I tried taking photos of my ledstrips. The 5050 12v strip flickered alot. While the 24v (I think it's 5050 aswell) didn't flicker in the camera (Samsung mobile). Worth to mention is that the 12v is hooked up to my Asus motherboard and the 24v is connected to a power adapter...
Thank you for taking the time to record, edit and post this video, very helpful. My only criticism, make that constructive criticism, is your low audio. Just a suggestion, I solved my issue by purchasing a wireless lavaliere or lapel mic and I went with one for under $50 (lots are reviewed right here on UA-cam by individuals that are actually qualified to make such a review. I couldn’t be happier with the results, quality and reliability and range of the brand and model I purchased. Just a friendly suggestion as an affordable, easy way to improve your audio on future videos. Good luck with whatever you choose (if you choose to do anything at all) and thanks again for sharing your video.
great vid. I'm running a 24V RGB strip in a ceiling crown molding approx 64 ft long. I was going to use a 200w 24V 8.3 amp output power supply and parallel the power to a point in the leds down the line with a power repeater . Since I can only get access at one end of the run to connect the power.
Very clear videos, thank you! I would like to make a question: Can I use two 12V power supplies to power a 24V LED strip? Or maybe use two 12V connectors from a PC power supply to get them? I bought a LED strip kit with a wifi controller and a power supply included but the manufacturer made a mistake and I got a 12V one. They will send me a 24V one, but while it arrives I would like to test and play a little bit with the LED strip to see if it works, so it's not for a permanent solution. Maybe there's an easy way and some others could benefit from a video about that
Thanks Alarma!, Yes you can actually get 24v from the 2 x 12v power supplies wired in series . Regarding the PC side of things, I am unsure on how the PC would work but checked on a forum and found this answer: 'Can you connect two power supplies in series to add their voltage? Yes, IF at least one of them is FULLY FLOATING, i.e. not referenced anywhere to ground. Can you use a PC power supply for one of the sources? Seems very doubtful. Virtually all PC power supplies are GROUND referenced and you would have to be very careful to make a ground-referenced power supply the "lower" (0-12V) half of the series string, with the "upper" half (12-24V) being the fully floating supply. '
Thank you for the information. I am looking for adequate power supply for two strips 5050 SMD, 3m each, 12V, 14.4W (I read on InStyleLED website that 14.4W per metre light strips should be 24V). The power supply that I received in the pack burnt (12V, 6A). I suspected it would happen as it was overheating from the beginning. Both strips were connected to the power supply using a sort of adapter that brings the wires from the strips into one connector attached to power supplied via a short cable with a switch. I would be grateful if you could advise what type of power supply I should use for my strip lights.
Watts are a measurement of total power used (Volts * Amps = Watts). So a 12v LED drawing 2 amps (12v * 2a = 24w) and a 24v LED drawing 1 amp (24v * 1a = 24w) will both have the same power draw, and theoretically the same brightness assuming all other things are the same. So for your question about 18w or 24w the 24w draw would be brighter whether you are accomplishing that power usage with a 12v or 24v system.
Great video Question can I wire 12 car battery straight onto 12 volt led 5 mtr strip without the use of a regulator as true voltage from car battery is more like to be 13. 75 when charging Many thanks
Hi, I have a question. Will I be able to run about 6 meters of 5050 12v rgb strip (60 leds/m) using 12v adapter? I will be using a splitter to go in 2 different directions with 3 meters of led strip, so the power will be at the center. I should not see any voltage drops right?
Hey there, hopefully you see this. I had a quick question. Right now I’m looking to line about 65 ft (approximately 20 meters) of continuous connected LED strips around my ceiling. How best could I do this without a significant voltage drop off at the end of the LED strand? I was thinking of using a 24v LED strip with a 24v power adapter and hoping that’s enough to keep the voltage consistent. If that’s not plausible, how does a 12v power supply at each end of a 24v LED strand sound? Thanks!
Hi Kurtus. Graet question! Its all down to which strip you use. as some have a maximum of 5m powered from one end and some have a distance of 10m powered one end and some even have a distance of 20m powered from one end. Lets go worst case and say 5m maximum. then you can still use one power suply to power the full 20m strips, but you would have lets say the power supply in a cupboard and you would take 2 core 1mm cable to both opposite corners of the room and from each point you would run 5m left and 5m right. see some examples here on the wiring section www.instyleled.co.uk/support/how-to-install-led-tape-large-projects/
Question fir you. We bought a light , LED , 2000ma/ 70watts / 24v, The lights are beautiful BUT not dimmable. Can I change the controller to one that will be dimmable? Im a lo voltage tech but am not sure about this.
hello i need your help. i have a DMX512 DECODER 32 channel with 8outs of RGBW+V where am connecting the strips. on this Decoder can i connect a led strip that is WS2812B DC5V LED Strip RGB 1M 144 Pixels Smart Addressable Black PCB WS2812 IC Full Color ? will it work? thank you
hey so i have a problemsome of the times when there is this symbol thats says 12V and V+ on the other side, the blue is super bright, and wont change, however when the same symbol comes up later on the strip, it goes back to normal brightness
I have a 10M 12V led strip light and use a 12V DC and the strip lights flashes when it comes high brightness settings, can I switch to 24V DC and how many amps and watts would I need?
So I was checking my LED strip because the RED leds wont turn off, I found out that the strip is actually 12v (labeled as such) with a 12v adapter but the controller is 24v. Could this be the cause why the RED leds wont turn off completely?
Thanks for the information. If I have 12m of 24v rgb (ceiling uplighting) and wanted to run them from a single driver and wifi receiver, what would be the best way to configure the wiring?
Hi Steve, I would split the 12m into 2 x 6m runs so that you avoid any voltage drop along the strip. If you then have a starter lead on each 6m strip, use a connector block to join both cables to a single 5 core 1mm cable that goes back to the one power supply. Wit the 1mm cable the power supply can be up to 10m away from the strips. If you need this to be further away use 1.5mm cable up to 15m.
If you have corners to go round then... If you are sticking the strip on its back facing the ceiling, then it usually is best to have corner links (small cable to bend round the corner), these can be sooldered in or you can buy push connectors, or in some cases you can fold the strip over on itself but this may cause a 'hotspot' or be quite difficult to do and can cause damage. if you are sticking the strip on its side facing the wall then ou can bend the strip round the corner no problem at all
Hey, I had a question. I just got 2 strips of SMD 5050 rgb Led's with the same led's per meter: 1- 10m 24v strip for the perimeter of my room 1- 5m 12v strip for my desk Is it possible to trim the excess 12v strip from my desk and use a 12v amplifier to attach it to the 24v line to finish my perimeter. Is it ok to have different voltage strips attached through an amp like this? I wanted them to be on the same controller this way. Or should i just buy more 24v strip and a 24v amp if I'm only adding maybe a meter or two? I wanted to avoid the extra cost.
Hi Vicente, Thank you for your question! You cant mix the 12v and 24v strip on the same power supply. What you can do though using your strips, is have 2 power supplies and use 2 receivers, and control them together from one controller. (If you use the correct controller and receivers) this way you can select all the strips that you have together from the one remote. Or you could buy more 24v strips and power them from one power supply and one recever and controller.
Hi, I am planning to deco my place with 5050 5 meters 12v led strip for a length of 100 foot, what watts and how many amps led driver would I need to buy? please do help me; thanks
Thank you for the comment! checkout this video here ua-cam.com/video/cCEP5uZotGQ/v-deo.html we usually use soldered connections as the cable can then be a shorter size, the thing with the connectors are they have a 100mm or 150mm cable between the connectors which is usually too long to hide the cable. They do still work well though
this is the section that you can cut and the lights will still be working. so if you cut along the cutpoint the lights that are still attached to the power supply will work right up to the cut point. if you cut on an area that isnt a cut point then the lights will not work up untill the nearest cut point. This is the way the strips are made , in basically smaller sections to make up longer lengths. If an LED is danaged it will only affect that cutpoint, and it can be cut out and replaced, rather than affecting the whole strip.
I want to do a 24V 5050 RGB perimeter lighting set up in my room. I need 48 feet (~15m) to line the perimeter. I need 3 strips, each at 40 watts, so that works out to a power supply rated for 24V 120 watts and 5 amps. I will overbuild the setup and use a slightly more powerful power supply for leeway and less strain/heat. The only thing I can't figure out is if I will be able to run this setup without my lights getting dimmer at the end of the strip. Will this work? If not, is there a way to fix this? Is higher voltage the only answer, or will more watts/amps somehow solve this?
The voltage will give you the distance but the wiring can only handle so many amps. 18guage wire will heat up and cause a fire at 48v so you can't go that high. at 24V you should be OK pushing out 10Amps as 18AWG is 6.4Ohms per foot. A solid core 18AWG would be best for delivery to your strips. Each LED has resistance so if you run wire to more strips that are shorter then you would do better but you should be OK. I would run an 8Amp transformer and run three separate wires to the strips from the transformer.
Yes but you need a step up transformer and a lot of power to push it. 72Watts on 24V would be 144W on 12V and that wouldn't include the transformers needs. To run that you would probably need to increase your wire gauge to your sub and the transformer as your amps would increase.
12v ballast must connect to 12v strips only, you can wire in series up to around 5m of strip (you can wire more strips on larger supplies, such as 20m wired as 4 x 5m in parralel back to one supply)
Hi may i ask for help? I got 12v 5050 rgb strips, and can i use it for my room? And why it doesn't turning on but all my connections and controller is just fine? idk whats the problem is
Hey, thanks you for your question! I dont quite understand the start part about your room? If it is a RGB system with a controller, my advise would be to do a test missing out the controller (or reciever as I would call it) So you should have, LED strip handheld Remote Reciever Power supply Wire the LED strip directly to the power supply, missing out the receiver. You can test each individual colour this way also, then if this is working and you reconnect to your reciver and it does not work, then you have narrowed the fault down to the controller / receiver
Hi Sherif. What wattage is the LED Tape and what voltage? As an example lets say the strip is 12v and 9.6w per metre. The calculation would be, 15m x 9.6w = 144w total. Then you divide the total wattage by the voltage, so 144(w) divided by 12(v) = 12 amps total so you would need a 12amp total receiver. Being RGBW you divide 12 amps by 4 channels so 12(a) divided by 4(channels) = 3amps per channel . We have this remote and receiver which is 4 x 5amp (20amp total) see here: www.instyleled.co.uk/wireless-rgbw-controller-for-led-tape/
You will need 2 separate 12v strips to do this properly. You will be joining the two strips together to create two 12v lights with their inputs in series. That makes them the equivalent of a single 24v load. Your connections should be as follows: 24v Supply Negative to Strip One Negative, Strip One Positive to Strip Two Negative, Strip Two Positive to 24v Supply Positive. If you plan on using a switch, make sure to treat the paired lights as one single fixture. Do not put a switch in the middle connection between the two fixtures, you could cause damage to happen to the lights. If you put the switch on the 24v positive or negative, things will be just fine. I hope this helps
I have a question :) I have 12v LED strip lights that were purchased for use in North America (120v) and powered by an AC adapter. If I purchase an AC adapter with a UK plug, will it run on the different UK voltage, or will I need a voltage adapter if I want to use them overseas?
great video but i get confused a little, I have a 5m ww cob strip light 3000k cut in half either end of the room my driver is 240ac to 12v 4.17A 50w my strip light is a 12 to 24v 50w also wanting to put a 100-240v dimmer in front of the power pack is this doable?
Great point!. I only started doing these casually to answer some questions but I think it's time to make them better quality and a microphone is the start!
Amazing video, explained the concepts with perfect clarity and reiteration for those brand new to the subject!! Thank you & keep up the good work!
Thanks Tony that's really appreciated! Ill continue to make more!
I tried taking photos of my ledstrips. The 5050 12v strip flickered alot. While the 24v (I think it's 5050 aswell) didn't flicker in the camera (Samsung mobile). Worth to mention is that the 12v is hooked up to my Asus motherboard and the 24v is connected to a power adapter...
Thank you for taking the time to record, edit and post this video, very helpful. My only criticism, make that constructive criticism, is your low audio. Just a suggestion, I solved my issue by purchasing a wireless lavaliere or lapel mic and I went with one for under $50 (lots are reviewed right here on UA-cam by individuals that are actually qualified to make such a review. I couldn’t be happier with the results, quality and reliability and range of the brand and model I purchased. Just a friendly suggestion as an affordable, easy way to improve your audio on future videos. Good luck with whatever you choose (if you choose to do anything at all) and thanks again for sharing your video.
Thank you so much, this is the only video I found to compare the brightness and other factors.
great vid. I'm running a 24V RGB strip in a ceiling crown molding approx 64 ft long. I was going to use a 200w 24V 8.3 amp output power supply and parallel the power to a point in the leds down the line with a power repeater . Since I can only get access at one end of the run to connect the power.
Thanks alot! nice idea
@@InstyleLED I'm hoping this will work.
Very clear videos, thank you! I would like to make a question: Can I use two 12V power supplies to power a 24V LED strip? Or maybe use two 12V connectors from a PC power supply to get them? I bought a LED strip kit with a wifi controller and a power supply included but the manufacturer made a mistake and I got a 12V one. They will send me a 24V one, but while it arrives I would like to test and play a little bit with the LED strip to see if it works, so it's not for a permanent solution. Maybe there's an easy way and some others could benefit from a video about that
Thanks Alarma!, Yes you can actually get 24v from the 2 x 12v power supplies wired in series . Regarding the PC side of things, I am unsure on how the PC would work but checked on a forum and found this answer:
'Can you connect two power supplies in series to add their voltage? Yes, IF at least one of them is FULLY FLOATING, i.e. not referenced anywhere to ground.
Can you use a PC power supply for one of the sources? Seems very doubtful. Virtually all PC power supplies are GROUND referenced and you would have to be very careful to make a ground-referenced power supply the "lower" (0-12V) half of the series string, with the "upper" half (12-24V) being the fully floating supply.
'
Great video! To the point and very informative
Thank you for the information. I am looking for adequate power supply for two strips 5050 SMD, 3m each, 12V, 14.4W (I read on InStyleLED website that 14.4W per metre light strips should be 24V). The power supply that I received in the pack burnt (12V, 6A). I suspected it would happen as it was overheating from the beginning. Both strips were connected to the power supply using a sort of adapter that brings the wires from the strips into one connector attached to power supplied via a short cable with a switch. I would be grateful if you could advise what type of power supply I should use for my strip lights.
and what about flickering or dimmeable feature?
which one is the 24 v in your video? because the one on the right side looks brighter
Very helpful. Answers a lot of questions I had
what about 18 wattage to 24 wattage, how much difference is the brightness
Watts are a measurement of total power used (Volts * Amps = Watts). So a 12v LED drawing 2 amps (12v * 2a = 24w) and a 24v LED drawing 1 amp (24v * 1a = 24w) will both have the same power draw, and theoretically the same brightness assuming all other things are the same.
So for your question about 18w or 24w the 24w draw would be brighter whether you are accomplishing that power usage with a 12v or 24v system.
Great video
Question can I wire 12 car battery straight onto 12 volt led 5 mtr strip without the use of a regulator as true voltage from car battery is more like to be 13. 75 when charging
Many thanks
Yes ive seen this set up many times before and always been ok. Life may be reduced due to the small extra voltage
Thank you for your channel.
Is it possible to connect a 24 volts monochromatic led strip to a 12 volts transformer? What is the result ?
The strip wouldnt light up or would be very dim
Can you help me please mate? I have a project and I'm really stuck and confused.
Hi, I have a question. Will I be able to run about 6 meters of 5050 12v rgb strip (60 leds/m) using 12v adapter? I will be using a splitter to go in 2 different directions with 3 meters of led strip, so the power will be at the center. I should not see any voltage drops right?
Correct! that sounds a perfect set up
Hey there, hopefully you see this. I had a quick question. Right now I’m looking to line about 65 ft (approximately 20 meters) of continuous connected LED strips around my ceiling. How best could I do this without a significant voltage drop off at the end of the LED strand? I was thinking of using a 24v LED strip with a 24v power adapter and hoping that’s enough to keep the voltage consistent. If that’s not plausible, how does a 12v power supply at each end of a 24v LED strand sound? Thanks!
Hi Kurtus. Graet question! Its all down to which strip you use. as some have a maximum of 5m powered from one end and some have a distance of 10m powered one end and some even have a distance of 20m powered from one end.
Lets go worst case and say 5m maximum. then you can still use one power suply to power the full 20m strips, but you would have lets say the power supply in a cupboard and you would take 2 core 1mm cable to both opposite corners of the room and from each point you would run 5m left and 5m right.
see some examples here on the wiring section www.instyleled.co.uk/support/how-to-install-led-tape-large-projects/
Question fir you. We bought a light , LED , 2000ma/ 70watts / 24v, The lights are beautiful BUT not dimmable. Can I change the controller to one that will be dimmable? Im a lo voltage tech but am not sure about this.
Can I connect a 12v to a 24v led light strip together?
No. Because the 24V won't light up with 12V and 12V will burn out with 24V
Hi just wondering how one works out how much watts the led stripe uses in an hour by hour on 12volt any ideas would be awesome.
Can I run my 12v led strips in my vehicle which charges at 15.5 volts?
hello
i need your help.
i have a DMX512 DECODER 32 channel with 8outs of RGBW+V where am connecting the strips. on this Decoder can i connect a led strip that is
WS2812B DC5V LED Strip RGB 1M 144 Pixels Smart Addressable Black PCB WS2812 IC Full Color ?
will it work?
thank you
hey so i have a problemsome of the times when there is this symbol thats says 12V and V+ on the other side, the blue is super bright, and wont change, however when the same symbol comes up later on the strip, it goes back to normal brightness
Thanks for explaining, really helped😀✌️
I have a 10M 12V led strip light and use a 12V DC and the strip lights flashes when it comes high brightness settings, can I switch to 24V DC and how many amps and watts would I need?
Led brightness is not affected by voltage?
So I was checking my LED strip because the RED leds wont turn off, I found out that the strip is actually 12v (labeled as such) with a 12v adapter but the controller is 24v. Could this be the cause why the RED leds wont turn off completely?
Thanks for the video, very clear!
Which will u advice for shelve lighting
Thanks for the information. If I have 12m of 24v rgb (ceiling uplighting) and wanted to run them from a single driver and wifi receiver, what would be the best way to configure the wiring?
Hi Steve, I would split the 12m into 2 x 6m runs so that you avoid any voltage drop along the strip. If you then have a starter lead on each 6m strip, use a connector block to join both cables to a single 5 core 1mm cable that goes back to the one power supply. Wit the 1mm cable the power supply can be up to 10m away from the strips. If you need this to be further away use 1.5mm cable up to 15m.
See this link here, scroll down half way and see the wiring diagram examples on the left . www.instyleled.co.uk/20-watt-rgbw-led-tape/
If you have corners to go round then... If you are sticking the strip on its back facing the ceiling, then it usually is best to have corner links (small cable to bend round the corner), these can be sooldered in or you can buy push connectors, or in some cases you can fold the strip over on itself but this may cause a 'hotspot' or be quite difficult to do and can cause damage. if you are sticking the strip on its side facing the wall then ou can bend the strip round the corner no problem at all
Hey, I had a question.
I just got 2 strips of SMD 5050 rgb Led's with the same led's per meter:
1- 10m 24v strip for the perimeter of my room
1- 5m 12v strip for my desk
Is it possible to trim the excess 12v strip from my desk and use a 12v amplifier to attach it to the 24v line to finish my perimeter. Is it ok to have different voltage strips attached through an amp like this? I wanted them to be on the same controller this way. Or should i just buy more 24v strip and a 24v amp if I'm only adding maybe a meter or two? I wanted to avoid the extra cost.
Hi Vicente,
Thank you for your question!
You cant mix the 12v and 24v strip on the same power supply.
What you can do though using your strips, is have 2 power supplies and use 2 receivers, and control them together from one controller. (If you use the correct controller and receivers) this way you can select all the strips that you have together from the one remote.
Or you could buy more 24v strips and power them from one power supply and one recever and controller.
Hi. Mine is 2 metre led strip of 12V DC. I connected 12V adapter and it burnt. 😔 please help me
What if I connected 24V adaptor to a 12V controller? I am using a 12V led strip of 15 meters. What should I do to light them up properly?
Do not mix voltages
Hi, I am planning to deco my place with 5050 5 meters 12v led strip for a length of 100 foot, what watts and how many amps led driver would I need to buy? please do help me; thanks
can you doa video on angle connectors? ie, what joiners is best to use? Do you solder the wires? or just use clips?
Thank you for the comment! checkout this video here ua-cam.com/video/cCEP5uZotGQ/v-deo.html
we usually use soldered connections as the cable can then be a shorter size, the thing with the connectors are they have a 100mm or 150mm cable between the connectors which is usually too long to hide the cable. They do still work well though
And a cut point is?
this is the section that you can cut and the lights will still be working. so if you cut along the cutpoint the lights that are still attached to the power supply will work right up to the cut point. if you cut on an area that isnt a cut point then the lights will not work up untill the nearest cut point. This is the way the strips are made , in basically smaller sections to make up longer lengths. If an LED is danaged it will only affect that cutpoint, and it can be cut out and replaced, rather than affecting the whole strip.
I want to do a 24V 5050 RGB perimeter lighting set up in my room. I need 48 feet (~15m) to line the perimeter.
I need 3 strips, each at 40 watts, so that works out to a power supply rated for 24V 120 watts and 5 amps. I will overbuild the setup and use a slightly more powerful power supply for leeway and less strain/heat.
The only thing I can't figure out is if I will be able to run this setup without my lights getting dimmer at the end of the strip. Will this work? If not, is there a way to fix this? Is higher voltage the only answer, or will more watts/amps somehow solve this?
The voltage will give you the distance but the wiring can only handle so many amps. 18guage wire will heat up and cause a fire at 48v so you can't go that high. at 24V you should be OK pushing out 10Amps as 18AWG is 6.4Ohms per foot. A solid core 18AWG would be best for delivery to your strips. Each LED has resistance so if you run wire to more strips that are shorter then you would do better but you should be OK. I would run an 8Amp transformer and run three separate wires to the strips from the transformer.
Is it possible to run a 12 volt tape on 24 volt ? Thanks
I want to use my 24v led strip to pulse with my car sub bass. Is it possible to wire it to the amp and get 24v?
Yes but you need a step up transformer and a lot of power to push it. 72Watts on 24V would be 144W on 12V and that wouldn't include the transformers needs. To run that you would probably need to increase your wire gauge to your sub and the transformer as your amps would increase.
Wow.. it's Amazing content video..nc
If I have a 12 V double roll strip how far can I go with that
What is the Ohm rating of the strip?
Wanting to use a DeWalt 20v battery setup to run camper shell lights. Would it be better to use 24v strips or 12 v strips?
12V with a step down transformer from 20v to 12v.
Thats right,i hate 12v leds projects, very expensive, good for cars, bad for house😅
I've got a couple of lights for hot tub can't get to work
what are the connection of 12 Volt LED ballast to connect to a 24 Volts LED Strip Light, parallel or series?
12v ballast must connect to 12v strips only, you can wire in series up to around 5m of strip (you can wire more strips on larger supplies, such as 20m wired as 4 x 5m in parralel back to one supply)
Hi may i ask for help? I got 12v 5050 rgb strips, and can i use it for my room? And why it doesn't turning on but all my connections and controller is just fine? idk whats the problem is
Hey, thanks you for your question! I dont quite understand the start part about your room? If it is a RGB system with a controller, my advise would be to do a test missing out the controller (or reciever as I would call it)
So you should have,
LED strip
handheld Remote
Reciever
Power supply
Wire the LED strip directly to the power supply, missing out the receiver. You can test each individual colour this way also, then if this is working and you reconnect to your reciver and it does not work, then you have narrowed the fault down to the controller / receiver
Which volt high brightness 12 v vs 24 volt ?
so if i am going to light 15 meters or RGBW what adapter should i use with it , voltage and amp wise
Hi Sherif. What wattage is the LED Tape and what voltage? As an example lets say the strip is 12v and 9.6w per metre. The calculation would be, 15m x 9.6w = 144w total.
Then you divide the total wattage by the voltage, so 144(w) divided by 12(v) = 12 amps total so you would need a 12amp total receiver.
Being RGBW you divide 12 amps by 4 channels so 12(a) divided by 4(channels) = 3amps per channel .
We have this remote and receiver which is 4 x 5amp (20amp total) see here: www.instyleled.co.uk/wireless-rgbw-controller-for-led-tape/
@@InstyleLED thanks for your help, i appreciate the huslltle
I have a 24V solar system. I have also 12 V strips in stock. How to connect the 12 strips in series to match 24 V system ?
You will need 2 separate 12v strips to do this properly. You will be joining the two strips together to create two 12v lights with their inputs in series. That makes them the equivalent of a single 24v load.
Your connections should be as follows: 24v Supply Negative to Strip One Negative, Strip One Positive to Strip Two Negative, Strip Two Positive to 24v Supply Positive.
If you plan on using a switch, make sure to treat the paired lights as one single fixture. Do not put a switch in the middle connection between the two fixtures, you could cause damage to happen to the lights. If you put the switch on the 24v positive or negative, things will be just fine. I hope this helps
I have a question :)
I have 12v LED strip lights that were purchased for use in North America (120v) and powered by an AC adapter. If I purchase an AC adapter with a UK plug, will it run on the different UK voltage, or will I need a voltage adapter if I want to use them overseas?
No... US is 110V/220V @ 60Hz while most of Europe is 220/230V @ 50Hz
Can I connect 2 or 3 RGB strip lights of 12V together by soldering??
No. The voltage drop would bee too great. The LEDs would bee noticeably dimmer, or not come on. That's why they came up with the 24 volt scheme.
i got 24v strips with only 15MM cutpoint
Hi, can I power a 24V led strip with a 12V driver? (Wattage consumption of my led strip is lower than my driver wattage)
No
@@dennisaertsen6411 thank you
Hi mate, can you use a 12v battery box to power this up?
Yes you can, if the strip is 12v 👍🏻
nice room :)
great video but i get confused a little, I have a 5m ww cob strip light 3000k cut in half either end of the room my driver is 240ac to 12v 4.17A 50w my strip light is a 12 to 24v 50w also wanting to put a 100-240v dimmer in front of the power pack is this doable?
No you want to dim after the transformer.
Hello. Could you make another video for 12V vs 5V LED strips? Thanks.
Good looking guy in video
How much hours will 12w Led strip will last?
Command & Conquer Generals Soundtrack USA theme 10
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28:41 did you remix that for your intro : D ?
Dude you need a microphone cos your hard to hear 😳 just saying.
Great point!. I only started doing these casually to answer some questions but I think it's time to make them better quality and a microphone is the start!
You watt?
Hardy har har
bad audio
Talking through clenched teeth, I don't understand you!
Oops sorry! Noted for future videos!
You're just deaf.
I have a 24W 24v strip. Can I run it with a 12v x 2a = 24w power supply?
No. There's not enough voltage to excite the LEDs (won't light up/won't conduct).