Dez
Fueled by Christmas - Inspired by You!
Hi guys,
Just thought I would get some other opinions on how you guys do things before I get too carried away.
In my main controller box, my power supplies are computer power supplies I got for free and they are only rated to 18 Amps. When I am connecting up my star of 139 pixels, for example, I will let that power supply run 40 pixels, and then I am using another power supply (from another location) to power the remaining 99 pixels. I do this by cutting the V+ line after the 40th pixel.
Is this an acceptable practice? Keep in mind this main power supply would power other items as well. I am up to a total of 14 amps across the other props which are about 80% of its max load.
Just thought I would get some other opinions on how you guys do things before I get too carried away.
In my main controller box, my power supplies are computer power supplies I got for free and they are only rated to 18 Amps. When I am connecting up my star of 139 pixels, for example, I will let that power supply run 40 pixels, and then I am using another power supply (from another location) to power the remaining 99 pixels. I do this by cutting the V+ line after the 40th pixel.
Is this an acceptable practice? Keep in mind this main power supply would power other items as well. I am up to a total of 14 amps across the other props which are about 80% of its max load.