Adding a LED light strip
The basement area of my 5th has 2 12v lights. I was thinking about adding a LED light strip. Something like this one: Not exactly like this but with a remote My question is powering it. You c...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Ooops. Older wall warts use transformers and are specifically intended to power an EXACT load. Too small of load too high a voltage and if load is exceeded then voltage sags.
If the wart weighs about an ounce it would most likely be a switched type power supply which is voltage regulated. But I ALWAYS check working voltage rather than see smoke signal -$- sign.
The OP is talking about using the connector off an old wall wart, mot the wart itself.
I imagine most are like me, and have a box full of them, I'm just too OCD to throw them out.
