Led driver outdoors 12v 120w suggestions?


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Old 10-12-15, 01:07 PM
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Led driver outdoors 12v 120w suggestions?

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As title I am searching for a led driver that can deliver approx. 120w at 12v in European 220v.
I want to install led strips outside. I have the rolls of led in 5m rolls. The run at around 36watts a piece. I am thinking that I need to run 3 wires from the driver. I doubt that daisy-chaining will do the first strip any good. It'll run way too hot and burn out. Running the wires isn't a problem, I just need the right driver :-)

Any and all ideas, thoughts and suggestions will be much appreciated!
 
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Do you need to dim them or will you just run them full brightness all the time?
 
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Old 10-12-15, 02:41 PM
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You could run just two conductors.... plus and minus. You are correct in that you usually can't daisy chain the strips.

Are you looking for a power supply with a plug..... something to hang on a house or are you going to enclose the power supply in an enclosure ?
 
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Old 10-12-15, 03:48 PM
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You maybe forced to put them in a waterproof encloser.
I didn't find a single 230/240v to 12vdc 10A weatherproof power supply.
 
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Dimming is not essential but wouldn't hurt:-)
 
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How do you mean? Just run 2 conductors? Plan was to have the driver outside.. I could have the driver inside but that would leave wires running down the side of the house :-/
 
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I'm still looking but haven't found what you want.

I misunderstood you..... you meant run three cables.... one from each strip to the power supply.
Yes... that would be correct.
 
 

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