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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 1085822" data-attributes="member: 18896">Your math is a little bit off, but yes I was going to use something like: <a href="http://www.dx.com/p/y-5-20-5v-20a-100w-led-switch-power-supply-adapter-silver-272594" target="_blank">http://www.dx.com/p/y-5-20-5v-20a-100w-led-switch-power-supply-adapter-silver-272594</a> and run additional bypass leads as the voltage driver on the LED strip will probably start giving light itself if you push 3 Amps through it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> The specs on the 5050 SMD LEDs are 3x 100mA, but they are all driven via an IC, so consumption limitation effects could be done on the entire strip. The LEDs could be running at say 100Hz, so that only a fraction of the current is required to make entire strip light up. Sometimes practical tests are still the best for that, so you would have to run an Amp meter in series with yours and run a max-usage test with entire strip light up on white color (all 3 RGB colors are active then).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 1085822, member: 18896"] Your math is a little bit off, but yes I was going to use something like: [URL='http://www.dx.com/p/y-5-20-5v-20a-100w-led-switch-power-supply-adapter-silver-272594'][B]http://www.dx.com/p/y-5-20-5v-20a-100w-led-switch-power-supply-adapter-silver-272594[/B][/URL] and run additional bypass leads as the voltage driver on the LED strip will probably start giving light itself if you push 3 Amps through it :D The specs on the 5050 SMD LEDs are 3x 100mA, but they are all driven via an IC, so consumption limitation effects could be done on the entire strip. The LEDs could be running at say 100Hz, so that only a fraction of the current is required to make entire strip light up. Sometimes practical tests are still the best for that, so you would have to run an Amp meter in series with yours and run a max-usage test with entire strip light up on white color (all 3 RGB colors are active then). [/QUOTE]

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