will the light output of the LED's be diminished if I use this wire to extend the the LED strip 15 ft from the power supply?
236461
It will depend on the length of the LED your driving. I would set up a test with the length of wire and led that is needed for your project and see the results. If you are driving a full roll of the led tape I would expect a drop in output.
236462
I just did a project where I set up a set of 10 lights (one 300 tape in 10 pieces) with the furthest approximately 50 feet out. Splicing into the line where needed. There's no significant brightness drop along the line. I didn't measure voltages though if you're looking for precision.
202463
It should. Most LEDs don't require too much energy to power them corrrectly. I tested out a 50ft strand and it worked great.
1880244
I have 5 of these, as long as you keep within the 15 amps and under 1775 Watts you will be fine. I run all my LED lights off these, and I have run digital ballast off these, but don't plug a power strip into this with 5 (1000 Watt) digital ballast on the end of the power strip. Hope this helps.
1416568
Nothing, they can be left exposed at the end of the strip. You can attach them with an adaptor to another strip of LEDs if you want.
792339
you still have the same number of lights i put 2 16 foot sections together and couldn't tell any difference in brightness led's don't use a lot of power as long as you connect at the proper point it should work just fine
587576
Assuming you mean you have an AC adapter that outputs 12v DC, you'll probably burn out the led without putting a resistor in the mix. LEDs typically only need a few volts to light
2121940
I stripped back about 1/8" and soldered wires directly to the pads. You can also solder stiff square wire so you can use the plugs available for them. Now if your asking how long a strip of LEDs you can use. It really does not make a difference providing you have the proper power source and do not exceed the specifications of these led's.
34356
You can use these: http://www.amazon.com/20pcs-Connectors-Strip-Lights-Insert/dp/B008LR35VK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1388815501&sr;=8-1&keywords;=led+pins+connectors but there may be a limit as to how many feet you can connect. From what I have researched it should work. I thought I read somewhere there was some limit as to the length. Only $1.99 for 10 of them.
449850
These are a little bluish, maybe around what you're looking for. I'd guess that they're a little higher than 7000K. Felix is correct that these are very bright when run at ~13.5 to 14.0V, I run mine at 13.8V. Lahiru is dong something wrong. FYI, if your strip is longer than, maybe, 10' I'd run the supply wires to both ends. If I ran the full 30' strip I'd run the supply to both ends and the middle. Why? Because there will be enough of a voltage drop along the copper traces on the strip that the LED's on the end will be noticeably dimmer if you only connect to one end.
407991
I do not know for sure and the instructions do not indicate what the power draw is. My power supply is rated at 1 amp output if that helps. The strips were easy to install although I did have to make three of my interconnect cables longer by several feet but it was no big deal. I really like them and they do a nice job of illuminating my counter tops.
1756514
I'm wondering the same thing. It does NOT power my LED strip, and I'm wondering what's wrong.
792340
Hi, My impression is that it will work, although I have not seperated a 16.4 ft. strip, I am running two full length 16.4 LED strips on the single 12v, 4amp power supply and remote with this splitter.
1198282
If at all possible try to split in 2 directions so you have 2 power supplies, supplying 30 ft each. should keep the intensity bright. I used 2 strips off one power supply and had a great affect, only I did not tie them end to end as you would need to do, but the lights were very bright and worked very well with one power supply. hope this helps, good luck.
1979214
No, not by just connecting one strip to another. Anything beyond 2 5meter strips will be to far from the power source.That amount of length would probably require a data repeater for every 10meters of light strips.
1439596
The issue is voltage drop and current carrying capacity of the strip, not the power supply (although the power supply obviously needs to be big enough too). You could probably get away with a 20ft run as long as had sufficient current form the supply. I also would plan to only use a supply at 80% of its rated capacity. Most of the low cost ones you see here and other places are not really built to handle 100% duty cycle at their rated output. They'll kill themselves with heat buildup and other issues.
188435
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.
2140586
The 2ft u have left over if u have no 4 pin connection on either side of the strip you need to get (Hintel strip to 4 - pin connector-connector cut multicolor led light strip to 4-pin accessories )