mdickenson Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 was wondering how many lights per channel on a 16 channel 40amp controller would you max out at.....is 900 per channel to much?......that totals 14,400 incandescnet lights....being that they will mostly be fading,shimmering etc....maybe on for a short peak at times...to many??????...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 What kind/size of lights?It's not the bulb count, you need to know the amps the lights draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdickenson Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 100 mini lights...i figure it like this,my display will have on the first 8 channels.....5300 lights...if i figured it right that would be 17.49 amps is this correct......seems on their site they figure 6 (600) mini would equal 2 amps...so 6000 would equal 20 amps...?correct?....so if im running 5300 that would only be 17.49...not maxing it out...right...mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 mdickenson wrote: was wondering how many lights per channel on a 16 channel 40amp controller ......Did you change the input power cords to this controller? Normally even though the circuit board is capable of handling 40 amps, they are only shipped with 14 AWG (15 amp) power input cords.Also note that a power input cord rated for 20 amps will have a different plug style and will not fit into a standard wall outlet.So 17 plus amps will be overloading the 15 amp rated power input cords, unless you did the modifications to the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdickenson Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 my lor units were the diy boards that you wire yourself....had a electrican wire a complete sub panel of 120 amps for my xmas display..each lor controller is 40 amps.....20 amp per 8 channels..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdickenson Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 any input..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 You already got input from one of this hobby's smartest people. Would it sound more official if someone else told you the very same things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 mdickenson wrote: my lor units were the diy boards that you wire yourself....had a electrican wire a complete sub panel of 120 amps for my xmas display..each lor controller is 40 amps.....20 amp per 8 channels.....Sounds like you have it figured out. I did not recheck your math calculations though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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