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what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
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crtrrss:
Hi! :)
I accidentally bought 12v LEDs for my PacDrive and I Don't know what power supply to use on it. I have a bad experience with picking PSUs (As in, I've fried many electronics). So what PSU should I use? an eBay or Amazon link would be preferred. Thanks! :) :)
lilshawn:
http://www.ultimarc.com/pacdrive.html
what's the big deal??? read "Advanced Connection Methods"
crtrrss:
Yes that is what I'm talking about but what power supply should I get?
lilshawn:
12 volts, and however many mA's (milliamps) needed to drive however many led's you have/need.
say you have 47 LED's.
say each LED is 13mA.
it would be 13x47= 611.
you would need a power supply bigger than 611mA, or 0.6 amps. a 1000mA or 1 amp power supply would be more than sufficient.
say again you have 64 LED's
and each was 42mA
it would be 42x64 = 2688mA or 2.688 amps. (likely a 3000mA (3amp) supply)
find out how many mA your leds you ordered draw and then add it up.
crtrrss:
Ok thanks!
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