Power Injection for Programmable LED Strips

In this video, I'll be discussing "best practice" methods of how to supply power to 5V or 12V programmable LED strips (e.g. WS2811 / WS2812 / WS28xx) by injecting power at various points along the strip. Doing so prevents voltage drop, and reduces the amount of current needing to be carried along the thin copper traces of the PCB, making your LEDs safer, more reilable, and increasing their lifespan. I demonstrate the LED power calculator tool you can find at http://spikerlights.com/calcpower.aspx which simulates the voltage received at each pixel and allows you to model various points at which to inject further power, and also inline fuses such as these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/RUNCCI-YUN-5... to protect your strip in the event of a fault. Please subscribe to the channel to see more #playful #technology projects, or check out my Patreon page at   / playfultech