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    Figuring 300 Watt Power supply

    Thanks for looking at this for me Eddy!! I trust your math and experience completely!! Now i can figure my PS correctly. Great news on your Laptop. Look forward to seeing you again this year if they fly you out. Take care.
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    Figuring 300 Watt Power supply

    Thanks Eddy. By the way it was nice to meet you at the 2013 Academy. Did you get a Laptop yet? The computer there was really giving you fits! Anyway, at .3 watts per LED one roll at 5m or 150 LED's consumes 45 watts. Resulting on that PS running 5.66 rolls of LEDs correct? Did you see the...
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    Figuring 300 Watt Power supply

    Thank you for the post. I think I'm missing something here. Please have patience with me as I'm learning this and not yet confident in my math. So the information is correct that the roll of RGB strips consumes 3.2 amps? If so that one PS will run 15.6 full rolls of WS2811 at 5m per roll...
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    Figuring 300 Watt Power supply

    I need a little help figuring how many lights I can run on this power supply. I did this for the first time last year, and now one year later I can't remember how I did it so this time I will have it in writing. For the lights I have 5vdc (in USA so it 120AC) WS2811 RGB strips I will have...
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    Need Help Wiring 5vdc Dump DMX Pixels

    This is my first year to use Dumb DMX pixels. I have a basic understand of how it all works, but there is no replacement for experience. I have read several ways to wire your pixels and wanted to get your opinions on what may be the best way for my application. My set will be six concentric...
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    5VDC vs 12VDC

    Thank you again David. I have much to learn as a grasshopper!
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    5VDC vs 12VDC

    Hey Kaden, Thank you for your advice! "Also checkout the following wiki link on how you can wire 5v lights on 12v controllers http://auschristmaslighting.com/wiki/Controller_Setups_and_Settings#Example_3 Report to' That looks like something that will work for me. I'll study that some more...
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    5VDC vs 12VDC

    I'm thinking of using 5vcd dumb pixels for my lawn grid. I've found a good source on the power supplies and the lights, http://www.diyledexpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=65 but it seems like most of the controllers are 12vdc, such as holiday...
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    DMX-LOR S3 with Dumb LED strip

    Thanks. I'll send that question to Ray and also ask on LOR's board.
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    DMX-LOR S3 with Dumb LED strip

    believe this is the strip http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/5M-150-Leds-LED-Strip-Waterproof-by-silicon-coating-RGB-5050-30-Leds-M-DC12V-input/701799_538723773.html Has anyone used these, and if so can you please tell me about the quality? Thanks
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    DMX-LOR S3 with Dumb LED strip

    Thanks David. I will see if I can find the strip on Ray's site.
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    DMX-LOR S3 with Dumb LED strip

    Thanks David. I will look over this and get back to you. Can you send me the info on your controller.
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    DMX-LOR S3 with Dumb LED strip

    Hello ACL. Merry Christmas to everyone and thanks for reading my post as this is my first post on this forum. I have been reading and studying the DMX stuff for about a year now and want to use it in my 2013 layout. I am running LOR S3 Advanced. I have several questions and have a general...
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