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Date:         Sun, 8 May 2011 14:20:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Followup: LED strip lighting power consumption
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTikfhMbOaKK_PLMBYO6aWB114HFb7Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Each lamp has its own current-limiting resistor so one lamp or 300, 12 volts is fine.

The dimmers are $12. See the dimmer link on my blog post at http://socal2bend.blogspot.com/2011/05/tinkering-mellow-yellow-style-pt-1.html

They are well-made little dimmers.

On Sun, 2011-05-08 at 10:58 -0700, neil n wrote:

> Thanks for posting pics and amp consumption Mr. Squirrel. > > I assume from your post, that if one cuts a strip, say to 5 LED's, > they still operate at 12V? (the LED "units" are wired parallel along > strip)? > > Am considering adding some and may even build a dimmer though I > imagine a dimmer box is not cost prohibitive already built. ;) > > Neil. > > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Following up on yesterday's two posts about the new LED strip lighting > > in Mellow Yellow, I want to add that when all four of the dimmers are > > set to full power, lighting the 280-odd lamps to full brightness, the > > combined power consumption is 15 watts, or 1.2 amps. That's pretty > > frugal usage considering how brightly and evenly lit it makes the inside > > of the van. > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > > Bend, OR > > KG6RCR > > > > >


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