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Led setup for 2 display cabinets

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    Bruthal
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    I used a similar type of led strip lights for other uses. The ones I got were 12v white sticky back led strips i got from hobbyking.com. Here is a link

    You can cut them and there are little tags you solder wiring onto. They are designed to be cut between double sets of tags so now there is a set of tags at the end anytime they are cut into shorter lengths.

    So if you used a few separate strips, wires can be soldered from one to the next. They then had a 12v supply to them. At the time I made a pwm circuit to dim them for soft on and off, but for your use, simply switching on and off a 12v transformer would do probably.

    How do you want to switch them on and off, a switch on the press, or by remote like it has in your link?


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    p_o_s_t_y
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    Hi Bruthal,thanks for your reply,I will use the remote in the picture,I think you can buy the connectors for the led strips,could I use 1 on each and use something like a 4 way splitter into the controller and power source to save me soldering?
    Thanks


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    Bruthal
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    There are 3 channels on that controller I think. So you can connect 3 strips direct (1 to each channel), and just extend one with a connector lead to make up the 4th strip.


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    p_o_s_t_y
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    Excellent,so I would have 2 in series on 1 connection and the other 2 on individual connection,I might get away with 1 in each cabinet as the shelves are glass,I'll try 2 and if not then 4,thanks for your help


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    Bruthal
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    p_o_s_t_y wrote: »
    Excellent,so I would have 2 in series on 1 connection and the other 2 on individual connection,I might get away with 1 in each cabinet as the shelves are glass,I'll try 2 and if not then 4,thanks for your help

    Yes 2 strips in series, although all leds remain in parallel when you do that.


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    Stoner
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 10,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    Robus have a 2 M kit, it comes in 4 x 500mm strips and has all pre-terminated joints and cables etc all connect either to each other or to the driver about 30 euro i think


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    Bruthal
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    Stoner wrote: »
    Robus have a 2 M kit, it comes in 4 x 500mm strips and has all pre-terminated joints and cables etc all connect either to each other or to the driver about 30 euro i think

    Sounds like a good way to go for the OP there.


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    p_o_s_t_y
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭p_o_s_t_y


    I bought an led kit on eBay,bought the connectors and got it set up,here is a picture of it:
    https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/p_o_s_t_y/14940947910/


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    Stoner
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    nice job thanks for sharing it


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