I am trying to run a span of 48 total feet how many repeaters will i actually need? One after Every 16 foot run?
915496
If you are using the power supplies that comes with your lights then yes you need one every 16'. If you get a stronger power supply you can run longer distances with less repeaters.
915497
The power source that came with your LED roll should power up to two LED rolls (16ft each), the repeater will also power up to two (one line coming in and two lines going out (being repeated)). If you need 48ft then you would 3 LED rolls and 1 repeater. 1st LED roll connects to the power source / controller, 2nd roll to the end of the 1st LED and the other end in the repeater IN, third LED roll connects to the repeater OUT. You would still be able to attached a 4th LED roll to the 2nd repeater Out- if you wanted an additional 16ft (64ft total). Hope this helps... good luck!
915498
I couldn't get mine to work. In theory, you'd need 2. You also need a power supply for each.
1117725
These simply repeat whatever signal is put into it, with a power boost. This is useful for having only 1 controller, but using these you can send that signal with plenty of power to however many strips and repeaters you want. For my build, I used a 360w power supply and 5 of these repeaters to power and send signals to about 10 RGB LED strips (2 strips per repeater) with just 1 controller. What I used: http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Switch-Power-Supply-Switching/dp/B008HARHN8 Edit: On the output side of the repeater, you can see two 'power' terminals. I wired two repeaters from each terminal from the above mentioned power supply. Alternatively, you can also use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7BGAXW (though I've had mixed results with plug compatibility). For me, I have my repeaters wired directly into this cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008LR6EAY, which then goes to a connector that attaches to the lights. Overall I would suggest using a DC power supply if you plan on using more than 1 of these.
1117724
It should but it does not. You need a power supply for every repeater you run. Meaning you need an outlet close by to plug in your power supply into to feed your repeater. Try connecting the entire strand/length you need to test if you have any drop in voltage by the end of your strand. I've run 30+ feet with no issues and did not use the repeater I purchased. ( mainly because it did not come with its own power supply)
1175719
My house is 8,500 ft consisting of 2 floors, concrete, steel beams and concrete between floors. I have uverse they just changed our router to a new ATT2..... And they installed a Netgear N300 which improved WiFi. Someone told me I should place repeaters in every area. Will this work, is that true or did he mean something else?
41675
It is a standalone repeater. It just needs a good signal to work with. I think Amped recommends over 75% strength for maximum results. So it must be placed close enough to get that good signal. Mine is about 75 feet and two rooms away.
2033311
I used a YX026-CEL antenna. Virtually no reception in my home office before. After, 5 bars in the office (where the repeater is located) and three bars in the other corners of the house. Be sure you have at least a couple of bars on the side of the house where the antenna will be and run a full 50 feet of coax.
659094
My experience is you can string 5 16' sets together without repeating. Afterwards you would need to repeater for another 5 sets.
715094
Depends on your floor material, if wood needn't, if cement I'm afraid the signal will drop to very low level and you'd best get a repeater or deployment another router.
2025996
Hey Keath, I regularly hit repeaters 20+ miles with my uv-5r on low power with the supplied rubber ducky! P.S. love the 202, it was my first rig. (73) KK4NIL
772113
I have been able to work 2-meter repeaters 45 miles away with a telescopic antenna. It depends upon the terrain of course.
649360
It is my understanding that you should get a repeater for each full length of led strands. The more you add, the dimmer it gets and the more current you put on the 1st strand. The repeaters are not really expensive.
978866
You can only use this as a repeater if you already have an Ubiquity access point that is wired. Then you can add another as a repeater (up to 4 wireless). This will NOT work to extend (repeat) from another brand of wireless router or access point. It will only repeat another Ubiquity access point signal. On a brighter note this has such amazing coverage you may not need a repeater anymore. If you do I would recommend that you buy 2 of these plug one into your wired network then use the second one to repeat the signal (its called wireless uplink).
556329
If you connect them by wired you can use two or more. If you want to expand a Wirelles network you have to use one as a router or acces points and the other as a repeater.
1432525
It works! I have my WRE54G Expander setup with my WRT160N router and am getting 5 bars of signal where without the expander I got only 1 bar. The remote computer is 45 feet away and I am sure you will be good to 50 or 60 feet.
1721382
I haven't installed the repeaters yet but as with any repeater these should only "boost" the signal they are receiving. The controller should remain the source of what is going on with the lights.
814540
Emily, no ... the end connectors can stay loose and exposed. You only need a repeater if you plan to string more than two sets together. However, rather than using a repeater, I swapped out the original transformer with an 8 amp version from LEDwholsalers (8 Amp 12 Volt Ac Power Adapter with 3 Prong Plug with 5 Mm Dc Output Jack, 3224-12V), which has no trouble powering three 16.4 strips.
1307998
It depends what type of setup you want?.. one AP needs qty1 nano device.. 1 AP and 1 station need 2 nano device.. and 1 AP and repearer need 2 or more device depending qty of repeater..