daunce
Full time elf
I hope everyone's display is up, going up, or at least you have most of the bugs out and going forward.
I try and play it safe when it comes to power. I usually plug strings in, then turn on the power supply. Even when testing.
Question 1.
Is it ok to have power applied to the controller, and plug the lights in, so the lights will come on straight away? It's time consuming to test individual strings powering it off each time, but I'm not sure if plugging in strings with power running could damage the strings.
Question 2.
I have a pixel tester, and on the remote control it has an off button which turns the lights off (PSU still on), but if I then plug in a new string, I notice a pixel or 2 come on briefly. I'm curious why, and is it safe for the strings/strip?
Question 3.
Usually my PSU's are well away from people, but I'd like to run some lights in the house, but the existing PSU's are quite large and not totally protected. Is it possible to run a fully enclosed power supply like a laptop, network switch/modem power supply or even a phone charger? As long it's DC, the voltage is the same, and the Amps rating is higher than what the strings would draw?
I was thinking of running a small amount of pixels attached to a tester.
Cheers.
I try and play it safe when it comes to power. I usually plug strings in, then turn on the power supply. Even when testing.
Question 1.
Is it ok to have power applied to the controller, and plug the lights in, so the lights will come on straight away? It's time consuming to test individual strings powering it off each time, but I'm not sure if plugging in strings with power running could damage the strings.
Question 2.
I have a pixel tester, and on the remote control it has an off button which turns the lights off (PSU still on), but if I then plug in a new string, I notice a pixel or 2 come on briefly. I'm curious why, and is it safe for the strings/strip?
Question 3.
Usually my PSU's are well away from people, but I'd like to run some lights in the house, but the existing PSU's are quite large and not totally protected. Is it possible to run a fully enclosed power supply like a laptop, network switch/modem power supply or even a phone charger? As long it's DC, the voltage is the same, and the Amps rating is higher than what the strings would draw?
I was thinking of running a small amount of pixels attached to a tester.
Cheers.