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Title: what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
Post by: crtrrss on April 03, 2013, 09:11:07 pm

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! :) :)

Title: Re: what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
Post by: lilshawn on April 03, 2013, 10:09:08 pm

http://www.ultimarc.com/pacdrive.html (http://www.ultimarc.com/pacdrive.html)

what's the big deal??? read "Advanced Connection Methods"

Title: what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
Post by: crtrrss on April 03, 2013, 10:17:11 pm

Yes that is what I'm talking about but what power supply should I get?

Title: Re: what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
Post by: lilshawn on April 03, 2013, 11:00:35 pm

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.

Title: what psu should i use for a pacdrive.
Post by: crtrrss on April 04, 2013, 08:17:32 am

Ok thanks!