How do I wire LED strip lights for a large project? (More than 5 metres)

In this video we explain how you can wire LED strip lights for larger projects (those requiring more than 5 metres of LED tape).

We advise on:
- The best way for wiring
- How to avoid voltage drop
- Can you wire multiple strips back to one power supply?
- How to wire LED strip lights for a coving / rectangle over 5m

Check the video out.
Comment and we can answer any questions you have!

Why InStyle LED?
We stock all of these LED strips for next day delivery. 
We can cut and solder the LED strips to exact lengths for you, and can solder in any corner links and custom length starter leads.
You can provide us with the lengths or, even better, a quick sketch of your area with the lengths written on them and we can advise the best way to wire the strips.
We can speak to any installers, before, during and after your project to answer any questions.
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[NelsonsReview]

When extending the power strips, do you just connect the power lead to the extensions, or all the RGBW plus the power lead?

[yavuzhocaoglu]

Its good information can i ask.u 1 question i am be spoke furniture maker i have 1 project now i will do shop couner in shelving area i will purt 6 panel led ligh each 1 metre so do i connect all of them 1 driver what is the easy way or any prduct for this i hope i can explain what i mean thx

[pbrabant]

Thanks for the detailed information. My LED flickers when dimmed, and it is a dimmable set. Where would you start the troubleshooting? Dimmer switch, power supply or wiring? Thanks

[gabrielmarqz]

What power supply should i use for a 15 meter 50/50 12v strip if i plan to use 1 pow.suppy only? Thank you in advance for answering.

[cefnielectrical]

Very imformative, what about extending the 2 × 24v cables when it's outside in a garden? Thanks

[batchrocketproject]

As all those options are wired in parallel, am I right to assume the length limit is determined by the amp capacity of the copper strips in the lights? I'm wondering whether I can make use of a 50v supply to power four 12v led strips wired in SERIES to form a voltage divider into 4 equal ~12 volt runs (power is ample and the copper strips are only then carrying the same amperage as the leds would drain in parallel from a 12v supply).

[nigeltonge]

Hi I’ve had a 5 metre standard RGB+1 extra terminal with an arrow symbol and had no problems even though I’ve made one right angle joint and a straight joint piece but all of a sudden they’re pulsing/ flashing ?? Not sure if the transformer/controller is faulty ? Or dodgy connections in the connectors I’ve installed ( in a bathroom so subject to moisture ) ? Thanks

[ahmadalhariri]

so where how I can connect the RGB Strips with DC power supply ? I have a 35 meter long project. every 10 meter one power supply between 2x 5 Meter. But how I can a whole Project in one receiver doing ? Thank you a lot.

[lisastewart]

Hi I am putting these lights in my kitchen. I have 20m of 12v white led strips. I need to know what vault and amp power supply I need. As I think from what I can understand the one that is supplied is for up to 6m. Can you help please.

[stevieboyify]

hi i dont know if you can help me but i want to run 5050 RGB lighting in difrent strip lenghts under all my shelving units how would i go about doing it? as all my shelves are in difrent sizes from 12inches up to 40 inches i just cant find anywere that explains how i could do it regards, Steve

[sammyvukovic]

I have a question. I got a 5 w 5 meter strip but I’m using a 100 W transformer. So am I consuming 100 wats when the led is turned on or am I consuming what the strip is rated.

[jodyjones]

Can you connect two 12v 60w power supplies in parallel? For the AC and DC current?

[RhysMogg]

At 5:49 you talk about connecting LED strips around corners with small "link cables". I am planning to do this myself with 1.5mm^2 2-core cable, but I wanted to know what the limitations are. Could I cut a 5m strip in half and reconnect it with 3m of 2-core, and still run it off one driver? I'm not sure whether I should go by the overall cable length (8m) or the total length LED strip (5m). Thanks!

[mooncat]

Im looking at doing a project at home where i want to replace our normal strip light over our stairs with LED strip lights on the steps themselves. Our stairs are 70cm long and we have 9 steps. Would i be able to put 9 lengths of strip lights in parallel on to one driver? I've worked out ill need a 40w driver minimum.

[Menschenleser]

Thanks for your video! I would like to know if I have to use 12V LED stripes or if I can also use 5V in your example. I would have to use 17m of LEDs for my ceiling. I know that 12V would have a smaller voltage drop but could I also use your idea with 5V LEDs? I'm thinking about using 5V WS2812B 60 LEDS/m with a 80A Power supply. I think that these should have power injection every 5m, so I don't know if there is a problem if in one direction is 5m and the other direction 3m (which would be 8m instead of 5m) like in your sketch. Thanks for your response.

[stepheneckles]

I am in the USA and want to replace the lights in some jewelry cases. I know I can run 5M of lights off one driver but I think I may have more lights (total length) than 5 meters. Am I correct in hearing that you can split the circuit into 2 branches and run one adapter in the middle and have two strips. If I have 20 feet of cabinets all in a row can I run 2 10 foot LED strips from 1 power supply by feeding it from the center. How large of a power supply would that take. would I need one to run a 20 foot strip or one to run a 10 foot strip since I had 2 ten foot runs. Last thing is what power supply would I want. I want to run 12v white (4000K) LED's in the displays Thank you

[PAULjenkins-gjry]

have a issue on mutiple led recivers and led strip do you have a tel number

[jairjair]

Very good video, I need to make one line of 140m and only with one supply at the beginning, is it possible?

[stuartlongley]

hi, i have a 10m led complete kit, there is only one output from the controller but i want to split the 10m strip into 4 segments, 2x 70cm long, 1x 3.5 meters and 1x 30cm segment, can i just create and continuous string but soilder wire between the segments, longest jump would be about 1 meter, or buy a 4 way splitter?

[TheDJBrettHaley]

if i'm using a dmx decoder after the power supply to go into the tape to control the RGB.. What amp decoder shall i get for each channel as in Red Green And Blue..? it's for 30m 50/50 RGB tape!