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Choosing the right size power supply for LED Strip
12w, 5w, 30w per metre? - all LED Strips will be given a quoted power consumption and the idea is that you should multiply this by the number of metres to find the required size of the power supply and whilst this is broadly correct there are some other factors to consider. 1 For long term reliability, always choose a power supply which has around 30% more power than you need - ie if you need 75w of power then choose a 100w power supply. 2 The rated power of an LED Strip will always be calculated using a very...