Bigwillystyle
New elf
Hey guys, Weird question I've searched and can't really find anything solid..
Planning on running 5v pixels, My biggest concern now i'm planning my design is cable lengths and voltage drop for my power injection.. Mainly on my house outline.. 12v is superior for longer runs as far as voltage drop goes..
Why couldn't I use a 12v supply and some buck converters to reduce down to 5v at the injection point/ start of each string?? I know cost of the converters is going to be a factor that needs to be looked at because there is a cost vs reward if i'm using the cheap 5v pixels because i can get 80% more pixels for the same money as the 12v ones..
Am i just being silly and just use more power supplies closer to the roofline to reduce my cable lengths?? (its a 2 story house)
When I design car audio systems I have big current draw but a maximum 7m cable length (due to length of the car) so system design is pretty simple and I would normally just wing it with most of the design and make it up as I go breaking it all into sections with a focus on cable management over voltage drop in most cases.. This hobby requires much more thought in the design phase to get power injection done correctly to minimise the time I need to spend on the roof..
Am I over thinking this??
Planning on running 5v pixels, My biggest concern now i'm planning my design is cable lengths and voltage drop for my power injection.. Mainly on my house outline.. 12v is superior for longer runs as far as voltage drop goes..
Why couldn't I use a 12v supply and some buck converters to reduce down to 5v at the injection point/ start of each string?? I know cost of the converters is going to be a factor that needs to be looked at because there is a cost vs reward if i'm using the cheap 5v pixels because i can get 80% more pixels for the same money as the 12v ones..
Am i just being silly and just use more power supplies closer to the roofline to reduce my cable lengths?? (its a 2 story house)
When I design car audio systems I have big current draw but a maximum 7m cable length (due to length of the car) so system design is pretty simple and I would normally just wing it with most of the design and make it up as I go breaking it all into sections with a focus on cable management over voltage drop in most cases.. This hobby requires much more thought in the design phase to get power injection done correctly to minimise the time I need to spend on the roof..
Am I over thinking this??