how do i hook this up to a single color LED dimmer? the wires exiting the transformer are blue/brown but the LEDs are red/black? what else do i need?
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The brown wire is the positive ,+, terminal which corresponds to the red wire. The blue wire is negative, -, which corresponds to the black wire. They should be labeled on the power supply. Even if you reversed them you won't harm the led's. They just won't light up.
569337
It's never a good idea to try to trust wire insulation color as a determination of polarity unless you have a datasheet that clearly states the color and polarity. I always test power supply outputs with a meter before connecting them.
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You don't need anything else. It does not matter which way you hook them up with ac.
1519817
Is there a recommended dimmer switch that I can buy in Amazon itself ? Thanks in advance.
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
1757883
Unfortunately, you cannot. This power adapter is not dimmable. As Erik suggested, we typically use dimmers that install between your power adapter and LED strip.
273976
Honestly, I screwed the one I had (I bought a whole new one because the knob on my dimmer had broken off) and just matched up the wires. Make sure you turn off the power source from your fuse box-I did not, and I got zapped.
134395
Look up the 12 volt 48watt power supply that's the one I use with mine it's also prett sweet to have the led dimmer I believe led wholesalers is who I bought from through amazon
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That's how I have mine set up; in line with a dimmer. It works well and has for the past six months or so. I'm not aware that you need a power supply that is specifically built for "dimming". As far as I know, any power supply will work as long as it outputs the correct voltage.
1953323
it is not dimmable as it arrives, but I believe a separate transformer dimmer could be purchased. It might be better to search for one with a dimmer built in. As it is, it is very bright and needs a dimmer.
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best bet is just to buy another full kit, stash the transformer away and add the second kit, or as many as you want to your first transformer and save the rest of the lights for replacements down the road, they dont even offer replacement lights or these kits on the brinkmann.net website. If you are good with wiring/soldering, you can add an additional LED SPot light made by another manufacture and just hard wire it into your system, just make sure you use heat shrink or a water tight wiring cap
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Sure, if you are good with electrical stuff I see no reason why that wouldn't work and sounds like a good idea to me. You'd just have to splice into the existing wires, perhaps pre-tin, butt splice, and using shrink tubing. The dimmer is fed low voltage since it is inline with the transformer output, so not sure if a low voltage style dimmer is req'd, or if you can get by with a standard 120 VAC one (that part I have no idea).
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Here Mike is the item that you need to connect the two strips together. It is this >>> (LEDwholesalersTM LED RGB Strip Light Connector 4 Conductor 10 mm Wide Strip to Strip Jumper 2353 which is $2.69)Copy this link below and it will take you to the Amazon's item!>>> LEDwholesalersTM LED RGB Strip Light Connector 4 Conductor 10 mm Wide Strip to Strip Jumper 2353 <<< Good luck on this and be sure to keep the color wires the same on both strips!
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The bulbs that come with it are halogen. I replaced all of them with LED equivalents. I can then use a much smaller transformer and run thinner wire.
1934648
This transformer is 12v AC output. You need DC output for your LED application.
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To hook up a 3 way Switch you need a common carrier using 14/3 NMD wire. On the Dimmers they are meant for single hook ups. There is only A black and red wire coming out of the Dimmer with a green ground wire. Don't take a chance trying as you could blow the Dimmer completely. If you have a friend that is an Electrician I am sure that he will tell you the same thing as I just did. I am a Licensed Electrician here in Canada so it cannot be used in a three way application. Sorry Buddy.
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you'll need some kind of USB - DMX interface http://www.amazon.com/Interface-Adapter-DMX512-Lighting-Controller/dp/B009B5MX0K for instance. (I use the enttec product) note this controller box (Keedox) simply dims the output voltage of the three + DC pins for output to a LED strip or fixture, you'll also need an input power supply (and of course the leds - I used something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Changing-Ribbon-Ledwholesalers-2034rgb/dp/B00476B908/ and http://www.amazon.com/Ledwholesalers-Power-Suppply-Driver-Transformer/dp/B0034GUEY4 THEN you will also need an application to communicate to the interface, I use this: http://freestylerdmx.be/ because it's free and it works, there are a lot of programs out there that cost hundreds, many of them have free trials, so I tried them, and none worked as well as freestyler as far as I could tell... and there were some really expensive ones out there. As far as I could tell, the real pros who use DMX seem to rely on expensive DMX control boards (HOG, Whole HOG) and not use computers as much. but freestyler has let me put on some cool lightshows on my stage. (http://www.mosquitoe.net/music) also someone mentions this has ethernet ports - it doesn't, it's just a second set of sockets for wiring with RJ-45 plugs, and you cant use them both, one or the other only... DMX control cables come in both flavors and you can mix them in an environment... I think this box could actually transition from DMX to RJ45 but i never tried it.
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I have several of these units and have had no problems. I suggest you use a voltmeter to measure both the input voltage (should be about 12V) and the output voltage (voltage should go from about 0V to 12V as you adjust the knob from full dim to full bright. If no input voltage, check the power supply. If input voltage OK, but no output voltage, first check that you LEDs are working by connecting directly to the 12V power supply; If LEDs lite OK, dimmer is bad.
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I have answered this to another potential buyer, here are my findings: I will speak from my experience. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER SUPPORTED OR RECOMMENDED MODE OF OPERATION!! MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! I had the same problem: existing 12VDC with inline wireless dimmer. I checked the construction of the lamps, they are built simply as 4 1W LED's in series, without a current limiter or constant current source. I measured the voltage of the white adapter (~12V) and the current (~250ma). These measurement are consistent with an earlier measurement made on this type of LED (3,3-3,5V forward voltage). Considering the above observations, I used 3 of these LED lamps without the white converter, in parallel, fed by my existing 12V 5A power supply: current consumption ~0.5A yielding a total power of 6W for 3 lamps. It was clear to me that this will work well in my setup, more so when after adding my 12-24 wireless LED controller in series with the lamps (my wife prefers to dim the LEDs to 40%). Bottom line: works perfectly without the white converter, using my 12VDC power supply and the inexpensive wireless LED dimmers available on line. Also: the light hue is a perfect match to the incandescent bulbs they replace, without the greenish tint of some earlier white LEDs. Will update in a few months.