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A properly crimped insulated lug will be strong than an uninsulated one, because they "double grip" the cable - there's a crimp onto the insulation that acts as a strain relief for the metal-on-metal crimp. But you'll need a proper crimper to use them - the dirt-cheap ones from car shops won't...

Typically you should only connect power supplies together if they're specifically designed to allow that. Most regular meanwell's aren't deisnged to operate that way. (Because even though both supplies will say 12V, one may be 11.9V, and the other 12.1V - and that 0.2V difference will have...

Thanks for the feedback! The 3m sounds like it feels small considering my current ones are 1.4m, but I've looked at other peoples and it seems a good size. I can always add a few more spiral trees fairly easily, and do a 5m+ next year. I didn't mention it, but I have access to a decent...

Hi All, I've been a lurker for a few years, but I'm getting organised this year so I figured I should sign-up. I have ~1000 RGB LEDs on my eaves, and have a few 1.4m high spiral trees. Built my first one 2 years ago using a Bunnings tomato trainer, 60LED/m strip light, and an Arduino. Then...