Help with LED strips
Hello All, I am installing some LED strips inside and outside the camper. inside was a breeze. Was easily able to find 12v power sources to tap into in 2 different locations. Outside however is ...
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wopachop wrote:
Oh dang too late. If you snap pics I could possibly help.
Thanks anyway. I kept trying things. Quadruple checked my voltages with a meter to make sure it was good. Per the above suggestion I decided to solder. Soldered one end and got nothing but during this process I have connected and disconnected so many times I'm pretty sure I fried the controller, plus the connector on the strip broke.
So my solution is just to use AC power and use the included power supply and included connectors and used the extra strip I had. Those multi pin connectors are junk. They don't hold tight so I put heat shrink around it and tape around that so I should be all set. Only half the length I had planned but at least I have something. Now I have some wires in my front storage compartment and a fried controller just there for looks ;-)
Now, lets see if the 3M tape I used holds. Hoping not to see flapping LED lights in the mirror during my 5 hour drive tomorrow. Ha!
