24V LED 5050 wiring Layout and Wire Gauge Question
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24V LED 5050 wiring Layout and Wire Gauge Question
Any thoughts on this electrical layout?
The blue numbers/lines are showing lengths of wiring I'll use.
The LEDS are strips and they are hi density 24v 5050 LED (RGBW) lights which are 600LED/Meter. They draw 6.4Watts/FT.
The total amperage draw for lights would equal 3.73 AMP. I want to wire the power supply in the middle of the circuit as shown and tee off from there.
If this looks ok I also wondered about wire gauge requirements. The heaviest gauge 5-pin wire I've found is 18 gauge. Since these are parallel circuits do my wiring gauge requirements lessen as shown in the bottom picture?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
The blue numbers/lines are showing lengths of wiring I'll use.
The LEDS are strips and they are hi density 24v 5050 LED (RGBW) lights which are 600LED/Meter. They draw 6.4Watts/FT.
The total amperage draw for lights would equal 3.73 AMP. I want to wire the power supply in the middle of the circuit as shown and tee off from there.
If this looks ok I also wondered about wire gauge requirements. The heaviest gauge 5-pin wire I've found is 18 gauge. Since these are parallel circuits do my wiring gauge requirements lessen as shown in the bottom picture?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Does each strip need a 5 wire cable to it ?
If yes..... make each strip its own 18-5 run back to the supply.
If yes..... make each strip its own 18-5 run back to the supply.
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I need 5-pin.
If I run each strip all the way back to the PS there will be less amperage on each circuit correct?
I ask because I can buy either 22, 20, or 18 gauge. If I'm running each on their won then 20 gauge should be heavy enough?
If I run each strip all the way back to the PS there will be less amperage on each circuit correct?
I ask because I can buy either 22, 20, or 18 gauge. If I'm running each on their won then 20 gauge should be heavy enough?
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Each circuit amperage stays the same but the load is smaller on each wire if they are all separate.
#20 would be fine there too.
#20 would be fine there too.
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I'll run each led strip separately.
The 18G is actually less money than the 20G so I'll go with that.
Thanks for the response.
The 18G is actually less money than the 20G so I'll go with that.
Thanks for the response.
Last edited by John Jennings; 02-11-19 at 01:27 PM.