Hi,
I was to run around 13m of 12v LED 5050 strip lighting in my kitchen. I have researched the best way of doing this etc and just wanted to double check everything sounds ok.
I have purchased 13m of 5050 12V LED strip lighting which I'm told runs at about 14.4w per meter. So a total of about 188watts.
I have purchased this PSU as i was advised to add around 10-20% extra power than needed...and this was the next step up from 200W = http://www.rapidonline.com/electric...enclosed-power-supply-unit-pdf-320-12-90-2519
I have been told to not run more than 5m of led strip from one connection as i will incur voltage drop and the LEDs may appear dimmer towards the end.
I will be needing 3 lengths, x2 = 5m, x1 = 3m. I have purchased 2 core LED cable to connect from the PSU to the LED strips.
The PSU will obviously not come with a plug, will 1mm 3 core cable with a 5A plug be sufficient?
OR an alternative is, in my kitchen at the moment we have a switch on the wall which is a fused switch, that currently powers some cheap 3m LED lights. Could we simply wire the PSU from the fused switch....instead of using a plug?
If anyone could clarify any of this that would be great. Suggestions welcome obviously
Thanks in advance.
I was to run around 13m of 12v LED 5050 strip lighting in my kitchen. I have researched the best way of doing this etc and just wanted to double check everything sounds ok.
I have purchased 13m of 5050 12V LED strip lighting which I'm told runs at about 14.4w per meter. So a total of about 188watts.
I have purchased this PSU as i was advised to add around 10-20% extra power than needed...and this was the next step up from 200W = http://www.rapidonline.com/electric...enclosed-power-supply-unit-pdf-320-12-90-2519
I have been told to not run more than 5m of led strip from one connection as i will incur voltage drop and the LEDs may appear dimmer towards the end.
I will be needing 3 lengths, x2 = 5m, x1 = 3m. I have purchased 2 core LED cable to connect from the PSU to the LED strips.
The PSU will obviously not come with a plug, will 1mm 3 core cable with a 5A plug be sufficient?
OR an alternative is, in my kitchen at the moment we have a switch on the wall which is a fused switch, that currently powers some cheap 3m LED lights. Could we simply wire the PSU from the fused switch....instead of using a plug?
If anyone could clarify any of this that would be great. Suggestions welcome obviously
Thanks in advance.