how many strips could one outlet plug control.. I am looking to cover about 60 feet for window decoration. Also I am deciding to get RGB (with remote controller) or red strip, both waterproof to cover 60 feet. what do you recommend to get in order to...
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cant answer that one but i have put 2 x 16 ft strips together with no noticible drop in brightness so i'm at 32 foot but other than that maybe send manufacturer or seller a line. sorry im not much help
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There is a connector on the other end to allow multiple strips to connect. However the power supply and driver module will limit the number you can connect. Two shouldn't be a problem, but not more than three.
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I may not understand your question completely. The 3 electric "plugs" or outlets you see in the picture (that respond to the remote control) plug into ordinary electrical outlets (like a wall outlet). At that point, that particular outlet in now controlled by the little remote controller that comes with the set. You just use it like an ordinary electrical outlet. There are 3 buttons on it numbered to correspond to the 3 numbered outlets. I have really enjoyed mine because some of my lamps are difficult to get to and I can just walk into the room and turn on 1, 2 or all three of them from the remote control. The remote control uses ordinary AA batteries. I may not understand your question completely. The 3 electric "plugs" or outlets you see in the picture (that respond to the remote control) plug into ordinary electrical outlets (like a wall outlet). At that point, that particular outlet in now controlled by the little remote controller that comes with the set. You just use it like an ordinary electrical outlet. There are 3 buttons on it numbered to correspond to the 3 numbered outlets. I have really enjoyed mine because some of my lamps are difficult to get to and I can just walk into the room and turn on 1, 2 or all three of... » Read More I may not understand your question completely. The 3 electric "plugs" or outlets you see in the picture (that respond to the remote control) plug into ordinary electrical outlets (like a wall outlet). At that point, that particular outlet in now controlled by the little remote controller that comes with the set. You just use it like an ordinary electrical outlet. There are 3 buttons on it numbered to correspond to the 3 numbered outlets. I have really enjoyed mine because some of my lamps are difficult to get to and I can just walk into the room and turn on 1, 2 or all three of them from the remote control. The remote control uses ordinary AA batteries. « Show Less
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Thanks, Stan! Yeah, I've since checked w/ my local building dept. and it's definitely a no-no to run any AC power cord inside of a wall in any size, shape or form. Period. Will try adding a receptacle behind the TV because I loathe any kind of visible conduit, however discreet it might look. Hopefully, one of the two existing receptacles in the area are the last on a line. Otherwise, I think I'd have to bring an electrician into the picture. [Groan!]
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Not sure if this will answer your question or not -- we use it outside, but don't leave it outside. We needed a power strip with a cord long enough to reach from our hot tub to the outside GFIC wall receptacle. We have a 32" televison on a mobile cart that we roll out on the patio to enjoy NASCAR and hot tubbing, or just to take advantage of the cable music channels outside. I've had no problems with this unit, hower, except when in use the power strip is inside the house on the cart with the televison.
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The issue is voltage drop and current carrying capacity of the strip, not the power supply (although the power supply obviously needs to be big enough too). You could probably get away with a 20ft run as long as had sufficient current form the supply. I also would plan to only use a supply at 80% of its rated capacity. Most of the low cost ones you see here and other places are not really built to handle 100% duty cycle at their rated output. They'll kill themselves with heat buildup and other issues.
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I purchased two units because I wanted two remotes to control the same outlets. The second one I ordered the remote didn't control the outlets of the first one. Is there anyway that I could get another remote that will control the outlets from the first order that I placed?
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20 feet is no problem for one light strip. Typically, a single reel of lights only draws about 3 amps at 12 volts. If you are powering multiple strips, you will need to use a wire sized to carry the maximum amperage you plan to draw. Since this power supply can provide about 30 amps, you should use 12 gauge wire if you plan to maximally load the power supply.
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well you need to sum the total load the power supply must drive and personally I recomend you to use any power supply at 70% of its maximum cappacity; That means you must sum the total load for your 8' led strips and divide by .7, the total you get is the recomended power load for the power supply you need, don't buy waterproof if you don't need it, a vented circuit works better than a sealed that is more expensive too
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We have no waterproofing issues with these lights and ours are completely outdoors. We are at 190 feet on one plug. Hope that's helpful.
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That would depend on the current draw of the 16ft LED strip. There is a 6 Amp max current draw for this Controller I do believe. Please check this to make sure. If your strip has a rating of say 1 Amp then you should be able to control 6 strips. This is perfect world answer and we don't live in a perfect world. I would start with 2 strips and run the current through a DMM and find out how much current they pull when they are producing White Light at full intensity. Then add 1 strip at a time till you get as high as you can go without going over 6 Amp's.
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Not all strips are truly RGBC, make sure that you are lining up the correct inputs with the correct terminals. I had to switch some of mine around.
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You can run quite a few off of one power supply. Led use almost no power to run. I have limited 4 16 ft strips to one. Box. I have used one y. And connected 2 strips to each side. If you buy the led strips fom 2 seperate vendors, the wires won't match up.
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Only one strip, you could maybe get away with two. You'll need to purchase an RGB amplifiers for the additional strips
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PLEASE NEVER EVER USE POWER STRIPS and try to control more lights, ONE only..It is a costly mistake as you can blow the timer, the bulbs, and have plant loss...A costly NO NO...Timers are very inexpensive, PLEASE take it from someone who learned the hard way..
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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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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.