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LEDWiz 5V power splitting......
unclet:
I am powering the LEDWiz from a spare power supply. I plan on using 10 ports which will have 5 sets of LED lights (connected in parallel) attached to each port. There is one screw terminal on the LEDWiz in which the 5V power line is to be connected. This 5V power will come from one RED wire from my power supply box and then be distributed to all the LED lights as required.
Now, obviously all the 5V wires required to go to each LED light can not fit in to the one 5V screw terminal on the LEDWiz so I am going to need to split this power into multiple different wires so I can send it to each LED light. I would also like to use some screw terminals and some serial cable adapters along the way to make dismantling a bit easier. As a result, I am going to be required to split the 5V power wire many times for it to reach each LED light.
Is there a limit on how many times a 5V wire can be split up?
I attached a diagram showing how I would like to wire 4 sets of LED lights (4 lights to each set) to be powered by the LEDWiz. Please confirm whether spliting the 5V power this many times will work without causing problems (ie: fire, etc..)
PS: I might need to split the power a few more times depending on other sets of lights positioned elsewhere in my cabinet as well.
Dudeman:
As long as you don't exceed the maximum current of the LEDWiz, you should have any problems.
unclet:
I am also going to use the thin type wire found inside of a serial cable (or printer cable) to wire all of this up ......... is this alright?
Dudeman:
My only worry would be the current capabilities of that size wire. I'd check the size and figure out how much current you will be pulling. This site www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm will give the capacities of various wire guages.
lanman31337:
Maybe find a small distribution block? That's what I did with all my grounds for my controls.