I am mounting five 3-ft shelves to a wall, each with 30" strips underneath. Will I be okay with the standard power source recommended for one roll?
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LED5050 is about 300mA per feet3028 High Dens is about 200 mA per feetMeasured at room temp.
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The other answer of 5 would be about right, but I use 8' and not 7.5 and did consider solid wall, so I say 6 rolls better to have more than have less, if 5 works then return the sixth one. Their is no seem matching, (LEAST I did not)
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The Amazon web ad says each 5 meter strip consumes 24 watts. When I received the L.E.D. strips the info said they consume 36 watts. I would go with the 36 watts and since the power supply output is 100 watts you would need one power supply for every two strips. I have noticed if the strips are wired in series the first L.E.D. is much brighter than the last. I am using these strips for under counter lighting with 2 cabinets on the north and 3 on the south. The north lights are brighter than the south. Then the lights on the south are brighter on the feed end and dimmer at the far end. Hope this helps.
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You should not put more than 2 roll per transformer. Thats my recommendation.
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Yes, though you have to make sure that your power source has the proper amperage to carry it. I'm sure that 10-15 meters is fine. Just make sure that you have enough power to supply the strips and aren't overloading the power source.
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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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I measured 1.25amps for one 5m string of cool whites at 12 volts, so you might just be able to run 2 strings off a 30w supply as that would be 2.5amps. Might need to watch the temperature of the power supply. I opted for a 5amp/60w supply to run 2 strips in my attic installation (since it can get quite hot up there), and if needed I could add a 3rd strip w/o issue with that supply. Not that much more expensive for a few extra amps of supply.
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I'd say that was close. I used 1 roll to make 5 light fixtures (for my motorhome), and they each draw just under 1 amp. 6 rolls would get you pretty close to 30 amps.
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Yes, just add a 12 volt power supply, there should be a power connecter at the beginning of each strip.
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I went overboard and got a 300 watt power supply so I could power repeaters from same power source. Currently running two for a total of 6 strips and a little room to grow.
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I believe you can if you solder to the wires on the opposite end of the power plug. The problem I had was hanging them. Mine were inside of some sort of silicone sleeve. Nothing would stick to them including the 3m tape that was supposed to be used for mounting. I also tried 20lb heavy duty 3m outdoor tape and no luck. If I had realized this I would not have ordered them in the first place! They were not like strip in the picture on Amazon!
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each strip should pull about 3 amps, when i receive these i will measure it out
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20 feet is no problem for one light strip. Typically, a single reel of lights only draws about 3 amps at 12 volts. If you are powering multiple strips, you will need to use a wire sized to carry the maximum amperage you plan to draw. Since this power supply can provide about 30 amps, you should use 12 gauge wire if you plan to maximally load the power supply.
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It's fine. There are hook thingies to connect to the wall. My wall was cinderblock, so I put two 1X2 strips in, anchored them to the wall, and then the shelving to the strips. I love it, actually. Am thinking of getting more. A terrific idea. Hope this helps.
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the power supply shown here would only run ONE LED strip. Each strip (Amazon item Triangle Bulbs T93007) uses 25 watts at 12 volts DC which is 2.1 amps So 6 strips would use 150 watts or 12.5 amps. You would want to up those ratings by at least 20%. However I suspect the internal wiring structure of these LED strips is too light to carry more than two strips connected together. Two strips would be 50 watts or 4.2 amps at 12 volts dc.
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It depends on which LED ribbon strip you are using. The ribbon I have been using is 24watts per 5m, so I can get 6 rolls on it, but not more than 2 5m rolls on a single run.
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Don, I really do not know. I have four unite, I have not tried adding additional units on, sorry. Just FYI plug units directly into the wall socket do not plug them into a surge protector or any sort of a power strip which is then plugged into the wall, the feed back will terrible. Sorry I couldn't answer your question. Glenn