Airwalker16
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Stripping the wire before insertion into the connector is absolutely necessary.
Need help with wiring up new strips
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Airwalker16
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You understanding how you're going to parallel wire your strips now? Does it make enough sense?
SPLFreak808
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mybad bro, was just trying to point you in a general direction regarding your method of wiring.
Yes you can do it that way but, you still need the right wire size. Having all 3 boards flow through one undersized wire can easily eat up efficiency, the calculator i posted will let you calculate your voltage drop, lmk if you need help. Just pm me
Couch_Lock
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Strips are probably the smartest, most efficient way to go. Airwalker + Diggs know strips.
HardLuck71
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Lol, yeah I know that. I was just checking to see if the wire fitStripping the wire before insertion into the connector is absolutely necessary.
nl5xsk1
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HardLuck71
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I'm trying bro lol, but wiring this up is making me nervous lol. I know I prob already asked this, but can I put two 18AWG wires into 1 slot of 5 port lever Wago? Thanks
diggs99
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yes
HardLuck71
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I've been reading your thread that u attached and there's some good stuff in there. Like u said, a lot of the same ppl commenting on my thread are on yours lol. I'm trying to figure out a way to make it look as clean as possible and those terminal blocks/bus bars look interesing as I could prob just use a small piece a the thermal tape I have and stick it right on top of heat sink. Is that ok to do? Don't see why it wouldn't be
Airwalker16
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You should not need to do this at all. Unless you're short on wagos
HardLuck71
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No, I have 15 5 port Wagos, just thought it would cleaner the other way. Trying to figure out where to put the Wagos? Could I just stick them on top of the heat sink?
Airwalker16
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The 5 port wagos use a length of 14-16awg wire to connect between wago to wago, then use 3 ports for pos or neg of strips with 18awg, then the last port use to connect to the next wago with 14-16awg again.
So basically all your 5 port wagos will do 3 strips for you besides the very last one, if it happens to be the exact amount, can do 4.
Airwalker16
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Just like it shows here:
HardLuck71
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Thats what I was thinking. Would running a piece wire along the top of the heatsink to the other end to connect the 2nd light strip be too long? It would be close to 45” long. Im not runnung single strips, Im running 2 per heatsink
Airwalker16
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And as far as to "where" to put your wagos, they're just kinda there.. hanging off the side. Unless you make your wires extra long so as to where you could glue the wagos to the angle aluminum or something.
Airwalker16
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No that is perfectly fine as far as length goes but in not quite sure what you mean by it though? Just wanna make sure you're keeping everything as tight and neat as it can possibly be.
HardLuck71
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Thanks, Ill do that then. I think I know how I’m gonna do it now lol and should look pretty clean with wagos on top along the frame. Im using extrusion and ill just use a small piece of thermal tape to hold the Wagos as that shit is sticky as hell
Airwalker16
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Extrusion as in t-slot 20X20? Or angle aluminun?
HardLuck71
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Yeah, this is me prepping 1st fixture.
