LED striplight DMX controller wiring question

Ravenbar

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elated to another thread I recently posted, I've figured out what equipment we will be using. Not 100% sure on how to hook it up it's a single color LED strip.

LED strip has 2 wires, red and black. Controller is going to be a Chinly 24 channel. Controller outputs are set up for RGB so V+, R,G,B. Controller has 8 outputs like that.

I'd like the channel numbers to be consecutive if possible(using 4 or 5 separate strips). To do so it seems like I'd just hook V+ and R, to the first one, V+ and G, to the second and so on. That would result in 3 strips sharing a V+. Not sure if that is an OK thing

The other option would be to connect the strips to the V+ and R of different groups. The result would be the channel numbers being 3 apart(i.e. 121, 124, ect). I'm aware I could soft patch the board but I try to avoid making those changes in this space.
 
Light change of plan but I think I've got everything I'm going to need ordered.

Had to go with a pair of 3ch 30amp(3x10amp) controllers, and matching 12v 30amp power supplies. The led strips that were ordered are single color that draw 12v 6amps per 5m. Max length for a step is 24' for I'm figuring that's going to draw about 9amps. The controllers are rated to 12-24v. LED's are 12v and I wasn't sure on if the controller would regulate the power to 12v if I used a 24v supply so I went with the 12v, even though if I had, the descriptions seem to indicate I could use a smaller power supply.

LED strips: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RMY8SME/?tag=controlbooth-20
Controller: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MFGRTNS/?tag=controlbooth-20
Power supply: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VWV5YCH/?tag=controlbooth-20

I'm looking to build some sort of plexiglass enclosure(with a 140mm fan for ventilation) to house the controller/power supply as they have exposed terminal strips.
 
Your maths sounds good. Beware of losses and other factors that may increase your current.
in these units voltage in = voltage out. So you were correct in selecting 12v power supply for your kit. I use 16.2v batteries on 12v strips and they cope with that but I am not sure how much more before the smoke might escape

Regards
Geoff
 

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