LED Strip - Connecting the LED Power Supply and LED Dimmer

Connecting the LED Strip to the Dimmer and Power Supply

[explosives]

Thanks a lot. This is a very straightforward, no-nonsense tutorial.

[mohamedmasoud]

Thank you for the direct explaination. Only video I found that told me which symbol was which!

[RG-ejrv]

Can you link the two 12 volt outputs in parallel to double the amperage and increase the length of led strip you can use?

[AMetalWorks]

In your video you said you didn't follow the colors for wiring the dimmer but rather looked at the connections and matched them. However you actually did follow the colors and this should always be done when wiring anything for 110V or 220V. It's a safety issues because those colors are standard in this country for residential and commercial wiring. You don't want anyone to get hurt or catch something on fire because you used the wrong color in the wrong place. The problem is most of us associate black wires with ground wires. However in a 110V home electrical system Black should be your positive/hot wire. White is "Neutral"/negative. Green is ground. "Neutral and ground are kind of the same thing. In a 220V system both black and white are positive/hot wires and green is still negative. On a 12V system black is typically negative/ground and red is typically positive/hot. This is not always the case though. But if you only have two wires and one is red and one is black it's more than likely that way.

[alexilaiho]

is the live always black? can I exchange the position of my live and neutral wire?

Can't the power supply V_Adj be used as a dimmer?

[wingerfan]

How would you connect the wires from the strip directly to the power supply without a dimmer?

[ghg]

Hi, I use 3 led strip, 2 white and one blue( each one 18w ) for my aquarium lighting connected with a 12 v, 10 amp power supply. Will this dimmer (12 volt, 8 amp)work to reduce the light intensity like the way u connected it with the power supply??
Plz reply. It would be a great help for me. Thanks

[kingdiamond]

Thank you so much, this was a big big help!

[truehate]

the ground/earth wire for the AC input is to ensure the outer metal casing of power supply will not have electricity flowing through it, just in case one of the other two AC wire shorts oN the metal frame .

[keystonecountryboy]

I wonder if this supply will work with a ham radio amplifier...my amplifier draws 10-12 amps when the mic is keyed, so temporary loads.. I ordered a 12v 20amp one for $20 so if it dont work I wont be out alot...

[spider]

Finally a tutorial that actually wires

[yamaguchihirokiskycyrilhir]

Hi can I use this as soldering iron and Moto ???..on DC??? Can you help do how to install voltage led display on it ..I have 4 of this but till now still don't know how to use install or use it ...please help..

[christopheralexandre]

Hi i have a switching power supply 12v 30a (360w) if i adjut it at 10v will it be able to supply 36a? For more info when i ask it to much amp (on 12v) the voltage drop to have a maximum power of 360w. Thanks. So, to resume if i adjust it at 10v will it be able to supply 36 amps ?

[aldonsmall]

Very good demonstration. I have a switching power supply that has to see a load b4 i can get an output, but i cant get it to work. Please help.

[devinity]

with this power supply is the source amperage divided between the two outputs or do they both have equal current supply? If you hook up two light strips to the power supply and one has a bad connection or burns out will the other see the rest of the total current output of the supply getting double the current? Thanks

[BILLYMARTINOs]

Why did you hook up the ground, then bypassed it when you plugged it in the outlet? Also the first wires you hooked up it seems to me you made white _ and black +

[yadielcla]

Can i use this power supply in a school bus for powering my led strips

[ThunderLightenBolt]

Great Video..Thanks !

Think I'll buy my supplies from you next time !

[scottlundy]

I tried using the same setup but it made my power supply very noisy sounded like it was overloading it so I could not use it