yashasmasha
Newbie level 2
Hi guys,
I thank you all in advance for any help that you can give me, I'm stranded here! I promise to post pics of the project once I have made some more headway!
So, I've got a made a suit of robot armour for halloween, And I want to cover it in LED strips, And submit it to a local costume competition. I have ordered 50m Of RGB LED strips, which comes in 5m sections.
The Spec For a 5m Section is below.
How do I
A) Run all ten of these 5m sections on batteries? If I attach them end to end, in parallel. Will they work like standard leds and divide the voltage between them? making it 24v per 10m.
B) If this is the case, I can't run 120v through one of those portable little controllers. A friend of mine suggested using four npn transistors in between the controller, and the LEDs, one for each channel, R, G, B, and +. But I don't understand this either, Will I need to have 120 v running through the transistors to power the ten sections of 12v strip? Or just one big 12v? with loads of AH.
C)Am I on the right track at all with this? I'm a novice in electronics and I'm Kind of fumbling around in the dark here. Any battery suggestions for me?
Thanks to everyone and I look forward to hearing your suggestions and advice!8-O
SPECIFICATIONS:
LED Type: 5050 PLCC-6 SMT SMD LED (Waterproof)
Color: 16 solid colors options
Different lights changing modes: Flash, Strobe, Fade, and Smooth
LED Quantity: 150 leds/5 Meter or 30 leds/Meter
Size: L500cm (5M) x W1.40cm x T0.40cm
Package: 5 Meters / Reel
View angle:120°
Working Input Voltage: 12VDC
Working Current/meter: 0.6A
Output power: 36W /5 Meter
Working Tempreture:-20° to 50°
PCB Background: Brown
Water Proof: IP65
Drive Mode:Contant Voltage
I thank you all in advance for any help that you can give me, I'm stranded here! I promise to post pics of the project once I have made some more headway!
So, I've got a made a suit of robot armour for halloween, And I want to cover it in LED strips, And submit it to a local costume competition. I have ordered 50m Of RGB LED strips, which comes in 5m sections.
The Spec For a 5m Section is below.
How do I
A) Run all ten of these 5m sections on batteries? If I attach them end to end, in parallel. Will they work like standard leds and divide the voltage between them? making it 24v per 10m.
B) If this is the case, I can't run 120v through one of those portable little controllers. A friend of mine suggested using four npn transistors in between the controller, and the LEDs, one for each channel, R, G, B, and +. But I don't understand this either, Will I need to have 120 v running through the transistors to power the ten sections of 12v strip? Or just one big 12v? with loads of AH.
C)Am I on the right track at all with this? I'm a novice in electronics and I'm Kind of fumbling around in the dark here. Any battery suggestions for me?
Thanks to everyone and I look forward to hearing your suggestions and advice!8-O
SPECIFICATIONS:
LED Type: 5050 PLCC-6 SMT SMD LED (Waterproof)
Color: 16 solid colors options
Different lights changing modes: Flash, Strobe, Fade, and Smooth
LED Quantity: 150 leds/5 Meter or 30 leds/Meter
Size: L500cm (5M) x W1.40cm x T0.40cm
Package: 5 Meters / Reel
View angle:120°
Working Input Voltage: 12VDC
Working Current/meter: 0.6A
Output power: 36W /5 Meter
Working Tempreture:-20° to 50°
PCB Background: Brown
Water Proof: IP65
Drive Mode:Contant Voltage