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Three 5m length of rgb strip lights come with a 6amp power supply plug
If connecting all three together to do a full run of almost 15m the 6amp obviously isn't enough to power all of it and you can see each addtional roll looking paler.
I've got a 16amp power supply.. Still gets fade out
Bought a 20amp and still the same.
Do I need mini power extenders to boost the power all the way along?
yeah, connecting each end to the next roll, to make a 15m lengh in one.
Yeah if you connect them in parallel. I.e. linking all the positives together and all the negatives together, then taking them back to the power supply. Then it should work properly.
Yeah if you connect them in parallel. I.e. linking all the positives together and all the negatives together, then taking them back to the power supply. Then it should work properly.
you mean, like I've done connecting them up end to end? (it fades out by the times it gets to the last 5m length)
or doing each 5m roll separate buy having a +&- wire feeding each roll?
Any chance of a picture of the terminals just to see how they're physically arranged? Just saying they're connected end to end doesn't really mean a lot without knowing what the polarity of the terminals is.
By joining end to end you are probably getting a voltage drop which is why the last strip is going dim. See if it is possible to put another feed ( from same power supply ) into join between last two strips
you mean, like I've done connecting them up end to end? (it fades out by the times it gets to the last 5m length)
or doing each 5m roll separate buy having a +&- wire feeding each roll?
This. You need a separate feed from the power source to +ve and -ve of each strip. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that the voltage will be the same in all three otherwise.
I have 2 x 5m lengths in my gazebo in the garden, it is just a simple 6 amp supply, at the end of the first 5m real I have a connector which joins on to the next 5 meter real and it works flawless. they are RGB and mixes colours.
As the link Don has put up just the same with a slightly bigger psu.
Try testing each length individual to make sure they are good.
By joining end to end you are probably getting a voltage drop which is why the last strip is going dim. See if it is possible to put another feed ( from same power supply ) into join between last two strips
was thinking that about the voltage. think I'll run a couple more power feeds to the other two 5m rolls.. that way each is powered on it's own. I have a 20amp power supply that has three V+&V- outputs.
24 March 2017, 02:35 PM
Help. rgb LED strip lights.. Approx 15m long
