I need to connect 2) 5M 300 led strips to a 12V 150A power supply. From controller to a "Y" connector to each led strip. Do I need a repeater?
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It depends on the maximum amperage of the controller. I'm assuming you meant 12V, 120W. This would be a 10A power supply. If your controller can handle 10A than you do not need a repeater. If your controller can't handle 10As, than you will not only need a repeater, but a separate power supply for the controller and the repeater. Keep in mind also that each 5M strip is supposed to be able to pull 6A's if you ignore voltage drop. They usually pull about 5A because of voltage drop. This means that if you put these two LED strips on full blast (white), you will be maxing out your power supply even if your controller can handle 10As. This is generally a bad idea; it always a good idea to have some overhead.
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I am using the 60w adapter to connect two of the 5 meter hitlights units together (Linked at the bottom of my reply). It works fine. I opted for the 60w adapter, because the 5m hitlight LED strips are 1.5 w/ft, and they are 16.4 ft long, which actually totals 24.6 watts. A 48 w adapter probably would work, but I opted for a little insurance room.HitLights Cool White SMD3528 LED Light Strip - 300 LEDs, 16.4 Ft Roll, Cut to length - 5000K, 82 Lumens / 1.5 Watts per foot, Requires 12V DC
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I would say that as long as the controller supports the 24v input, then the strips will work. While I'm sure that others LED strips have tight tolerances, I've found that these can work with most anything you give them. These are essentially a row of LEDs that just have the power level ajusted per color. I just tested having two strips run off one controller (given, mine is a 12v 6a) and they work just fine. The white at full brightness is a bit 'dirty' because there isn't enough power, but otherwise it works. This thread goes into the power details a bit more: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19413
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This strip is powered by a 12 volts DC converter, so as long as your power supply has an output of 12vdc then I would not hesitate hooking them up. This is a very versatile set of lights. Have fun with them.
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Why would you need to? Its a repeater. Your first power source should be enough for the first LED strip, after each strip you install a repeater.
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All the 5050 leds draw approx 0.2W per LEd, if the strip is 300 leds that's 60W, 60W at 12V is 5A. So if you run them in white at full brightness you will need a 5A 12V supply, If you have less you may have problems with the remote not working correctly and an overloaded supply can burn out and if you get low enough in Voltage the white button will give you red, and there are a host of other strange colors that do not follow the correct button color. In most cases 2A will most likely work at low brightness but at full brightness it wont be enough.
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You will need the interconnect cables - the LED strips are female and the interconnect cables are male.
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You can simply enough solder the connection together if you're confident with soldering. Else buy the LED strips with the four pin connectors on each end and connect the two strips together.
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According to the product package one power supply can handle up to 36 watts and each LED strip is only 3 watts so you should be able to connect 12 in sequence without any problems.
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It just gives you a little more versatility depending on your power supply. You can use a plug in 12v power supply from a computer etc. near the repeater or use a larger 12v power supply and run the appropriate gauge wires along with your led strips to the repeater. Hope this helps!
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Hello my dear L. D. Mitchell, Yes, you can connect 2 of this 5050 LED stip and make a 10 meter strip. But the 4-pin male connector is needed for hooking and if you want , here is link for your reference: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AT6DWQ4. Kindly tell you that the wattage for each 5-meter strip is 72w. Should you have any further question, pls kindly email Lemonbest freely at any time. We are always here for help. Best Regards Lemonbest
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Yes just make sure that you get 12v dc LEDs and think you need mor then one repeter each strip is 16 feet long and can draw 72 watts at 12v each
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I used: Ledwholesellers inline pwm 12v 2amp dimmer for led strips with DC jack. it works fine for what I need but the connections were a tiny bit looser than I would have liked but otherwise a good product for the price
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For most strips for every 2 you will need a amplifier. For my setup, I used a music controller which has a 12V source then hooked up the amplifier in series after the first strand. I then have two strips after that.
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As far as I know there are two ways to control these light strips- using a 2.5mm center-positive 12v connection, or utilizing the 6803 controller (a much better option in my opinion.) Search for 6803 controller on here or eBay and you'll see them. These strips utilize 4 wires (V+, Gnd, Data, Clock) but also have a barrell jack connector in case you don't get the controller or prefer not to use these to their full capabilities.
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It depends on how many LED strips you are working with. I have found these to only pull about 0.44 Amps for a 300 LED strip. You could have 10 strips tied together on one power supply and you would still only be pulling 4.4 Amps total. I have also found that when you tie full strips together you get a roll off on the tail end so the lights are not equally lit. You have to wire these parallel to avoid this issue, or that's what I found by working with these great new LED strips.
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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. http://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics%C2%AE-Repeater-Amplifier-Strips-Connectors/dp/B0081CZJGO/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412290653&sr=8-3-fkmr3&keywords=led+strip+inline+amplifier+with+power+supply and http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adaptor-Transformers-Supply-Lights/dp/B00K71VMCW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412290770&sr=8-2&keywords=led+strip+power+supply