PacLED64 & RGB Light Strips

[nck1285]

Hey guys,

It seems I can't power more than 30 of these LEDs in a single strip without the brightness being severely effected. It's as if the LEDs aren't getting enough power from the PacLED board. When I test the boards with just 3 LEDs (on a single strip), they are extremely bright like I am expecting. I have plenty of power running to the board (5 AMPS) so I know that is not the issue. I have the strips wired to ports +, 16, 17, and 18. I have an LEDWiz here as well which can power the strip no problem at maximum brightness using the same power supply. Do you have any idea what I could do to boost the brightness? I've tried several combinations with no success.

5050 RGB LED's for those wondering. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm nearing my project end!

[mystic96]

Needs mo powah 

LEDWiz = 500mA per port

The LED-Wiz™ is a fully featured LED lighting and output logic controller capable of delivering up to 500ma per output at 5v DC. Programming tools are available for integration into your custom projects.

PACLed = 20mA (assuming @ per port here, site isn't specific)

No of Channels | Dimming | Current | Can control | Voltage | Flash Storage
PacLED64 | 64 | Yes | 20mA constant | LEDs only | 12 v max | Yes
PAC-Drive | 16 | No | 500mA (max) not constant | All devices | 48v max | No

The devices are set to output a specific amount of power, regardless of input.

If you don't want to ditch the PAC, they make amplifiers that you can add to the chain.