To avoid dissatisfaction with your LED strip, you should educate yourself on the key elements affecting the installation, efficiency and performance of different voltage options. Power supply If needed, multiple repeaters can be used. The repeaters draw their own power allowing a single controller to be used for any length of strips.

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The calculation is fairly simple. All we have to do is divide the amount of voltage across the resistor by the total voltage: Total voltage of strip If your installation has many corners with short lengths between, a lower voltage strip with closer cut lines may be a good choice. This can help to minimize the “dead” spots at the corners. Higher voltage can be more efficientYour article on the Led stripes guide is very useful. I read it few times. I do have a project and is looks like this: Any visible light can be broken down into its parts by measuring the power of the waves in a given wavelength range. This is often shown in graph form using a spectral power distribution graph. Below is a spectral power distribution graph of daylight. Source LED strips are commonly powered on 5V, 12V and 24V. The number of LEDs per meter (lpm) factors in the power calculation as well. Strips can be 30, 32, 60, 144 or more per meter. Compare that with an RGB+CCT strip. Two different chips are used. One creates colors and one creates whites. They are arranged alternately. Every vendor should list the power consumption of their LED strips. It may be listed as the power consumption of an individual LED chip or as the power per length of strip. Either way, just multiply the power per unit length by the total length of the strip you plan to use. That number will definitely be enough. However, in some cases it may actually be way too much due to how controllers manage your LEDs ( this post explains more).

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The challenge with corners is to effectively turn the corner without leaving a “light gap” and without spending too much time fiddling with cutting and connecting. Gentle bend Wiring all 6 in series would be a PITA however it would take any impedance load miss match out the equation. 11 wire to strip connections verses 6 in parallel. I want to install 150ft of RGBW IP67 in my family room and control them with Zigbee as one very long stripe. The Edison can be programmed via the Eclipse and Arduino IDE. Languages that can be used are C/C++, Arduino language and Javascript. LED chips are powered using DC (direct current). Therefore, you can’t plug an LED strip directly into the wall outlet (alternating current). Instead, you need a power supply to convert the AC power from the wall into DC power that the LED can use. How to Select an LED Power Supply

Recommendations

Recommended 12v products in the We Love LEDs range of LED strip lights are the Water Resistant 60 LED Strip and the Eco 60 12v LED Strip. Both of these products emit gorgeous shades of pure white or warm white that will transform the ambience of a room. Water Resistant 60 RGB strips are a great option if you want to place lights in an area susceptible to moisture such as a kitchen or a bar, while the Eco 60 strips will help you save even more energy than other low voltage LEDs. 24v LED strips

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The channels are available either angled or flat, and with a diffuser cover or clear cover. They do come in different widths, so make sure the channel fits the strip. If I have an LED strip that uses 100W, a power supply with 70% efficiency will draw 100W/0.70 = 143W of electricity. The plastic cover will diffuse the light. This will make the light from the LEDs appear more uniform. Notice here that the voltage across the LEDs has only dropped to 2.9375V compared to 2.75V with the 12V strip. The strip is made of flexible PCB material, and comes with a weatherproof sheathing. You can cut this stuff pretty easily with wire cutters, there are cut-lines every 0.65"/1.7cm (1 LED each). Solder to the 0.1" copper pads and you're good to go. Of course, you can also connect strips together to make them longer, just watch how much current you need! We have a 5V/2A supply that should be able to drive 1 meter (depending on use) and a 5V/10A supply that can drive up to 4 meters (depending on use) You must use a 5V DC power supply to power these strips, do not use higher than 6V or you can destroy the entire stripHaving a cabinet made and 6 shelves (500mm wide) are going to have a strip LEDs to each for projecting light up and through bottles. The effect of the 0.5V drop is split between the 8 remaining circuit components (compared to 4 on the 12V). For example, a 5050 LED chip measures 5.0 mm wide by 5.0 mm tall. Similarly, a 2835 chip measures 2.8 mm wide by 3.5 mm tall. Well, if it’s a standard, low-cost LED, the result will likely be a dull, orangish and generally unappealing apple. This second method is my preferred way to do it. I’m a huge fan of color changing lights. Even if it’s in an area where I don’t need full color, I still want the ability to do white color shifting. I’m a big believer in using circadian lighting whenever possible. How to control LED strip color