broo i want a strip light for my room which is 5m long led strip and i won't cut it as i need it in straight line. it has 60 led/meter with ic chips 20/meter. is it okay to buy the 12 volt? Will there be color difference due to voltage drop? because 24 volt costs double the 12 volt for me. please provide assistant.
Hi there, It should be absolutely fine to run a 12V strip for 5m. If you ran it for considerably more than that you might start to notice voltage drop and a loss of brightness. If you need to run it longer you can wire the strip from both ends. This doubles the length of the strip you can power before voltage drop occurs. Just shout if you need help with anything else!
broo i want a strip light for my room which is 5m long led strip and i won't cut it as i need it in straight line. it has 60 led/meter with ic chips 20/meter.
is it okay to buy the 12 volt? Will there be color difference due to voltage drop? because 24 volt costs double the 12 volt for me. please provide assistant.
Hi there,
It should be absolutely fine to run a 12V strip for 5m. If you ran it for considerably more than that you might start to notice voltage drop and a loss of brightness.
If you need to run it longer you can wire the strip from both ends. This doubles the length of the strip you can power before voltage drop occurs.
Just shout if you need help with anything else!