Last question.... Can I wire more than one LED strip light into this transformer (trying to avoid running them in series AKA end to end) that will be under 150v
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depends how long is your strip, traditional strips usually are 16.4 and the 12v is not strong enough to go to the second strip.
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Yes. This transformer has enough capacity for more than one 16' roll of LEDs. You will want to come out of the unit with a #12 -16 wire and take that to your light strip. I actually took two runs, one to each side of the kitchen and then split it again several times to get to my strips. This helps with voltage drop to each light strip providing more even lighting. To me anyway. Now if I were to run the entire 16" at once with no breaks then I would not worry about it but would still use the larger wire from the t/f to the strip. This t/f is large. Mine is up in the attic.
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YES. This transformer can support LED strips in parallel or series as long as the sum of their Wattage is less than the 150W transformer rating. For safety, my electrical engineer recommends staying below 90% of that 150W, or about 135W. If running LED strips in series you will see some degradation in lighting due to the voltage drop if runs are too long. I pieced together two strips in parallel from the transformer for my deck railing. Each strip is spliced in sections, with wires soldered between sections to jump around railing posts. One spliced strip runs about 40ft with negligible voltage drop, as evidenced by no discernible change in light levels from the first to the last LED. Wire from the transformer to the beginning of each LED strip is 14guage outdoor landscaping wire. I also have a Leviton magnetic low voltage dimmer switch upstream of the transformer. Hope this helps, Sam
1381192
Yes, I run one and a half of the 5050 strips. I could run two or more of the lower output strips but each of the full 5m 5050 strips uses 72W so I wanted to leave a little headroom.
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It should work. Just make sure that the bulbs draw at least 50 Watts combined or the transformer will not work. Maximum is 150 Watts.
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No you can't !If they are all connected to the same source they can't be turned on and off individually as they are on one transformer .....remember 12 volt lights ! You can use the dimmer to lower the light.
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Donna, Okay, l understand that you trying to light the LED strip using the black lead that was already connected to the strip. You can disregard my previous comment about the red and black wires, however, keep that info handy if you ever decide to do some cutting and rewiring. Let's test the transformer. Insert the short electric wire that came with the transformer into one end of the transformer. Then insert the other end of the short wire (the electric plug end) into your electric outlet. If the outlet is hot and the transformer is good, a small "green" light will appear on the transformer. If not check the outlet for power. If the outlet is hot and the transformer light didn't come on, then the transformer is probably bad, Return it to Amazon for replacement. If the transformer light did come on, then connect the strip black wire (female) to the transformer black wire (male). The strip should then light up. If so, you can then disconnect the strip from the transformer and add the dimmer connection. The dimmer has an "off" position when fully rotated counter-clockwise. Turn the round dial clockwise and the strip should light up. Hope this helps. Doobster
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This strip is powered by a 12 volts DC converter, so as long as your power supply has an output of 12vdc then I would not hesitate hooking them up. This is a very versatile set of lights. Have fun with them.
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As it's a DC output it should be possible. Make sure the LED you use is also listed as dimmable on a DC transformer.
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I would use the one they sell here along with the LED strip and use a dimmer after that. Not sure how well it will work with a 120 v dimmer to dim the strip lights. I have a hard wired plug inside my cabinet .That is the point I plug in my power pack then used a dimmer from that point on to your strip lights. have fun and good luck
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If your transformer truly outputs AC you may not want this light. It will try to run on only half of the power half the time because the rest of the time the electricity is going in the wrong direction for this DC device, that will either make it run poorly or not at all. It will also likely shorten it's lifespan. Double check your transformer for output markings if it is an AC transformer with a rectifier that outputs DC then these lights should work fine. Mine have worked well for about a year or so. **Note** They don't like water so if you do use them make sure your fixtures seal.
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You can use three of these on 1 transformer. Just plug the lights together. there are plugs on each end for that. make sure that they are plugged in the right way or they will not work ( just rotate the plug and try again)
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I did actually did the very same to some degree. I connected only two light strips & it works fine. Can't see why only one strip won't work.The draw [amps] is well under the transformer's limit. If you think about it , if one section goes out. the remaining should still power up. Hope this helps, Edwood
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yes, the recommendation is to only run up to 10 ft from transformer. You can run 2 strips ten ft in each direction from the transformer and get good lighting on 20 ft of lights. But you would need a second transformer for the 3rd set of lights.
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Honestly, I don't know the answer to your inquiry. I used the transformer to power low voltage landscape lights and it works famously. As for LED strips......I haven't a clue. Very sorry.
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they won't work because your transformer has to have some minimal load to work properly, when you installed ONLY led bulbs load of those led bulbs is probably to small so the transformer doesn't work.I Suggest to install 3 of incadescent and 3 of led and then it should work. you can also try 2 of incadescent and 4 led etc.
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I found that if you solder the strips together and not use the cheap connecters you don't get as bad of a voltage drop for 2 strips. You can also feed them from both ends. That will even the voltage out a bit more. I have a giant project going on and with the correct transformer, creative wiring, and big enough wire you can get away with not using these. You can always try and add it later....
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I am using a 12v 2A power supply for 4 strips and it works fine. It's this one: HitLights LED Power Adapter Transformer with 110VAC to 12VDC, 2 Amp, 24 watt, black
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My lighting designer told me that it would not work with low voltage transformers. They suggested the Lutron Diva for that purpose, which is what I am using. I used these everywhere else in my house, though, and they work well. They're a little strange to wire, especially in 3-way and 4-way applications, so you need to have the wiring instructions handy when you're installing them. We also did use these with LED bulbs, and the dimming works funky with dimmable Cree LEDs. One light fixture had two Cree dimmable LED bulbs in it, and the light would not come on when set to a dimming position, when when "turned up" it would flash one of the bulbs on, and then finally the other one. We did not experience this problem with TCP LED halogen replacements, only with Cree standard dimmable LEDs.
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The LED strip only has a molex connector; this requires a power supply inside a computer to power it. You would rewire the strips to be powered by another 5V source, but I would go with a different DIY solution.