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LED-Wiz wiring question
markronz:
Thanks guys, I think I understand now. I will use a terminal block. Regarding the wire that I will be using as a jumper I was planning on just using 22 AWG wire, same as the rest. Are you saying for the jumper cable that I need a bigger gauge cable for that then? If so, how big? And what about the wire connecting the power supply to the terminal block? Does that need to be higher gauge as well?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: markronz on September 20, 2010, 06:58:43 pm ---Thanks guys, I think I understand now. I will use a terminal block. Regarding the wire that I will be using as a jumper I was planning on just using 22 AWG wire, same as the rest. Are you saying for the jumper cable that I need a bigger gauge cable for that then? If so, how big? And what about the wire connecting the power supply to the terminal block? Does that need to be higher gauge as well?
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It depends on the load and the way the circuit is designed. Here's a page which seems fairly easy to follow.
22 gauge wire should be fine for plenty of LED's, but it wouldn't hurt anything to go to 20 on the terminal block. Don't forget to use the same gauge for the GROUND wire.
RandyT