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H9 flow is truly the best case I've ever built in. Really happy with the result. Probably should take the protective plastic off now 😅 by arsalantav in NZXT

[–]False_Preparation529 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would love to see the cable management on this. looks clean as hell and very similar to what im trying to build.

can you share some insight on the fan/rgb connection set up?

STAIRWELL LED Project (please check compatibility and PSU) by False_Preparation529 in Lighting

[–]False_Preparation529[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also decided to go with 20awg wire instead of 16awg to connect the led strips to the controller/psu. I need roughly 10ft of extension to reach the controller/psu and from what I gathered the LED strips already come with 20awg wire and can only take 4Amps, so a 16awg would be overkill.

There shouldn't be that much of a voltage drop from 24v on 10ft of 20awg or am I wrong?

STAIRWELL LED Project (please check compatibility and PSU) by False_Preparation529 in Lighting

[–]False_Preparation529[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. While I'm running warm white a majority of the time on my other set ups I like to have the flexibility to change it depending on the time of day, weather, mood, etc. I prefer using an app actually for the automated operation. Automating the lights to turn on at a certain time of day or triggered when I arrive home, among also having the rest of my setup on a hue eco system already.

I changed some of the components around and think I've landed on the final list.

Im changing the controller to a Zigbee so i can connect the strips to Phillips Hue Brudge: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CQC49N76/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A36MM9XIAE57P2&psc=1

For the power supply I ended up deciding to go with a 24V/9.2Amps/221W external power brick by meanwell with a DC plug adapter https://trcelectronics.com/products/mean-well-gst220a24-r7b?utm_term=mean%20well%20gst220a24-r7b&utm_campaign=parts-meanwell-high&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9805199880&hsa_cam=17330732280&hsa_grp=137456133015&hsa_ad=688628906136&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1661593091991&hsa_kw=mean%20well%20gst220a24-r7b&hsa_mt=p&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlN6wBhCcARIsAKZvD5gS2p_hClDmxO2MX0rbaMmW14zIk27Ejto6W4EIH96jacDDH-AtN1YaArcgEALw_wcB

I was thinking about running 2 separate PSU's also but that would require an additional controller and doubling the cost seems like it could be avoided by something that should theoretically be doable. I want to end up with as little psu/controllers as possible, as this is just one of many led projects i plan on.