I have decided on my first project which wil be a 180 degree mega tree. It will consist of 24 5 meter strips that are 5vdc. I have already purchased at least half of all the hardware.
I figure I will need 2 p12r's. 6-7 5vdc power supplies (mean wells), 26-28 led strips and all the associated hardware.
My question is where and how do I house all the controllers, power supplies, and Ethernet switch?
I want to put everything inside the mega tree. But how???
I want the power supplies to be partially in the winter time enverionment so that they can be cooled by the December air. I however DON'T want them to have snow or rain getting into any of the enclosures.
What is available to mount the 6 mean wells so that they get cooled by the December wintertime air BUT will keep snow and rain out??
I will also need an enclosure to mount the 2 P12r's so that I can get 24 cables out of the box and keep them out of the snow and rain.
I purchased 50 sets of 'quick disconnect' connectors from ray wu. What else do I need? The strips will NOT have the power going through the P12r's. power will be going from the power supplies direct to the strips. I figure that to be conservative I will have one power supply supplying power to 4 strips as the maximum power that the strip uses is listed at 11.5 amps and the powers supply supplies 55 amps. 4 strips seems appropriate per power supply.
At this point I am asking myself, what am I forgetting? I think that I can easily build a mega tree as I have already built a large mega tree before. So the construction of the mega tree doesn't bother me. The only concerns I have is what is the best way to 'house ' the controllers and power supplies so they are as close to the strips as possible but still are protected from the elements. I believe that the electronics should be inside the mega tree as the strips will be 5 volt strips and the power supplies should be as close as possible to the strips.
--Greg--
I figure I will need 2 p12r's. 6-7 5vdc power supplies (mean wells), 26-28 led strips and all the associated hardware.
My question is where and how do I house all the controllers, power supplies, and Ethernet switch?
I want to put everything inside the mega tree. But how???
I want the power supplies to be partially in the winter time enverionment so that they can be cooled by the December air. I however DON'T want them to have snow or rain getting into any of the enclosures.
What is available to mount the 6 mean wells so that they get cooled by the December wintertime air BUT will keep snow and rain out??
I will also need an enclosure to mount the 2 P12r's so that I can get 24 cables out of the box and keep them out of the snow and rain.
I purchased 50 sets of 'quick disconnect' connectors from ray wu. What else do I need? The strips will NOT have the power going through the P12r's. power will be going from the power supplies direct to the strips. I figure that to be conservative I will have one power supply supplying power to 4 strips as the maximum power that the strip uses is listed at 11.5 amps and the powers supply supplies 55 amps. 4 strips seems appropriate per power supply.
At this point I am asking myself, what am I forgetting? I think that I can easily build a mega tree as I have already built a large mega tree before. So the construction of the mega tree doesn't bother me. The only concerns I have is what is the best way to 'house ' the controllers and power supplies so they are as close to the strips as possible but still are protected from the elements. I believe that the electronics should be inside the mega tree as the strips will be 5 volt strips and the power supplies should be as close as possible to the strips.
--Greg--