ShayneT Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I bought some of the C9 really big lights that I am considering converting to RGB. To keep the scale close I thought of using 18/3 green extension cords to string them. Will this type of wire work with 2811 pixels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 It should work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWizard Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 14 hours ago, k6ccc said: It should work fine. It should work fine if the cords are fairly short. Anything longer than 15-20 feet and you may start having data corruption issues. Longer than 20' I suggest you used twisted pair (cat5, cat6, ethernet). I use 1 colored wire for data, the other 3 colored wires for +5V or +12v, and the 4 white wires for ground. I sometimes used 18/3 extension cord wire for power injection. But cut off the 120 volt plugs and use some other kind of plug. You don't wanna accidentally plug the pixels into 120 volts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robsaus Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I make all of my own cords for my Pixel's and use 18/3 cording. 2500 Ft. with no problems. just make sure you water proof everything. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShayneT Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks for all the great suggestions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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