How many 5m strips can this power?
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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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Hi Williams castillo Is each of your LED strips is 24 watts for every 5m? Then just sum the total and as you can see the led driver is 100 watts from the power output so if you use 4 strips you will be ok (96 watts) and within the range of the driver
1477472
You would need 10 of these strips to do that. The power supply that comes with the kit can only handle one strip. Unless you buy 10 of these, then you need to provide an outlet that can handle all ten connections. I recommend buying the strips by itself and getting a power supply and remote unit to change colors separately. You will need to buy a power supply that can supply 50 amps while maintaining a minimum of 12 volts. This means you need a supply that can handle 600 watts. Search amazon using those three values, 12V 50amps or 600 Watts and you should find a power supply that can handle three of those strips. You can always have multiple power supplies. 5 strips on 12V, 300Watts supply each.
2102909
With a higher wattage power supply you could connect all 5 strips to one power supply but you would still overload the control driver that changes the colors.. I have used these in many kitchens that I have wired.. One strip over the cabinets, one under the toe kick, and another for under the upper cabinets (for task lighting) I think I have went up to 32 feet on a transformer and they are still working correctly after 1 1/2 years.
1493762
It depends on the type of LED strip you're using. Some strips use more power than others because they use more powerful LEDs, or more LEDs per foot.
916885
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).
1380597
The strips must be connected to use the same power source. I suppose if you had a long enough extender, the one that comes with it is maybe 4", it might work.
1253719
You can plug two of these into a standard two outlet wall connection. Not sure about a power strip.
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If I'm not mistaken, according to the website you need a 12-volt power supply for up to four strips. http://www.hitlights.com/ls3528-rd-gn-bl-144.html
857744
I don't know, it would depend on the strip lights you are trying to power and how much current each one draws. As long as the total current drawn is less than the rated output of this device (5 Amps) you could use only one, otherwise you would need more than one. Using only one for three strips might also cause some hookup problems if you are not technically adapt.
541911
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.
535883
You can run quite a few off of one power supply. Led use almost no power to run. I have limited 4 16 ft strips to one. Box. I have used one y. And connected 2 strips to each side. If you buy the led strips fom 2 seperate vendors, the wires won't match up.
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That would depend on the current draw of the 16ft LED strip. There is a 6 Amp max current draw for this Controller I do believe. Please check this to make sure. If your strip has a rating of say 1 Amp then you should be able to control 6 strips. This is perfect world answer and we don't live in a perfect world. I would start with 2 strips and run the current through a DMM and find out how much current they pull when they are producing White Light at full intensity. Then add 1 strip at a time till you get as high as you can go without going over 6 Amp's.
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I am using a 12v 2A power supply for 4 strips and it works fine. It's this one: HitLights LED Power Adapter Transformer with 110VAC to 12VDC, 2 Amp, 24 watt, black
1439598
I've had as many as 4 strips connected together with one power supply with no issues. The power supply has a limit of how much power it can supply based on the amount of amps each strip needs, do the math (using specs), and plan accordingly.
1016199
I doubt it. There isn't much available in the way of specs, but the traces on the PCB look somewhat thin to carry that much current. You would also probably have too much voltage drop by the time you reached the fifth strip.
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.