Timeline for What kind of wire do I need for 3 LED strips?
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| Aug 8, 2016 at 22:04 | comment | added | Jason C | @May You ought to consider the design ideas in Harper's answer; Harper is probably more familiar with the specifics of these strips than I am. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 21:40 | vote | accept | May | ||
| Aug 8, 2016 at 21:40 | comment | added | May | Thanks Jason, I honestly stated this is not my area of expertise at all. Perhaps my use of the word series was in inaccurate, I basically connected them end to end. The amp is listed on the box, so I am assuming it is correct. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 19:35 | comment | added | Jason C | @Harper I see. Even with DC selected from the drop down, and 12 V entered in the text box? It's always agreed with my own measured values in the past. To me it looks like the only potential issue with my answer is just that the tail end of those led strips is also part of their power bus (assuming your description in your answer is correct, I have no reason not to believe it except the OPs observation of dimming) and so end to end isn't actually in series. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 18:44 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | That ampacity calculator is faulty; it is distorting the answer to conform with NEC rules for mains voltage (120/240/480). | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 18:29 | comment | added | Jason C | @Harper I am not familiar with the products at all and have only the OP's numbers to go by. Substitute correct numbers as needed then apply the same logic (Use the calculator, if power supply > requirements = it's sufficient, this all holds. The rest is just numbers, feel free to help out by supplying the correct ones.) | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 18:17 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Those ampacity calculations are flat wrong in more ways than they are right. OP is slightly misdescribing them and you are repeating his errors, I sense a lack of familiarity with these products. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 17:56 | history | answered | Jason C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |