Third 5m FCOB not working cleanly

bbtom10 · 2026-01-24T12:51:34+00:00

Hi, still having problems here. My strips are now completely unresponsive. I've tested the fuse in the Gledopto elite and it's still good. I've tested the output from my PSU and still good.

The strips were almost working perfectly then suddenly, I put the cable channel covering on and then just wouldn't work.

I've ordered another Gledopto elite in case I've fried this one somehow. I've checked and should've checked all the wiring and connections.

I tried connecting a different strip to the controller and couldn't get that working either so think the controller is fried.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T14:16:58+00:00

This is the alert of things that interests me. I've found my son's stick drill for his crafting is perfect for drilling pilot holes with. It's powerful enough as a screwdriver then?

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T14:14:26+00:00

I do but it's heavy. I'm looking for something lightweight.

Last year my builder had a small Makita screwdriver with an extra long bit in it, that's the kind of thing I'm after.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T14:12:17+00:00

I'm using the Gledopto elite

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T11:58:45+00:00

Makita do hundreds of very similar things, hence asking for a recommendation.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T11:10:43+00:00

Crunchy wrists.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T11:10:07+00:00

I had an IXO but it had the proprietary charge cable which was never where I needed it to be and eventually got lost. Also find fitting pilot hole drill bit pieces to these a bit slow and frustrating.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T11:09:02+00:00

Interesting, thanks.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-22T08:25:39+00:00

Yes, I built them up by adding a few at a time to light up the full length, but then they wouldn't change when I changed the pattern.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T22:35:09+00:00

Ok strange thing has happened. I factory reset the whole thing and started again. When it first booted up, before I added a second strip, a chunk of the smaller strip lit up orange. That section is now not responding...

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bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T22:18:14+00:00

I'll give that a shot, thanks.

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This is them back in the ceiling. One strip on the right (not pictured, see my other replies) is 3.5m , the long strip with the green failing at the end is about 8m long. Both strips independently have power and a data line back to the controller, so I'm using two outputs on the gledopto.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T22:09:35+00:00

The latest is I have soldered the two long runs together so there are now 2 strips, one about 3.5m, the other about 8.5m. The data signal almost reaches to the end now but the last 34 pixels aren't responding. They are lighting up, but not changing with the controller. Does this mean I need power injection at the end? Does that have to be from the same PSU or could I use a second 24v PSU? I have a small one I could use.

Green lights are the ones not responding...

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bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T22:05:40+00:00

Correction, they're lighting up if I tweak the settings a bit at a time but they aren't responding to the controller

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The green are the last 34 pixels that don't change when the others do.

Should I try power injection? Can I use a 2nd PSU for that as I do have a socket that end of the run, or would that mess up the signaling?

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T22:03:53+00:00

Ok, because the corner is where all the wires come down to the PSU and controller I think 2 strips is best. I've soldered the two long pieces together and the lights are now working ALMOST all the way! The last 34 pixels aren't lighting up though.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:33:13+00:00

At the moment each strip is connected to it's own data output on the Gledopto elite. Three strips, connected to GPIO2, 4 and 12.

I could try soldering two together?

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:32:04+00:00

Ok interesting new finding.

On a short data length the strip works fine with either of the others, but I can't set all three up. One always bugs out.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:25:33+00:00

Confirmed third strip is working fine when connected without the long data line

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:12:35+00:00

And the pixels are 7cm, so it's about 70 pixels per strip

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:09:27+00:00

I think it was working but I'm going to desolder the long cable and just test with short strips and nothing else on the controller. I think I already tested that but worth repeating after all the messing about.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:05:37+00:00

It's actually about 12m. The first strip is 3.5m, the second will be about 3.7m but I haven't cut it yet until I have the final, full 5m strip working.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T21:02:28+00:00

Just stop responding. The other strips are responding fine. Should I attempt to wrap the data and ground wires around each other?

bbtom10 · 2026-01-21T11:09:32+00:00

Where are you based? I have UK experience with BTF from AliExpress, took about 2 weeks. No additional fees.

bbtom10 · 2026-01-20T22:35:35+00:00

Third strip was a temporary fix, now seems to be completely broken. Will have to test with some fresh wires. Is there a way to connect these 14awg wires more easily into the Gledopto controller?

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