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Brian74:
Hey Nephasth that is some sweet work! I ordered the same leds you did. Should be here by the 6th of august. Right now I have 2 led-wiz and 2 pac-drives. I think I might have to get one more led-wiz or a pac64. I have 22 buttons and a trackball I need to light. Btw, where did you get those connectors from?

Nephasth:
Thanks! The connectors I used are Molex Micro-Fit connectors. I have a variety of different sizes for my projects. If you want to go that route, you will need a good set of crimpers with the appropriate die set (if using ratcheting crimpers). Part numbers for the 4-pin dual row connectors and pins, as well as the part number for the dies to crimp the pins (and a few helpful pics) are in post #69 in my build thread.

Soldering those LED strips was a bit of a pain. If you're not comfortable with small soldering, I would recommend getting some of those connectors/harnesses that are on eBay for the LED strips. It would make wiring them up much faster too.

Plan ahead on how you are going to split up your LED strips for your cabinet lighting. Do the math for the number of total outputs you'll need, as well as the total current draw for your LEDs per output. Look up the specs for the LED strips and make sure you're not overloading the outputs of your LED-Wiz. Your cabinet lighting will have to be on its own separate LED controller to work properly with LEDBlinky.

Don't forget to post pics when your done! Good luck! :cheers:

CoryBee:
Still waiting on the RGB leds but I just go the white ones, hooked it up to a small power supply. So bloody bright!  :laugh: I like pictures so enjoy!







Through the macro lens on







Kind of glad I got the non addressable LED strip cause I can add them to a pacled or something! Thanks Nephasth.

Nephasth:

--- Quote from: CoryDee on July 21, 2012, 11:07:45 am ---...cause I can add them to a pacled or something! Thanks Nephasth.

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You don't want to do that. The PACLED64 can only handle 20mA per output, which would be just one LED from that strip (I know from lighting my joystick dustwashers, used the same type of LEDs). You'll want to use an LED-Wiz or PAC-Drive for the strips (and even then, do the math so you're not overloading the outputs with too long of a strip).

CoryBee:

--- Quote from: Nephasth on July 21, 2012, 12:01:29 pm ---
You don't want to do that. The PACLED64 can only handle 20mA per output, which would be just one LED from that strip (I know from lighting my joystick dustwashers, used the same type of LEDs). You'll want to use an LED-Wiz or PAC-Drive for the strips (and even then, do the math so you're not overloading the outputs with too long of a strip).

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Thanks for that. Good to know that one isn't a good one to get for it. LED-Wiz it is, I can do the math no worries. Also, I am no where needing to add it on yet so I will do much more research.

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