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The reason for adding a resistor isn't for what you mentioned it's for, it reduces the power going through it..... it "resists" , it does however stop (technically it heavily reduces) reflection(s) which will give an overall cleaner signal across the length of your strip and reduces the chance of weird behavior .
I don't understand why a resistor is used in a long run like this, cause it limits the power. To me it would make more sense to use it in the shorter runs
@@kraddoomsters Outside my area of expertise however I believe the longer the run is a factor, as you put a 400kHz signal down meters of cable as it runs the entire length the reflections now nano seconds delayed come back and could cause interference to the source, I would imagine with a tiny cable run any reflection is near instantaneous so as not to be a factor?
Thank you for explaining this. I had an immediate WTF moment when he chose resistor instead of logic shifter, but since I literally just learned about reflections yesterday the way you explain it makes sense.
Thanks for the tip about the resistor. I have built my setup laying on the floor as proof of concept but didn't have long wires feeding in until I do the actual install so that definitely would have stumped me.
This is exactly what I did about 2 months ago. Created a continuous loop around the room and then injected the power at the tail end. Nice video, as always.
@@ComeHereGreatness hey so I plan on using about four strips at about 16 feet each and I’m wondering should I use a higher voltage power supply… I have the 5 V in my cart as we speak but would the 12 V be better… I’m pretty green about all this stuff honestly and I’m trying to re-create this exact same surrounding LED feature for my room and would love a little help… If you wouldn’t mind getting in contact with me, that would be great
Hey! I followed your setup and it works like a charm. It's my very first time with soldering and working with electricity like this (except for installing living room lamps on the ceiling). I've watched a lot of your videos and I want to thank you for all those recommendations and easy explanations. Awesome stuff. Will highly recommend you. Thanks!
@ryanmckane87 I am about to try this myself. Just finished up running my diffuser. I am install 3 runs of the BTF WS2812B. If I follow these instructions I shouldn’t have any issues with the loss of power or amps will I? Just trying to confirm. I’m not sure if I need to connect power to each end of my LED strips or not. Thanks for any feedback.
Great build! Another option instead of using a resistor is to also use a sacrificial LED if you're in a pinch. You can always use a small piece of excess from your strips if you have any.
Thank you Chris! I would love to see a video addressing how you deal with corners specifically on each type of installation, like using tracks on the ceiling vs using dedicated corner channels that have the 45 degree tilt vs on the wall like in this video! Maybe it’s beginner level stuff and that’s why it’s being glossed over, I will continue to look around 🙂
Chris you are a legend! I'm an electrician in Australia - this sort of LED installation is rare here. With your tutorials and links to all the parts, I can't wait to start offering this to my customers!
Great presentation without any of the fluff that so many add in. I appreciate you sharing the corner detail manufacturer to help simplify a clean installation. Using a level is an option but since many homes aren't as square, true and plumb for that type of installation, I suggest just measuring up or down from the nearby parallel feature to maintain an appealing aesthetic look. I wouldn't use a level unless the LED strip is over a foot away from everything else.
If only that fluff weren't actually necessary nor unsafe to disregard. Though, who needs a fuse if the wires are so thin they effectively already have become the fuse...
i haven't done one project of yours and ive been meaning too but i havne't had time... however, i still watch every video. Great vids Chris. Cool setups and thank you for the info. I will do this one day!
My experience is that with 5m and full brightness, the end of the 5m strip reaches about 2.5V. I am not worried about connecting 2 power injectors against eachother provided they are "identical" (i.e. the same voltage up until a certain resolution). The resistance of the wire is so big it doesn't really become a problem unless one of the two is broken. If one end is 5V and the other is 5.01V, the difference is 10mV. Connecting them both would result in maybe 5mW loss. I use 20V dc wiring with 1.5mm^2 cable and have any-to-5V DC-DC converters limited to 4A, and the string should be capable of eating at least 18A. At the end of that DC wiring, the drop of the 20V rails is bigger than the drop of a strip. So always go from "high voltage" for distribution and DC-DC that to spec. For 12+V strips this is of course not necessary. Everything depends also on the spec of the strip itself. But my experience is (8 year old strips): if you want to use it as lighting instead of a gimmick, you need power injection, or better: you just need higher voltages, which they didn't have a that time.
hey you seem pretty knowledgeable about this stuff. I am a complete greeny with all this and some of the language is a bit intimidating for me lol however, on the desperate end, I literally have every item in my Amazon cart as we speak, and realizing how costly all the stuff is together I can’t help but think I am still going to run into some issues trying to do all this on my own… Would love your expertise on this… I’m basically going to re-create the top surrounding LEDs in which he did in this video and I would honestly love to get in contact with you for a walk-through and some extra understanding on some of the stuff. Would love to hear from you soon. Thanks again for your amazing response.
If you haven’t already you should look into hooking up with a company to put out your own branded custom LED kits, I’d def buy one if all the parts were included that I knew would all work together!
So I finally created my dream space that I’ve always wanted to create, and the last thing I need to install is some beautiful LEDs… I obviously came across your page as well as this video and I’ll be honest, I’m completely blown away at the theatrics, your LEDs of choice, create. I do have one issue, I don’t really speak this “technical language“ so your additions to your LEDs kind of stumped me a bit… It’s great that you provide the links to all the products you’ve purchased however, it kills me that I don’t necessarily know what I’m actually purchasing lol I would hate to buy something foreign just wanted to come to my doorstep and be intimidated by it. Lol, I would literally have to follow this video down to the smallest detail if everything here is what I need for my LED to mimic what yours are doing… For someone who isn’t as technologically savvy, I would love to know your best solution to something I could potentially buy off the shelf or online that would have this same effect lol I could just plug-in after installation😅 (wishful thinking) if there is something on the market that provides these types of theatrics for LEDs. I will happily place my purchase, no matter the price, but if there isn’t, I will proceed with what I need to obtain in this video… Thanks again for the inspiration I am pretty excited at the fact that I didn’t settle for the typical LEDs, that all these teenagers get for their rooms Without the diffusers, which just looks so tacky,… this will look absolutely perfect in my room anyways I would love to hear back from you🙏
Maybe it helps someone else. I believe the LEDs use 60ma if they are white (Red, green and blue) on 100%. So you would need to x(amount of leds) * 60ma. For a 144leds/m strip that would be 8,64A
I’ve used 12v COB LED strip before. It comes in 5m lengths. I find it has a noticeable drop off in brightness towards the end of the strip, even with a beefy power supply providing plenty of power. For long runs I use 220v LED strips with a rectifier connector. I’ve found it to be the only way to guarantee even illumination.
Awesome video. The exact setup I was looking for. I found your channel in my searches and glad I did. Now just to get those exact diffuses cheaply to NZ
Chris I love this in my living room. I am kind of disappointed with my Philips Hue Lightstrip as it is not a multicolored strip at the moment. I want to do this project!!!
Love your videos. You and your videos are so informative. Everything you said is useful. I watched all your videos many times because you talked so fast 😂. You are the best. 👍👍
That is very cool.... I don't even know where to start lol So i'm going through your video's to see if I find something close to what I want to do. God bless ya brother and great work!
I'm a bit confused about your new setup here. The corner pieces you've shown are at a different angle and they're not white, so I'm guessing that's not what you used. In this setup did you overlap the channels or did you cut them at 45 deg?
Hi Chris, thanks for all your videos. They have been very help and inspiring for my own home projects. I have a question for you. How do you calculate how much power to use for your project (voltage, amps, watts) and the gauge of wire to use? I am using using 24v CCT white LED light stipe, and probably about 10 ft. And another project where I am covering my whole room at about 65 ft. I originally bought a 24v 60amp power supply based on a previous video you made, thinking I needed enough amps to cover all that ground. However, I am concerned about the wire gauge as well as the light strip themselves and how much they can handle. Is there a danger using such high amperage with only 18-24awg wire? Could it cause a fire? Thank you. God bless you
I got these lights for Christmas and followed the steps through your videos. I am unable to get them to work and was wondering if you had any suggestions or tips? I have power throughout the whole strip but they will not turn on. Looking for any help.
I'm wondering if we can control the power outage behavior? E.g. when the power goes off and then on again, most LED strips immediately turns on. Some remember last settings (color and brightness), some don't. What I'm trying to understand here is if there is some setting to tell what the power outage recovery behavior should be. Phillips HUE have such. E.g. If the LED strip was off when power outage happened, I'd like it to be off when the power recovers. Do you think that's possible?
I really like the continuous plastic. Sadly, they say it won’t fit their V-shaped channels. Your paper hack might do the trick though. I’m looking at running something like what you’ve done here around my entire living room, as primary lighting. I need bright overhead, and don’t want to put it cans. I’d like to use the cool effects on occasion. The room is 21x13, so like 68 feet of continuous LED strips, full power. Is that something that can be done and have all of it synch up so one controller can make all of it “work as one strip”. I understand power injection will be needed. Thanks Chris, your kung fu is strong!
Hi. How did you get on? Your installation sounds exactly like what I'm planning. Did it work ok as primary lighting? What power source did you use? Sorry for all the questions
Can I ask if this is possible to be bright enough to work as a primary lighting for a room? I prefer indirect lighting style over direct, easier on my eyes. Also how can it be tweaked to adjust ur brightness? Is it just changing the voltage? Pls help, any feedback or info be great :33
Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of your channel... Thanks for all the great videos. I have a few questions, and hoping you can help me. I have two tray ceilings that I am looking to light with LED strips. The LED's themselves will not be directly visible as they are hidden by the lip or ledge of the trey ceiling. Each tray ceiling is square/rectangular and about 53ft (or 16m) in total length. Here are my questions... 1) Do you think the Govee M1 or LIFX Lightstrip is a better option in this application. LIFX is about double the cost, but if there is a noticable improvement in quality, I'm open to it. My original plan was to use two Govee M1 kits and six 40 inch extension kits per ceiling and just sync/group them together in the app (2 kits + 3 extensions per kit in each ceiling). 2) Would a DIY option work best? If so, what would you recommend? I was originally considering the BTF Lighting FCOB WS2814 RGBWIC LED Strip DC24V 784LED/m 70IC. I could get a 24v 20A power supply and inject from both ends (with the same power supply). What controller would I need for this application to use WLED? BTF recommends BanlanX, but WLED looks better. 3) Since these lights are to be installed in a tray ceiling, do I need a diffuser channel, or will the tray ceiling itself act as the diffuser? I really appreciate your help with the above. If you have a Patreon or some way to donate to your channel, I'd be happy to do so... Thanks in advance 🙂
@@deliveredlateI ended up with two of these 20A power supplies and split the 20 meters of strip in half the way like Chris demonstrated at 8:22 and I added extra power feeding wires after 5 meters to prevent any power injection. The only problem I'm having now is the fact that WLED lags with ESP32 when there is more than 800 leds.
@@AlmyCat I also ended up using 20m of 60led/m strips used an 70A power supply with power injections every 5m. And used the A1-SLWF-03 led controller. It doesn’t have that much lag, it stays around 25/30 fps
Great video. I’m planning to connect 3 and 3/4 of the eco version of this strips and asking around people say I need 8 injection points (start, end and 6 in between), but for 3 strips we do only one injection….Im really confused on how is that possible?
Question - adding the resistor to the data causes the lights to NOT power on - removing the resistor ALLOWS the lights to power on? Must be the length without the resistor or power injection but LED1 is a different color than all the rest without a resistor?
Hey Chris great content! Can you do a video on an outdoor COB led setup? Say to install some LEDs on some stairs or wrap up and around a tree and it’s branches? Struggling to find waterproof options!
Hi Chris, I followed your set up. Nonetheless when I connect the second LED strip SK 6812 it doesn’t light up. The head voltage is 5.1V at the end of the first LED strip it drops to 4.8. The first strip works just fine but the second does not fire up. Connecting the second strip by its own (as it would be one only strip) it works fine so that I dismiss any factory failures. I would appreciate your help on this ine please. Thank you
Great video! I'm looking to shine color from my ceiling onto a wall painted flat black. I don't want to see the LED diodes so I'm wondering if there are LEDs that point or are cut at an angle. In other words, if I'm looking at that wall I just want to see the effect of the light, not the LED diodes. I'm wondering if i need to install a small piece of wood across the ceiling to physically hide the LED strip. Thoughts?
Love your videos and wish you would do more regarding how-to for LED strips and controller options. Question as I'm new to this. Your link for jumper wires shows 20 gauge. Is it ok to use 20 gauge for the jumper wires but everything else 18 gauge like you used?
If I want to install outdoors in Michigan under some cover of soffits... do I really need IP67 strips or can I use something less? Does IP67 diffuse even more or is it better to use uncoated strips inside this aluminum channel?
Hi! Does the resistance you use also work for shorter lengths? I have one strip that is 500 leds and connected to one output on the ESP32 and one with 58 leds that is connected to another output but it flashes and cannot be controlled..
If u live near Dallas I'll pay you to come help do my living room lol. I don't understand all this, it's about 150ft and they both ends don't meet. You video is the best video I have seen out of 50 so thank you!
Ive bought a 5v60amp power supply for 20m of WS2812B leds. All i need now is the right cable, but im really confused on what to get. What cable do i need to buy? Chatgpt says i need 5awg but youre using way more for less leds so that can't be right. Thanks for any help.
I feel like i get confused on the power supply part. Ive been playing with strips and the esp boards. But it seems like i dont understand how much say a 96led/m needs in order to be powered. Say its a 12v strip or a 5v strip. How do i calculate the amps and watts i would end up needing?
Can somebody explain me how that Resistor is helping making the data reach longer distance?? In my experience, resistor will help to bring voltage/current down. How does it help here?
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Which resistor did you choose ( how many ohms) ??
@@KJ-mi4vj thanks for reaching out! I just checked and it says 470 ohm. Hope that helps!
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The reason for adding a resistor isn't for what you mentioned it's for, it reduces the power going through it..... it "resists" , it does however stop (technically it heavily reduces) reflection(s) which will give an overall cleaner signal across the length of your strip and reduces the chance of weird behavior .
I don't understand why a resistor is used in a long run like this, cause it limits the power. To me it would make more sense to use it in the shorter runs
@@kraddoomsters Outside my area of expertise however I believe the longer the run is a factor, as you put a 400kHz signal down meters of cable as it runs the entire length the reflections now nano seconds delayed come back and could cause interference to the source, I would imagine with a tiny cable run any reflection is near instantaneous so as not to be a factor?
Sounds reasonable, I was also confused why it helped
Thank you for explaining this. I had an immediate WTF moment when he chose resistor instead of logic shifter, but since I literally just learned about reflections yesterday the way you explain it makes sense.
I think resistor not required between data pin
Thanks for the tip about the resistor. I have built my setup laying on the floor as proof of concept but didn't have long wires feeding in until I do the actual install so that definitely would have stumped me.
This is exactly what I did about 2 months ago. Created a continuous loop around the room and then injected the power at the tail end. Nice video, as always.
What powersupply did you use and how long was your strip? Planning on doing this too, but i'm kind of a noob... :)
@@jdwall7429 I just used a 5v 10A power supply.
What does it mean a the tail end is it just one if the two ends , ? Dont the ends meet though if you make a loop?
@@ademordThey meet, but you wont be connecting the strips together at the ends. You will still have a stop point and end point (Tail End).
@@ComeHereGreatness hey so I plan on using about four strips at about 16 feet each and I’m wondering should I use a higher voltage power supply… I have the 5 V in my cart as we speak but would the 12 V be better… I’m pretty green about all this stuff honestly and I’m trying to re-create this exact same surrounding LED feature for my room and would love a little help… If you wouldn’t mind getting in contact with me, that would be great
About to build a new place and want to do this around my crown molding in the living room. Thx for the ideas and walk through. Looks really clean
Hey! I followed your setup and it works like a charm. It's my very first time with soldering and working with electricity like this (except for installing living room lamps on the ceiling).
I've watched a lot of your videos and I want to thank you for all those recommendations and easy explanations.
Awesome stuff. Will highly recommend you.
Thanks!
@ryanmckane87 I am about to try this myself. Just finished up running my diffuser. I am install 3 runs of the BTF WS2812B. If I follow these instructions I shouldn’t have any issues with the loss of power or amps will I? Just trying to confirm. I’m not sure if I need to connect power to each end of my LED strips or not. Thanks for any feedback.
Nice definitely ready to go into the deep end of the pool.
Chris.. you're actually amazing. Honestly on of the best channels out there.
Thank you Chris! These videos are so beneficial to many peoples questions! Keep up the good work and creating details for detailed questions.
Great build! Another option instead of using a resistor is to also use a sacrificial LED if you're in a pinch. You can always use a small piece of excess from your strips if you have any.
The Led has 3 "lanes" what lane do i have to use for that?
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How both if it's only one wire die data?@@onekiller18
This is exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks for the great content!
Thank you Chris! I would love to see a video addressing how you deal with corners specifically on each type of installation, like using tracks on the ceiling vs using dedicated corner channels that have the 45 degree tilt vs on the wall like in this video!
Maybe it’s beginner level stuff and that’s why it’s being glossed over, I will continue to look around 🙂
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Oh im sorry. Came here by accident thinking this was something i could do 😂 nice work bro!
Chris you are a legend! I'm an electrician in Australia - this sort of LED installation is rare here. With your tutorials and links to all the parts, I can't wait to start offering this to my customers!
I’m looking into doing this for other people as well, just trying to figure out how to charge them since every installation would be different
I can’t tell you how excited I am to see this video. I appreciate you going back to your roots!
Great presentation without any of the fluff that so many add in. I appreciate you sharing the corner detail manufacturer to help simplify a clean installation. Using a level is an option but since many homes aren't as square, true and plumb for that type of installation, I suggest just measuring up or down from the nearby parallel feature to maintain an appealing aesthetic look. I wouldn't use a level unless the LED strip is over a foot away from everything else.
If only that fluff weren't actually necessary nor unsafe to disregard.
Though, who needs a fuse if the wires are so thin they effectively already have become the fuse...
i haven't done one project of yours and ive been meaning too but i havne't had time... however, i still watch every video. Great vids Chris. Cool setups and thank you for the info. I will do this one day!
Wow!! This is insane work. Just spent the last hour watching a bunch of your LED videos. REALLY want to LED my room.
Man room is always cozy. Amazing video as always
good info on the split strings for power but reconnect for same data & ground
My experience is that with 5m and full brightness, the end of the 5m strip reaches about 2.5V. I am not worried about connecting 2 power injectors against eachother provided they are "identical" (i.e. the same voltage up until a certain resolution). The resistance of the wire is so big it doesn't really become a problem unless one of the two is broken. If one end is 5V and the other is 5.01V, the difference is 10mV. Connecting them both would result in maybe 5mW loss.
I use 20V dc wiring with 1.5mm^2 cable and have any-to-5V DC-DC converters limited to 4A, and the string should be capable of eating at least 18A. At the end of that DC wiring, the drop of the 20V rails is bigger than the drop of a strip. So always go from "high voltage" for distribution and DC-DC that to spec.
For 12+V strips this is of course not necessary.
Everything depends also on the spec of the strip itself. But my experience is (8 year old strips): if you want to use it as lighting instead of a gimmick, you need power injection, or better: you just need higher voltages, which they didn't have a that time.
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Super smart way to power from two sources! I love it!
Amazing content. thanks for doing this Chris. I have used the D.A. boards you mentioned, they work great!
7:42 3 Amps*, not volts (or 15W).
Thank you Mr. Wled man, learned alot 😊
Thank you Chris.
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Can you go more into detail about the resistor?
So I finally created my dream space that I’ve always wanted to create, and the last thing I need to install is some beautiful LEDs… I obviously came across your page as well as this video and I’ll be honest, I’m completely blown away at the theatrics, your LEDs of choice, create. I do have one issue, I don’t really speak this “technical language“ so your additions to your LEDs kind of stumped me a bit… It’s great that you provide the links to all the products you’ve purchased however, it kills me that I don’t necessarily know what I’m actually purchasing lol I would hate to buy something foreign just wanted to come to my doorstep and be intimidated by it. Lol, I would literally have to follow this video down to the smallest detail if everything here is what I need for my LED to mimic what yours are doing…
For someone who isn’t as technologically savvy, I would love to know your best solution to something I could potentially buy off the shelf or online that would have this same effect lol I could just plug-in after installation😅 (wishful thinking) if there is something on the market that provides these types of theatrics for LEDs. I will happily place my purchase, no matter the price, but if there isn’t, I will proceed with what I need to obtain in this video… Thanks again for the inspiration I am pretty excited at the fact that I didn’t settle for the typical LEDs, that all these teenagers get for their rooms Without the diffusers, which just looks so tacky,… this will look absolutely perfect in my room anyways I would love to hear back from you🙏
Hi Chris, do you have a video on how to calculate the power supply needed for the LED strip with WLED
This would depend on what strip you use, I believe the manufacturer should have a data sheet but WLED has a calculator on their site as well
Maybe it helps someone else. I believe the LEDs use 60ma if they are white (Red, green and blue) on 100%. So you would need to x(amount of leds) * 60ma. For a 144leds/m strip that would be 8,64A
the end love it
I’ve used 12v COB LED strip before.
It comes in 5m lengths.
I find it has a noticeable drop off in brightness towards the end of the strip, even with a beefy power supply providing plenty of power.
For long runs I use 220v LED strips with a rectifier connector.
I’ve found it to be the only way to guarantee even illumination.
Hello I’m purchasing CoB lights soon wondering should I get 24V or 12V for 44 feet around my room and what supply do you recommend ?
Also noticed a switch on 24v 15A 360W power supply for 110v or 220v wondering what’s that for
Awesome video. The exact setup I was looking for. I found your channel in my searches and glad I did. Now just to get those exact diffuses cheaply to NZ
Perfect timing Chris! I’m about to install 7m of ws2812B’s and I was worried about lack of power. Now I am not.
Glad I watched this. I thought 12v or power injection was necessary for these lengths
Chris I love this in my living room. I am kind of disappointed with my Philips Hue Lightstrip as it is not a multicolored strip at the moment. I want to do this project!!!
Whats best ceiling defusing that throws light more off the ceiling? Love your channel
Amazing as always ! Did anyone tried the resistor fix ? I juste tried it and it's not really working :/ If someone has a hint on how to fix this !
This is the real deal, he shows you how to do it!
At 7:45, that's 3 amps instead of volts 😉
I thought the same thing. Nobody else pointed it out 😂
Love your videos. You and your videos are so informative. Everything you said is useful. I watched all your videos many times because you talked so fast 😂. You are the best. 👍👍
Also does it matter the direction of the resistor?
No
Hi thx for your helpfull video...can I get these great effects also with my hue lights?...those moving lights ..
Man I have to same set and was having problems with it. Thank you so much for making this video
That is very cool.... I don't even know where to start lol So i'm going through your video's to see if I find something close to what I want to do. God bless ya brother and great work!
I love everything this guy does, EXCEPT use painters tape to mount everything. So trusting 😂
Beautiful work!
I'm a bit confused about your new setup here. The corner pieces you've shown are at a different angle and they're not white, so I'm guessing that's not what you used. In this setup did you overlap the channels or did you cut them at 45 deg?
Thanks for the video, I don't get why you need a resistor for data
Hi Chris, thanks for all your videos. They have been very help and inspiring for my own home projects. I have a question for you. How do you calculate how much power to use for your project (voltage, amps, watts) and the gauge of wire to use? I am using using 24v CCT white LED light stipe, and probably about 10 ft. And another project where I am covering my whole room at about 65 ft. I originally bought a 24v 60amp power supply based on a previous video you made, thinking I needed enough amps to cover all that ground. However, I am concerned about the wire gauge as well as the light strip themselves and how much they can handle. Is there a danger using such high amperage with only 18-24awg wire? Could it cause a fire?
Thank you. God bless you
I got these lights for Christmas and followed the steps through your videos. I am unable to get them to work and was wondering if you had any suggestions or tips? I have power throughout the whole strip but they will not turn on. Looking for any help.
I'm wondering if we can control the power outage behavior?
E.g. when the power goes off and then on again, most LED strips immediately turns on. Some remember last settings (color and brightness), some don't. What I'm trying to understand here is if there is some setting to tell what the power outage recovery behavior should be. Phillips HUE have such.
E.g. If the LED strip was off when power outage happened, I'd like it to be off when the power recovers. Do you think that's possible?
I really like the continuous plastic. Sadly, they say it won’t fit their V-shaped channels. Your paper hack might do the trick though.
I’m looking at running something like what you’ve done here around my entire living room, as primary lighting. I need bright overhead, and don’t want to put it cans. I’d like to use the cool effects on occasion.
The room is 21x13, so like 68 feet of continuous LED strips, full power.
Is that something that can be done and have all of it synch up so one controller can make all of it “work as one strip”. I understand power injection will be needed.
Thanks Chris, your kung fu is strong!
Hi. How did you get on? Your installation sounds exactly like what I'm planning. Did it work ok as primary lighting? What power source did you use? Sorry for all the questions
@@mrbump8037 Unfortunately I’m indefinitely stalled on it. Nothing accomplished since my post. 😢 Wish I could help!
Can I ask if this is possible to be bright enough to work as a primary lighting for a room? I prefer indirect lighting style over direct, easier on my eyes.
Also how can it be tweaked to adjust ur brightness? Is it just changing the voltage? Pls help, any feedback or info be great :33
Do you recommend setting up a STATIC I.P. ADDRESS for LED lights?
Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of your channel... Thanks for all the great videos. I have a few questions, and hoping you can help me. I have two tray ceilings that I am looking to light with LED strips. The LED's themselves will not be directly visible as they are hidden by the lip or ledge of the trey ceiling. Each tray ceiling is square/rectangular and about 53ft (or 16m) in total length.
Here are my questions...
1) Do you think the Govee M1 or LIFX Lightstrip is a better option in this application. LIFX is about double the cost, but if there is a noticable improvement in quality, I'm open to it. My original plan was to use two Govee M1 kits and six 40 inch extension kits per ceiling and just sync/group them together in the app (2 kits + 3 extensions per kit in each ceiling).
2) Would a DIY option work best? If so, what would you recommend? I was originally considering the BTF Lighting FCOB WS2814 RGBWIC LED Strip DC24V 784LED/m 70IC. I could get a 24v 20A power supply and inject from both ends (with the same power supply). What controller would I need for this application to use WLED? BTF recommends BanlanX, but WLED looks better.
3) Since these lights are to be installed in a tray ceiling, do I need a diffuser channel, or will the tray ceiling itself act as the diffuser?
I really appreciate your help with the above. If you have a Patreon or some way to donate to your channel, I'd be happy to do so... Thanks in advance 🙂
Which Ledstrips are the best dreamcolor and brightest with build in diffuser and wled compatible that you can buy separately?
How to match this LED lighting with the content being played on the screen? Thank you so much for the informative video.
The light shows at the end of the video did you program that or was it preprogrammed?
can you do a vid showing the process of connecting that board to a pc?
A cool project would be helping me figure out how to do some Landscape lighting that has about 200 pixels spread out about 250'. lol
Can that be included in hyperion somehow so that it will work in a way that makes sense?
Hey! I'm planning to do a simular setup but for 20 meters of the same led-strip. Would that 20A power supply be powerful enough for my project?
Hello, same here. I want to do it with around 30 meters. What power supply did you end up using?
@@deliveredlateI ended up with two of these 20A power supplies and split the 20 meters of strip in half the way like Chris demonstrated at 8:22 and I added extra power feeding wires after 5 meters to prevent any power injection. The only problem I'm having now is the fact that WLED lags with ESP32 when there is more than 800 leds.
@@AlmyCat I also ended up using 20m of 60led/m strips used an 70A power supply with power injections every 5m. And used the A1-SLWF-03 led controller. It doesn’t have that much lag, it stays around 25/30 fps
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step light for tv ? HDMI V?
Would this stick to popcorn walls?
Hello what wire gauge should I use for 42feet run 12v led ? Dont want to burn house down
Using a 12v 30amp power supply
Do you think it would be prudent to lay down inside you LED joint a copper 1/8" wire for crack and joint control?
Great video. I’m planning to connect 3 and 3/4 of the eco version of this strips and asking around people say I need 8 injection points (start, end and 6 in between), but for 3 strips we do only one injection….Im really confused on how is that possible?
If wled isn’t available in my country wants an alternative app I could use that will function as well as wled?
If I inject power from both ends can I double the max current to 6000mA
I need to do 100ft.. How do I do that? Thank you!
Question - adding the resistor to the data causes the lights to NOT power on - removing the resistor ALLOWS the lights to power on? Must be the length without the resistor or power injection but LED1 is a different color than all the rest without a resistor?
Hey Chris great content! Can you do a video on an outdoor COB led setup? Say to install some LEDs on some stairs or wrap up and around a tree and it’s branches? Struggling to find waterproof options!
Hi Chris, I followed your set up. Nonetheless when I connect the second LED strip SK 6812 it doesn’t light up. The head voltage is 5.1V at the end of the first LED strip it drops to 4.8. The first strip works just fine but the second does not fire up. Connecting the second strip by its own (as it would be one only strip) it works fine so that I dismiss any factory failures. I would appreciate your help on this ine please. Thank you
Thanks for watching! Did you make sure to go into the WLED settings and update the number of LEDs for the second strip?
Hi, Can i just stick the strips lights on a narrow exact space of wpc without channel?
Great video! I'm looking to shine color from my ceiling onto a wall painted flat black. I don't want to see the LED diodes so I'm wondering if there are LEDs that point or are cut at an angle. In other words, if I'm looking at that wall I just want to see the effect of the light, not the LED diodes. I'm wondering if i need to install a small piece of wood across the ceiling to physically hide the LED strip. Thoughts?
Any led that are comparable to the btf that won’t break the bank? I want outline a wall so I’ll need 3 sets of the led strips and just that is 130$
Love your videos and wish you would do more regarding how-to for LED strips and controller options. Question as I'm new to this. Your link for jumper wires shows 20 gauge. Is it ok to use 20 gauge for the jumper wires but everything else 18 gauge like you used?
Awesome, thanks!
What 100led per meter strips should I use to replicate this
Can you split wled 5v using the t splitters
Can I use a 20 miter long led strip with single 5v20amp power only one way, no injection power required? Please help🙏
If I want to install outdoors in Michigan under some cover of soffits... do I really need IP67 strips or can I use something less? Does IP67 diffuse even more or is it better to use uncoated strips inside this aluminum channel?
@chris Maher would you ever consider using other lighting controllers like a DMX mixer, Enttec Octo or even Madrix?
What size of resistor did you use?
Wouldn’t it be easier to use a 3pin connector to connect strips together?
Hi! Does the resistance you use also work for shorter lengths? I have one strip that is 500 leds and connected to one output on the ESP32 and one with 58 leds that is connected to another output but it flashes and cannot be controlled..
I love the projector screen, which one do you have?
If u live near Dallas I'll pay you to come help do my living room lol. I don't understand all this, it's about 150ft and they both ends don't meet. You video is the best video I have seen out of 50 so thank you!
Outstanding
I want to do this!!
awesome video! Thank you! IS there a way to connect this to apple home?
If I inject power from both ends can I double the max current to 6000mA
What version of WLED to you have installed to get these effects?
Ive bought a 5v60amp power supply for 20m of WS2812B leds.
All i need now is the right cable, but im really confused on what to get.
What cable do i need to buy? Chatgpt says i need 5awg but youre using way more for less leds so that can't be right.
Thanks for any help.
Same here but for 30m. I just bought 18 awg wire
What size power supply did you use?@@deliveredlate
@@mitchw3768 5V 70A with power injection every 5 meters. I also used only 20meters of ledstrip
Can I use Motherboard Aura sync to control the Leds?
I feel like i get confused on the power supply part. Ive been playing with strips and the esp boards. But it seems like i dont understand how much say a 96led/m needs in order to be powered. Say its a 12v strip or a 5v strip. How do i calculate the amps and watts i would end up needing?
Can somebody explain me how that Resistor is helping making the data reach longer distance?? In my experience, resistor will help to bring voltage/current down.
How does it help here?
Same doubt
It keeps the signal stable
@@ryanlion013 Can you explain us?
Whoa, I thought the items on your illuminated media console were static images because of how perfectly the shelves are lit. I'm gonna watch that video next.
Exactly what I was looking for now I need to figure out how to make it weather resistant so I can put it around my deck. SOS help! Lol
Flexible diffusers