nimbusgb
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They will last a lot longer with a decent regulated supply. I have seen strips that have, over time lost 50% or more of their leds. Looks tatty and being glued in place becomes a pain to renew.
LED flexible ribbon lights
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BlueChip
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Can you recommend one?
GHA
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I have a few of these onboard, you can get them much cheaper if you don't mind waiting for the delivery to come from china.
Or do a search for dc buck boost. They can be a little bit RF noisy but a capacitor on the input and output cleans that up if it's a problem.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-28V-t..._Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item51ab7d061a
nimbusgb
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I've had a lot of success with the 12v output version of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DCDC-Stab...mponents_Supplies_ET&var=&hash=item3a9fbacf03
They are sealed and shielded units.
I formed a main feed for all of Cariads lighting with one ( and keep a spare on board ) and it feeds Nav lights, tricolour and anchor, motoring, cabin and cockpit lighting and the led gooseneck lamp over the chart table. Not had an LED blow yet.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DCDC-Stab...mponents_Supplies_ET&var=&hash=item3a9fbacf03
They are sealed and shielded units.
I formed a main feed for all of Cariads lighting with one ( and keep a spare on board ) and it feeds Nav lights, tricolour and anchor, motoring, cabin and cockpit lighting and the led gooseneck lamp over the chart table. Not had an LED blow yet.
Beyondhelp
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The talk above is why I like the serially controlled LEDs. They do need 5v to run on but each LED is 'intelligent' and has its own current limiting built in. The only trick is you need to know how to drive them.
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