Led driver id

[foxhole]

How do I determine the wattage this driver will support at 12v?

 

[RandomGrinch]

P=VI

 

[foxhole]

P=VI

Doesn’t seem to give a plausible result ?

 

[RandomGrinch]

Doesn’t seem to give a plausible result ?

34W (max) is quite reasonable.
Although I would want to run it at a bit less than that if used for an extended length of time.

...and typically used to supply LED tapes for example - with a power usage of around 6 to 24W/m for an RGBW tape

 

[foxhole]

34W (max) is quite reasonable.
Although I would want to run it at a bit less than that if used for an extended length of time.

...and typically used to supply LED tapes for example - with a power usage of around 6 to 24W/m for an RGBW tape

Thanks need it to run 24w of led tape so looks ok .

 

[bernardgreen]

How do I determine the wattage this driver will support at 12v?

I am being pedantic but this is one place where the correct terminology is necessary

The unit provides a constant 12 volt DC supply. It is not strictly speaking an LED driver
An LED driver supplies a constant current to the LED elements.

Apply a constant ( fixed ) voltage to an LED element without any form of current control will destroy the LED element,

The LED tape has resistors built into the tape to control the current so can be supplied with a controlled voltage.

 

[RandomGrinch]

I am being pedantic but this is one place where the correct terminology is necessary

Yes, bordering on Winston territory!

Is the terminology really necessary for the sake of the consumer, when even the makers call them drivers?

Probably better to take this up with the manufacturers!

Whether driver or not, the pertenant label for the consumer is Constant Current, or Constant Voltage.
Or in this instance - understandable to most - Output/DC

 

[FrodoOne]

Yes, bordering on Winston territory!

Is the terminology really necessary for the sake of the consumer, when even the makers call them drivers?

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Probably better to take this up with the manufacturers!

Whether driver or not, the pertenant label for the consumer is Constant Current, or Constant Voltage.

One might say being "specific" (with an "explanation") - rather than being "pedantic", for the sake of "pedantry" - or the feeling of "superiority" which may be engendered in any such "pedant".