Hi All
I'm starting down the rabbit hole of trying to install mostly permanent LED strip lighting around our roof line for Christmas and other holidays..we like having lights up for Christmas, but I detest putting them up and taking them down! Want to make that part easier.
I have ordered a heap of WS2815 12V strips (actually BTF2815, but I think they are basically interchangeable) and a few Digi Quads for control, and am now looking at cables and connectors.
I'm planning to use 3 core AWG 18 from LightUpLEDs as much as possible, maybe with some 15A extension lead instead for some of the longer runs, with either Ray Wu/XConnect or SP16 connectors depending on the situation.
My question is about wiring up the backup data wire on the 2815s...
I understand I can use 3 core to the start of the strip and connect the Backup In to Ground at the beginning?
At some points I will have about 2 metres between the end of one strip and the beginning of the next. How should I make the connections between these strips? I obviously can't short the BI to Ground again at the beginning of the second strip, but can I connect Data Out of the first strip to both Data In and Backup In of the second strip (and therefore use the 3 core as the interconnect), or do I need use 4 core between the strips and keep all the wires/signals seperate?
If I need to use 4 core, does anyone have a suggestion of where to source a suitable 4 core cable?
Cheers
I'm starting down the rabbit hole of trying to install mostly permanent LED strip lighting around our roof line for Christmas and other holidays..we like having lights up for Christmas, but I detest putting them up and taking them down! Want to make that part easier.
I have ordered a heap of WS2815 12V strips (actually BTF2815, but I think they are basically interchangeable) and a few Digi Quads for control, and am now looking at cables and connectors.
I'm planning to use 3 core AWG 18 from LightUpLEDs as much as possible, maybe with some 15A extension lead instead for some of the longer runs, with either Ray Wu/XConnect or SP16 connectors depending on the situation.
My question is about wiring up the backup data wire on the 2815s...
I understand I can use 3 core to the start of the strip and connect the Backup In to Ground at the beginning?
At some points I will have about 2 metres between the end of one strip and the beginning of the next. How should I make the connections between these strips? I obviously can't short the BI to Ground again at the beginning of the second strip, but can I connect Data Out of the first strip to both Data In and Backup In of the second strip (and therefore use the 3 core as the interconnect), or do I need use 4 core between the strips and keep all the wires/signals seperate?
If I need to use 4 core, does anyone have a suggestion of where to source a suitable 4 core cable?
Cheers