Will this unit work to connect two 24w LED strips together? Should I look for a 48w power/adapter unit, instead?
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Use 60W; the strips are rated 1.5W/ft and have 16.4ft lenght for a total of 24.6w per strip. This yields slightly above 48w so you should buy the adapter oversized (hence 60w).
1587105
I am using the 60w adapter to connect two of the 5 meter hitlights units together (Linked at the bottom of my reply). It works fine. I opted for the 60w adapter, because the 5m hitlight LED strips are 1.5 w/ft, and they are 16.4 ft long, which actually totals 24.6 watts. A 48 w adapter probably would work, but I opted for a little insurance room. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GL5R56/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1
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I am using the 60w adapter to connect two of the 5 meter hitlights units together (Linked at the bottom of my reply). It works fine. I opted for the 60w adapter, because the 5m hitlight LED strips are 1.5 w/ft, and they are 16.4 ft long, which actually totals 24.6 watts. A 48 w adapter probably would work, but I opted for a little insurance room.HitLights Cool White SMD3528 LED Light Strip - 300 LEDs, 16.4 Ft Roll, Cut to length - 5000K, 82 Lumens / 1.5 Watts per foot, Requires 12V DC
1587107
Yes, you typically want to have your power adapter with 10-20% more power available.
1587108
Hi, it will work. However, I have not come across a suitable connector. You may need to splice wires together. Make sure the connections are secure and, obviously,not exposed to moisture.Hope this helps. AS
1587109
I purchased this and connected almost two full lengths of 5 Meter/600 led lights to it that were rated to pull 0.5A per meter, 2.5A per roll, so almost 5A total. Had no issues with it. I would check actual current draw, but it is installed at a customer's business. This is a substantial power brick - basically the same as a laptop has. I would suggest spending the extra couple bucks and going with this larger 60W power supply just to give yourself some headroom.
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I tested mine with two of the HitLights 5m cool white lights and ran it for about a half hour. The power supply didn't get noticeably warm so it didn't seem to be overdriven with that many lights. I would recommend going to the higher-rated power supply as a 48W supply will probably get hot with a maxed out load on it and fail prematurely, especially if you are going to add jumper wires to connect the strings or any smaller segments you cut and connect.
209274
Look at the information on your light strips it should tell you how many watts each strip uses and then you can decide what size LED driver that you need to power them all.
910274
Yes just make sure that you get 12v dc LEDs and think you need mor then one repeter each strip is 16 feet long and can draw 72 watts at 12v each
1887947
Yoiu can attach a power strip but you just need to make sure of two things. First, that the total is not more than 2000 Watts. Second, that the strip is rated for the total equipment you are attaching.
1861943
The amount and (amperage) of the power supplies is determined by how many LEDS will be powered. I highly suggest calling the vendor. They are GREAT folks, and are more than accommodating. They make extension/jumper wires, to go between the segments. Also, if you have custom lengths (as I did) they will make one to your specifications.
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I ran 3 LED strips using 2 extension cables (PSU --&gt; Controller --&gt; Splitter --&gt; LED Strip --&gt; Extension cable --&gt; LED Strip --&gt; Extension Cable --&gt; LED Strip and it worked fine. Need to ensure you have the correct PSU Wattage for however long your strips are. NOTE: I have read online your maximum strip lengths should be @16.5 feet. However, using splitters allows you to maximize LED strips on one PSU. Just be mindful of the total wattage and do the math right.
405344
Dear friends ,The package only with 24key controller+5050 300led rgb strip . You should buy 1 12V 4A power supply .the power must be enough.than you
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It should operate with any 12v power supply and LED strip. As long as you don't exceed the 12A rating you should be fine. An FYI though, this product is extremely unreliable. I purchased 2 and they both didn't work.
1374229
Dear friend, on each end of the RGB led strip, there is a 4 pin male and famale connector, you can connect two rolls into one strip. But please kindly note that it will need a 4A ~ 6A power supply for two rolls.
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
1510009
Yes, they will connect two LED strips. The distance between the contacts is about 4 mm.
1023143
As long as you do not exceed 12w per channel. Check the wattage on the leds. I would guess that a 5050smd strip would draw about 10w. You'll probably be fine.
1285918
This will only work with mono colored Led strips. It will work with power adapters with 12V adapters needed for most led strips with a max of 12A.
242777
This is a 30 Watt supply. It is fine for one 16 foot 3528 LED strip (typically consumes about 16W) I have also found that it is OK for one 16 foot 5500 LED strip (typically consumes about 22 Watt). This supply will not run even one 16 foot, high-power LED strip. (I have found that 5630 LED strip (16 foot) can consume as much as 42 Watts - The 5630 LED strip definitely overloads this supply)
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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
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The included power supply provides 5 amps at 12 volts, each strip uses about 2.6 amps at full brightness, so connecting 3 strips will work, but they will become dimmer at the ends when you make them fully bright. To connect 3 strips to 1 single power supply you must buy one that can provide at least 7.8 amps at 12 volts, or your led strips will not be as bright as they could be. This power supply will power 3 LED strips: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Prong-Output-3224-12V/dp/B0057KIHAI/ This adapter will let you connect the controller in the middle instead of at one single end: http://www.amazon.com/Ledwholesalers-Splitter-LED-Changing-Strips/dp/B0077IPRAG/ Hope that helps! :)
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You are dealing with two 27 watt lights and using a power supply rated at 12 amps. Be sure to check amount of amps to run the two lights. Theoretically it should work.