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[QUOTE="i13, post: 72593, member: 21708"] I'm Australian so I don't know about which suppliers would be the best for you to try; there are American ACL members who should know. I use 24/020 cable which is roughly 18 AWG largely because I can get it cheaply. It never hurts to get something thicker for the power which is why I always double it to prevent having to worry about voltage drop. 24/020 cable is not all that thick and I haven't tried longer than few metres between the power supply and strips. Don't double the data wire; it doesn't need to be extra thick and the signal is likely to go corrupt if you double it. The cable between the power supply and the controller might need to be very thick depending on how many strips you power through the controller. It's probably worth getting a little bit more strip than you need in case you accidentally damage a section, if a pixel just dies or if you need null pixels. Null pixels are used when you want long distances of data (not power) cable between strips or between the controller and first strip. Coaxial cable might work instead between the controller and first strip but it depends on the controller type and no-one's tried it with either the PixLites or the AlphaPix. Coaxial cable works with the F16v2 but not with J1sys controllers. No problem helping either; you need to learn somehow and you're doing something that I (of course) think is a great idea :). Have a visit to the chat room too. You'll learn more there in a few hours than you would by searching the internet for days plus you'll get to meet the members of this community who have their own displays too. Keep asking questions you'll get those lights blinking for next year at the latest. [/QUOTE]
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