgot make sure you are using #14 gauge multi strand wire with an inline fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse it it blows go to 7 amp fuse.
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You can't run them in series. Parallel only. Run a set of wires from the power source to the start of each strip. Incidentally, a couple things about that power supply...It's not as pictured (at least in my case) It has a noisy fan. I returned it and used a re-purposed computer power supply. Also, this power supply will not run 4 strips. If I remember correctly these strips run 72 watts each which is about 6A at 12 volts. 6X4 = 24A required. And with the distances you are talking about, you're going to need a bit more than minimum.