When your control device is off, how many watts does the power strip draw? Or is it dependent on how much the control device draws? Or I guess a better question would be: How many watts does the power strip draw with nothing plugged into it? When your control device is off, how many watts does the power strip draw? Or is it dependent on how much the control device draws? Or I guess a better question would be: How many watts... » Read More When your control device is off, how many watts does the power strip draw? Or is it dependent on how much the control device draws? Or I guess a better question would be: How many watts does the power strip draw with nothing plugged into it? « Show Less
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I don't know about wattage, but I can tell you that they are junk. We bought three to conserve energy. To begin, they have LEDs that are always on. Secondly, none of the strips worked as advertised: did not turn off properly or power properly. Buy something else. Avoid these at all costs.
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I have a 46inch plasma TV that I use as the control. With the TV and the power strip plugged in over a three day period (81 hours) it registered .4 KW on a Kill A Watt. That is about 4 cents in electricity at my rates. That was only other measuring that I have done.
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I did actually did the very same to some degree. I connected only two light strips & it works fine. Can't see why only one strip won't work.The draw [amps] is well under the transformer's limit. If you think about it , if one section goes out. the remaining should still power up. Hope this helps, Edwood
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I run two 16-1/2 foot (5 meter), 24 watt, strips with no problem. I'm no expert, but the 5 meter strips seem to be rated from 24 to 72 watts. Guess that you would have to check the watt rating and do the arithmetic.
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Yes, the USB charging circuit in this outlet does use power even when nothing is plugged in. I tested by wiring a Mastech MS8264 digital multimeter in series with the hot lead that powers the outlet. With nothing plugged into the outlet, the multimeter read 0.42-0.44 milliamps at 120VAC. Note that this is not a true-RMS multimeter; the actual power draw was probably more like 0.66 milliamps. That's less than 1/10th of a watt, which might be so little that it doesn't matter to you, but it is definitely nonzero and does add up over time.My review contains some more details about power draw:http://www.amazon.com/review/R2LE272YT1O0R0/ Yes, the USB charging circuit in this outlet does use power even when nothing is plugged in. I tested by wiring a Mastech MS8264 digital multimeter in series with the hot lead that powers the outlet. With nothing plugged into the outlet, the multimeter read 0.42-0.44 milliamps at 120VAC. Note that this is not a true-RMS multimeter; the actual power draw was probably more like 0.66 milliamps. That's less than 1/10th of a watt, which might be so little that it doesn't matter to you, but it is definitely nonzero and does add up over time.My review contains some more details about... » Read More Yes, the USB charging circuit in this outlet does use power even when nothing is plugged in. I tested by wiring a Mastech MS8264 digital multimeter in series with the hot lead that powers the outlet. With nothing plugged into the outlet, the multimeter read 0.42-0.44 milliamps at 120VAC. Note that this is not a true-RMS multimeter; the actual power draw was probably more like 0.66 milliamps. That's less than 1/10th of a watt, which might be so little that it doesn't matter to you, but it is definitely nonzero and does add up over time.My review contains some more details about power draw:http://www.amazon.com/review/R2LE272YT1O0R0/ « Show Less
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I installed mine recently, and measured the power, but not the current directly. In standby, the KillAWatt shows 0W, and powered it draws 4.7W. This includes a small wall wart PS, with the illuminator attached by a 100' siamese cable. These numbers are close to what gth posted, so I'd rely on his more precise numbers.
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This single power strip serves as an on/off switch where none exists. It is not really a power strip because it is for a single outlet. If you connect an extension cord to the single outlet, then you can have more than one outlet controlled by an on/off switch. Don't buy this, if you want a traditional power switch!
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Watts are calculated from voltage and amps. The output wattage would depend on the current (amps) being drawn. If your load is 1 amp, the device will "push out" 120watts. Unless you have something drawing 5 amps all the time, the device won't provide 600watts
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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.
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It depends on 2 things. Your power supply is first. Each strip takes 72 watts. So your 12v supply has to put out 72 watts or 6 amps. The controller is rated at 6 amps. So therefore only 1 controller for each strip. However, I have used a 3 amp supply running 2 strips and it worked fine. My guess, if you used a 6 amp, 12 volt supply you could run 4 lines. Just remember, if you are trying to get white out of this, it uses all 3 colors (red, green, and blue) to get the effect of white. This is when you are using the full amount of power at 72 watts. If your supply can't handle the LED's then they will just run dimmer. As far as the controller, I have ran the 2 lines and it has not even got warm after 6 hours of use in the Palm Springs, CA area during a summer night. Which is about 85 degrees. My next test will be with a 6 amp supply and 4 lines with 1 controller. Since you get a controller for each line, if one goes out, no big deal, I'll just cut back to 2 lines.
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I think you will need to have a repeater of some sort. I remember reading somewhere that you can only have two strips connected to one power supply. I also don't know how your power supply holds up so I wouldn't suggest more than two, One of my power supply starts to burn up after a while and it is only connected to one strip so the quality of the power supply is questionable.
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YES. It draws no power unless a device is attached. Cables only attached drew no power. I used a Kill A Watt to confirm. Hope this helps.
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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
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Does your Xbox still draw power while you think it is "off"? Conversely, does it draw enough power when it is on? Mine works with a laptop used as the master and all other appendages (external monitor, docking station) in the green, switched outlets.
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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.
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Voltage is not measured in Watts.....5 volts. It draws 0.4 amp or 400 mili Amp most likely. (it also makes sense). But why are you concern about power input??
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Yes, the control device draws the same power as if it were plugged into the wall directly. For example, in my case my receiver is the control device, and operates in standby mode when I turn it off.
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I ordered mine for controlling LED strip arrays, but there is no reason why this product could not control any type of lighting that uses 12 VDC as long as the current limits are observed. From an initial contact with this firm, I understand this device has a maximum rating of 60 watts, which would equate to a current draw of 5 amps at 12 VDC.As an electronics technologist of long standing, I normally would not run any controlling device at any more than 80% of it's maximum load and would prefer to use only 60% of load maximum for long life. That would mean no more than about 35-40 watts in normal use. Hope this helps... I ordered mine for controlling LED strip arrays, but there is no reason why this product could not control any type of lighting that uses 12 VDC as long as the current limits are observed. From an initial contact with this firm, I understand this device has a maximum rating of 60 watts, which would equate to a current draw of 5 amps at 12 VDC.As an electronics technologist of long standing, I normally would not run any controlling device at any more than 80% of it's maximum load and would prefer to use only 60% of load maximum for long life. That would mean no more than about 35-40... » Read More I ordered mine for controlling LED strip arrays, but there is no reason why this product could not control any type of lighting that uses 12 VDC as long as the current limits are observed. From an initial contact with this firm, I understand this device has a maximum rating of 60 watts, which would equate to a current draw of 5 amps at 12 VDC.As an electronics technologist of long standing, I normally would not run any controlling device at any more than 80% of it's maximum load and would prefer to use only 60% of load maximum for long life. That would mean no more than about 35-40 watts in normal use. Hope this helps... « Show Less