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Triple arch power balancing

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In this video I demonstrate how I power balanced triple arches made from pixel strips. The triple arches draw quite a bit of power and as you go along the strips the lights get dimmer impacting the color, which is especially noticeable when they are white. In order to fix this issue I connected the power to all three arches directly to the controller. This allowed one side of each of the strips to receive power from the controller, ~ 12 volts. This power balancing effect fixes the color washing impact from excessive voltage drop. The materials I used for power balancing is 2 tees (3x3x3) and one short female to female cable that I made. These parts are listed below along with links to vendors that carry them.
3x3x3 tees from Your Pixel Store:
yourpixelstore...
3x3x3 tees from Wallys Lights. wallyslights.c...
Female Pigtails from Your Pixel store: yourpixelstore...
Female Pigtails from Wallys Lights:
wallyslights.c...
Above are the products I used in the video but you could also order the power injection H’s from Your Pixel Store and you will not need to do any soldering or need them.
Power Injection H from Your pixel Store: yourpixelstore...
If you go this way I would order the 6 inch long ones.

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19 авг 2024

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@madmiask Год назад

Great job ; looking forward for next show.

@bergmannlights5149 Год назад

Thanks

@RogueFisher80920 9 месяцев назад

Nice video. And I would love to see how you have these set up in xlights. As well as (if you wouldn't mind) the materials you used to set up the arches themselves... THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!

@mechbest8685 11 месяцев назад

Smart

@johnmayer4747 Год назад

Power balancing and power injection seems to be the same, sorta. I work with 5vdc pixels and any prop with anything over 50 pixels I always do power injection. I primarily use Light O Rama S6 software for the show but use the XLights for my sign with a Raspberry Pi 4B. Weird that Light O Rama recommends the + hooked up only but have found if you use both + and - for power injection you really have a balance of the system. Hence, the difference between power balance versus power injection. You use of the solderless connectors is also what I use and is so much easier than solder and heat shrink. Love how you show the voltage drops on both before and after. Thanks for your time to show us.

@bergmannlights5149 Год назад

Great question. For me power balancing is when you use the power from the same power supply. When you do power injection you typically use different power supplies and as a result you have to break the V+ line before you bring in the power from the new power supply. Since I am using the power from a single controller output, hence the same power supply, I do not need to isolate the V+.

@johnmayer4747 Год назад

@@bergmannlights5149 I thought anytime you use 2 different power supplies you have to bridge them. I have switching power supplies and it makes sense to use the same one to do power balancing. Not an expert nor have desire to bridge them. Thank you for responding!!

@haroldodahlen6508 Год назад

WELL DONE.

@bergmannlights5149 Год назад

Thanks

@randywhatley9174 Год назад

Great video. Keep'em coming!

@bergmannlights5149 Год назад

Thanks

@roberthernandez7564 9 месяцев назад

I'm a bit confused. How many sources of power are being leveraged for this setup. Does it all come from a single connection on the power supply? Or do you leverage multiple power outputs to achieve this effect?

@bergmannlights5149 9 месяцев назад

The power comes from a single connection. There is significant voltage drop if you simply daisy chain the strips. By connecting the V+ and v- from the input to the second and third stops you ensure consistent voltage to each of the three strips. Keep in mind this only works when using one output. If you bring in power from a second power supply, you need a different approach

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