The voltage drop was always going to be a problem, but now it was apparent and needed to be fixed before hanging the pillar. When LED strips are produced, they have breaks where flexible pieces were joined. I decided to connect power drops to each of these since they already had exposed solder. Between the top and middle strips, I drilled a hole where I could run some wires into the pipe.
The two wires poking out of the PVC needed to go to the positive and negative terminals of each strip, so I measured wire for jumpers. White jumpers would be ground while blue would be for voltage. Each end was stripped and tinned heavily with lots of solder.
The jumpers were installed across pads near the solder joints which joined adjacent strips. Ideally, all the wires would be attached on the existing points, but it may have become bulky or unreliable. All this soldering was done in my living room with a butane soldering iron, and the first location got scorch marks from the iron vent. After that, I learned my lesson.
The wires at the far end of the PVC, the top, already had power wires, so I tied them together and covered them with tape and shrink wrap. The data lines were cut off.
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2019-09-04
Wire access through side
The two wires poking out of the PVC needed to go to the positive and negative terminals of each strip, so I measured wire for jumpers. White jumpers would be ground while blue would be for voltage. Each end was stripped and tinned heavily with lots of solder.
Tinned jumpers
The jumpers were installed across pads near the solder joints which joined adjacent strips. Ideally, all the wires would be attached on the existing points, but it may have become bulky or unreliable. All this soldering was done in my living room with a butane soldering iron, and the first location got scorch marks from the iron vent. After that, I learned my lesson.
Scorched PVC from a butane soldering iron
The wires at the far end of the PVC, the top, already had power wires, so I tied them together and covered them with tape and shrink wrap. The data lines were cut off.
Trimmed and bundled wires at the far end
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2019-09-04
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