12v LED strip - Can I use 'any' 12v adapter?

sillyface · Post by **sillyface** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:05 am

Hi everyone - just when I thought lighting was getting easier

...If not, how can I work out what adapter to get for a model populated with roughly 1 and a half meters of LED strip?

I heard that I may need to find out the watts of the adapter.

Styrofoam_Guy · Post by **Styrofoam_Guy** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:34 am

A lot of wall adapters will give a mA rating.

I checked a listing on ebay and it says a 5m length needs 12V 2A.

So in theory 1.5m will need a minimum of 0.6A or 600 mA.

So you need a 12V DC adapter that puts out at least 600mA.

sillyface · Post by **sillyface** » Thu May 02, 2013 6:31 am

Cheers, that makes sense.

xfoxx · Post by **xfoxx** » Sun May 26, 2013 9:50 pm

hi,buddy,sure,because the LLED strips working in DC12V,you you need get the output DC12V LED adapter,and the load of LED adapter must be big enough to support the LED strips....