Power Supply Question

[kzziboy]

Would a 12 volt 40 amp, 500 watt power supply be sufficient to run a Pixie 16 with 16 12 volt 50 pixel strings attached to it at 50%?

[PhilMassey]

58 minutes ago, kzziboy said:

Would a 12 volt 40 amp, 500 watt power supply be sufficient to run a Pixie 16 with 16 12 volt 50 pixel strings attached to it at 50%?

Pixels mostly come in two flavors. 0.3 W per pixel and 0.6 W per pixel, so firstly you need to know what you have.

Assuming 0.6W, 800 pixels would be 480W total or 40A at 100 percent, full white.

 

[dibblejr]

Yes, that is how they come from LOR

At face value they will work though.

But if you will be using this for long distance props I recommend 2 400 - 500 psu’s so that one bank is not draining another bank for power.

JR

Edited April 26, 2021 by dibblejr