Easy way to avoid overloading the led strips. Use a 4 pin lighting relay. It's much the same as wiring in spotlights to a car. The relay can more than deal with the amp output and running through a relay will give more stable/ consistent current to the led strip
@@scottneulist9495 aye damn I just liked my own comment. Found myself here again and seen "did you ever find out what relay to use". I was like: d 'Damn good question... ah hell that was me'
This might work for a while on a low powered amp, but anybody with any significant power and the volume up will fry the led strips quickly. Channel output voltage is the square root of channel wattage x ohm load. My monoblock audiopipe amp can hit 1,500 watts at a 1 ohm load on it’s single channel, so my output voltage to the subwoofer is about 39 volts at maximum unclipped volume. If I hook up a 12 volt led strip to it and crank up the volume on a bass heavy song, it will be extremely bright for a bit then melt.
This is awesome, and will repeat in saying that it’s about time someone made an actual simple DIY video on this subject of speaker LED lighting to match the rhythm of music playing. I’ve got a few additional ideas floating around in my head to add on this subject, I’ll make sure to video my project start to finish and check back on here with link to who ever wants to check it out. Thanks 🙏 for sharing this great idea 👍
They do have leds that go with music bow But Im trying to look for some that go with the bass only haha if you know what i mean instead of voice or sound activated
It doesn't need caps and its generally safe since it is only intermittent voltage spikes. RMS constants are what matter. Most LED strps can be had in 5v 12v and 24v configurations with these two wire solid color units. RGB can be found in 12 and 24 and most addressable ARGB or iRGB types are mostly 5v input.
Won't the LED-strip change the impedance of the speaker, when wiring it in parallel with the sub? - The crossover frequency in your amp won't be the same, since the impedance has changed? This might cause some trouble, if you got a 2-way or 3-way system.
I ran this setup in my car for about 2 hours and it smoked the light strip, they run two different currents so this really is not the right way to do it at all. On top of smoking the strip I also blew an in-line fuse
@@shanehoffman7975 This is really not the way to do it... Try to look up LED controllers on eBay or youtube - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dM5LosVz6Nw.html
That's great to hear!! I know there's a lot of comments saying that it won't work, but it worked for me for years, hopefully it works for a while for you too!
How would you do this if you’re running high wattage? I’m running 750w with my setup and I’m certain that the amp will blow up any lights I hook up to it.
Back in the day I use to use Christmas lights and run them together for more power that u had way before they had led lights I run them in my doors now for mid range I was going to use 12 volt lights for my subs but now see this it's what I want to use
Cool A mundo.. i was wonderng if i could use a resister in my Disk cutter, to use the audio to run with a speaker..wrieing the resister to the LED. to keep it from burn out... ??or should i use a diode. ?? and a 1 ohm resister..
So this really is not the correct way of doing this even though it does work. Here's a pro tip for next time.. drill a small hole in the box to pass the led wires through and connect to sub wires inside the box an silicone the hole back up.. next cut the led strip to fit so u don't have to tuck it under the box.. led strips can be cut. ..these tips will make for a much cleaner look. Although still not done right! Also to answer your question at end of video about using rgb lights... it can't be done! Rgb lights are wired differently .. on rgb lights u will have 4 wires.. 1 red 1 green 1 blue and 1 black or white depending the brand etc.. anyways these lights use 1 wire for positive 12v which would be your black wire.. the other wires red green blue obviously represent each color of the lights and those wires are all negative ground wires. So if u have the color red on you get 12v to black and a ground at the red wire and the rest of the wires green and blue are not being grounded they sit at rest. If you change color to say purple you get 12v at the black wire and ground at the blue and red wire to power up blue and red leds to make the color purple etc. make sense? So the only way to use rgb lights to pulse with music is by using an interface, u def not gonna make it happen just by connecting to the speakers directly .. main reason is because speakers run on A/C current unlike ur car radio is powered from D/C current , leds also run on D/C not A/C An this is why the leds blink to pulses of the music, in reality your damaging the leds shortening there life span because your running a/c current to them. Leds power up between 3 volts and 7 volts an the voltage depends on the color led . Example red leds only need 3v to turn on where as blue leds need more voltage to turn on ..Leds get there colors from different size resistors that are built into the strips.
Erwin Rangel sorry man I don't make how to videos on RU-vid for the simple fact I make a living doing 12volt installs in my car audio shop so If I made RU-vid videos on how to do this the CORRECT way I wouldn't be getting any business! So yea I do this shit everyday for a living so yea I guess I'm just talking crap An have no idea what I'm talking about ... maybe you can come by my shop sometime An I'll show you how it's done the right way, I'll do it cheap for ya. Xtreme Car Audio in Florida .. stop by !
@@michaelpalmisano6788 i found the right way to do it now my self nobody showed me and i have videos like you said you make business so im not posting my videos to
This didn’t work at all for me. I did everything you said and even bought the adapter. When I tried it, it stops the subs from working and when it’s unplugged It goes back to working. I don’t think that it works like that unless he has something he didn’t show. Lmk if you found a way to make it work!
Its because you have a D class amp with a safety over current protection circuit most likely. Either drive less LED's over all, or get a music controller and pin out from your RCA jacks to a self powered LED module with an AUX input. You will also need the RCA to 3.5mm barrel aux male output adapter. Problem solved.
All you need is an LED PWM dimmer potentiometer. You can tune your resistance values to what ever you want on the fly without being limited to a specific resistor.
2 mistake negative to left sub positive to right sub assuming they are sequential having it set on just right means it will only blink on right sounds to suround beats 2nd mistakes most base output 12 vlt you need to ad a resistor betweent the wire and the base keep them from burning out most of these room lights are 3.5 vlt that's why they come with an adapter to reduce house power from 120 to 3.5
I posted my first comment without having finished the video now that I have I want to make you aware that just because the speaker leads are marked positive negative does it mean they get direct current in order to make a speaker work the output from the amplifier is alternating current and sometimes at very high voltages. Think about it a speaker works by moving in and out and it does this by having alternating current sent to it although it worked for you in this situation the life of the strip will be very low and may even lead to a short hot burnout. Instead you could use a 12-volt input from your battery terminal to the amplifier and use an LED controller with music sensing they only cost about $3 on eBay and if you use RGB with music Control then you could really have quite a show. RGB LED music controller cost about $5 or less In short this installation can be dangerous for fire safety reasons. And it will definitely shorten the lifespan of the LEDs extremely
Nick so you saying its wrong i did that to mine no issues but now you got me worried later on online they said separate channel. It was saying between the speaker box like wiring it inline almost same as this so whats the correct way those cheap controls dont keep up with the beats
@@Thecamp12345 there are many you can do. You could use a diode in line on each wire to make sure the flow of electricity is only one way through the light strip. All of the sound that great strollers I have used have been pretty good but you should try using one that has adjustable input level. This would allow you to turn down the volume in and that might help in creating a more accurate beats/flash light pattern. I made this - m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10211020476970217&id=1303644692 Or honestly to just use it the way it is but a really close eye on whether or not it's getting warm, because - just because it's okay right now doesn't mean it will be in 6 months or a year. Your installation may not be proper, but it may work is fine keep in mind though that sometimes whrn accidents happen because you installed Electronics improperly there's a chance that your warranty will be void and the manufacturer might be released of any of their responsibilities to you. For example if you properly installed these lights and your car catches fire because of the lights the manufacturing company may be required to help you purchase a car... But if you improperly installed lights and make a car catches fire they won't have to do anything. This is always something to think about when modifying anything for any reason.
@@nickbrockelman i try clicking on your link it says has been removed what you mean diode in line. I know led is a diode but inline what you mean like how a inline fuse is wired? I got a light organ coming hope thats good
May i know, is it not require to match "Watt" or "Volt". My amp is genarating RMS 350w. I am thinking may harm. My knowledge is poor and kindly help me please.
You know you can cut the extra off the end of that tape instead of tucking it under the sub and actually it's better that way because you might cause a heat shortage (a place where heat weakens the metal backing causing it to pinch off and create a short situation) the bend in the tape where it goes under the sub. All LED tape light is cuttable after three LEDs or where indicated on the tape. Usually there is a set of bare spots to attach power wire and you can cut it there. And I'm assuming that you wanted to keep it all one piece because you are not very good at soldering or don't feel like you're capable of it in which case they make quick connects. I would cut the tape so that the ends of the tape meet where you have the tape running across the outside of the box between the subwoofers apply a quick connect and then run the quick connect underneath the lip of the sub inside the box to the other sub and come back out. And the quick connects come in a splitter variety so if you were to make the connections inside the subwoofer and have the connections come out of the box where the wires go into the amplifier you'll have a totally clean totally hidden installation that will add just that next level of perfectness to your current situation.
Great professional advice, man oh man there’s more to it than just tuck and hide, but I still admire and credit the young man for putting this video together to help out others, it’s these added frames of advice that keep coming in, that I’m taking note of, to use in my own personal LEDspeaker lighting project, to video every step explaining every step using everyones added input, to later post and share as well. This is awesome stuff people, thanks everyone!
make sure to use a 12v switch, and 12v strips.. then just run the power that was going to the strips to the switch first, then the Acc pin on the switch can continue on to the strips. you can either run the ground to the switch also or just make an aditional ground lead from the switch to any good ground position on the vehicle...
thank you so much for the help, i saw someone driveing around with pulse led lights, and i was like " i want that on my car" so now i know how to do it, but do you know if its pusebul to do it whit like the speakers in side the car, is it the same consept or do i have to do it diferent? and is it posebull to like install a power switsh so that i can still lisen to music but whit no led lights on? im sorry if the is some writing fails here and there
I'm not sure if it's possible with the regular car speakers.. it might be! But there would definitely be a way to add a switch.. You just have to put in between the source of power and the LEDs
I tried it the leds only turn of if theres no sound coming out , and most of the time there is sound coming out its not the same as when you use the subwoofers
yea, so how long was it before the car caught on fire???? Never burry strips like this.... they have little copper pads spaced evenly for a reason... the same reason they have a little picture of scissors... they are meant to be CUT ... even trips that some manufactures say cant be cut, can be cut...
@@OverTheTable That's good to hear!! I don't know everything, ill admit that.. but one thing I do know for sure is being able to identify, process in a mature adult manner and most importantly BENEFIT from constructive criticism is not every ones strong suit.. I was really trying to point out its not a good idea, the manufactures who make most strips even say not to put them directly under objects.. not to mention if you damage one of the pixels the rest of the strip past that point will go out... so really just trying to help anyone else who decided to go and do something like this that it is strongly recommended to cut them to length.. with over two thousand installs using led strips I've never had one stop working even with all the cuts and solder joints, dumb strips or smart strips, programable or not... the only ones that have ever come back were ones that the customer put something directly on top of or against..
I hope it works out for you!! Sometimes the amp and LED strip are not compatible and will burn out the LEDs.. but it did work extremely well for me and I have 1000w amp.. have fun!
i just tried this on some led’s i had lying around. rgb lights, just put the appropriate wire for which color you want (or wrap 2 colors together) in the terminals with the speaker wire. not sure how long that’ll last, but i’ll sure find out soon! edit: in with the speaker wire or the amp, probably would do the same. just depends on location of your amp and if you can run the led strips from it
I tried that and it did not work..the receiver box did not receive power for a long enough time to turn on the rgb lights.. and every time it loses power when the subs aren't hitting then it'll start over on the sequence which will probably just flash the same color anyways even if it worked
no, not if your pulling the power from the output for the speaker, some people just run it straight from one of their speaker wires rather than the sub so they dont blow all the leds out... just make sure you use 12v strips
One of the wires is the positive and the other 3 should be negatives for different colors. You'll have to play around with it to get the color you want
Cudos on your idea but besides the fact that most will burn the LEDs out, what are you doing to the ohm balance / load to your amp? Smoking an amp is not out of the question.
I've had this setup for 2 years now in my car and has caused no issues.. LED lights consume such little power that it doesn't affect the functionality of the amp.. and all the LEDs still work
Don't do this people, you will fry your leds, most leds work at 12v and a good amp will output 40+ volts . I know because I happened to me if you want to do this you need to put a voltage cap
g'day mate they are nice lights you have, though i would have put them on the back of the box for a bit of back lighting but they do look good on the front though
Works perfectly thanks for the idea I just used what it came with didn't need a glue gun the ones I have may be a better one gave around 30 bucks for it
This is the worst thing you can do to an amplifier if you check the resistance on the LED strip it is an extremely high amount would not recommend this could put your amp into protection mode hopefully this guy those that I just ready to pay for damage claims
