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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: MarkyB on November 17, 2019, 03:42:39 am
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Hi to all,
Haven't been on the forum for sometime, just started building my second bartop arcade :)
Just need some advice as to how to wire led strips to light up the marque please?
I am running a Raspberry Pi, and my buttons are 5 volt.
Ideally I would like the led's to plug into mains power, inside the bartop, how do I go about doing this?
Can someone put me onto led strip lights to buy please, that will work.
Thanks for your help :)
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If you want them to run from inside then you will want to do something like Javeryh did with his bartop. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,157460.msg1657019.html#msg1657019 you then have a 12v wallwart that runs power up to the marquee. Use a plain White light strip something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/pack-WHITE-Super-Bright-Strips/dp/B01BQQ2DZG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=12+volt+led+strip&qid=1573982072&sr=8-2
And roberts your mothers brother :)
Any reason you don't want to run your lights from 5v USB?
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If you want them to run from inside then you will want to do something like Javeryh did with his bartop. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,157460.msg1657019.html#msg1657019 you then have a 12v wallwart that runs power up to the marquee. Use a plain White light strip something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/pack-WHITE-Super-Bright-Strips/dp/B01BQQ2DZG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=12+volt+led+strip&qid=1573982072&sr=8-2
And roberts your mothers brother :)
Any reason you don't want to run your lights from 5v USB?
Hi there, thanks for your advice.
I was thinking about re-wiring and using a battery inside the cabinet, have to have a rethink :)
Would the 5v usb led strip be bright enough though to illuminate marquee?, would be the easiest way, and
plug usb straight into usb on powersurge smart strip :)
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Personally, I used this LED strip (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZRNQCW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and these strip connectors (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DM7ER5Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1). That way you can add as many strips as you need and they all plug into one spot. Also, the plug in came with a dimmer, so you can get the right amount of light without washing the marquee out. It is another plug in though.
J_K_M_A_N
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Personally, I used this LED strip (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZRNQCW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and these strip connectors (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DM7ER5Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1). That way you can add as many strips as you need and they all plug into one spot. Also, the plug in came with a dimmer, so you can get the right amount of light without washing the marquee out. It is another plug in though.
J_K_M_A_N
Those led's look the business, so you can't just plug and play the led's into a surge protector with the plug?
How do you wire to the strip connectors please, sorry but I am a electrical novice :)
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The strip has a barrel connector for the power supply. Just connect the plug in to the dimmer and then to the barrel supply. Then you can cut the LED strip about every 2-3". You can see the lines on where you can cut. Then use the strip connectors to extend. Here is how I did it.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=380122;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=380123;image)
The top picture is the right side and the bottom is the left side. Power connects on the lower right and goes left on that strip. Then I used the strip connectors to go to the next strip and I just looped back and forth. The LED strip also has a sticky backing that works pretty well. The second picture shows an arrow to where you can cut the strip.
J_K_M_A_N
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The strip has a barrel connector for the power supply. Just connect the plug in to the dimmer and then to the barrel supply. Then you can cut the LED strip about every 2-3". You can see the lines on where you can cut. Then use the strip connectors to extend. Here is how I did it.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=380122;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=380123;image)
The top picture is the right side and the bottom is the left side. Power connects on the lower right and goes left on that strip. Then I used the strip connectors to go to the next strip and I just looped back and forth. The LED strip also has a sticky backing that works pretty well. The second picture shows an arrow to where you can cut the strip.
J_K_M_A_N
Thanks for your help, and for the photo's 8)
Much Appreciated, looks straight forward enough :)