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Reddit mentions of HitLights LED Light Strip Amplifier Booster - RGB Multicolor, Boosts voltage for less dimming, 144 Watts
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of HitLights LED Light Strip Amplifier Booster - RGB Multicolor, Boosts voltage for less dimming, 144 Watts. Here are the top ones.
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BOOSTS VOLTAGE for maximum brightness in long runs of LED Light StripUP TO 144 WATTS of amplificationRECOMMENDED every two rolls of Standard (150 LED) or one roll of High (300 LED) Density RGB Strip LightSUPER SMALL design is easily hideableHITLIGHTS QUALITY with 1 Year Warranty
Specs:
| Color | Rgb (Red, Green, Blue) |
| Height | 3.5 Inches |
| Length | 5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Width | 0.1 Inches |
These feel sort of low-budget, but are very flexible in terms of application. Installation is part of the fun here. Start with a Hitlights 300 RGB - $30 (this recently dropped in price from $40) or a 150 kit Get as many of these are you think he'll want, depending on the space available. A 16-foot run of 300 will light up a small room. The 150s are more for accent lighting.
For each additional run, he'll want an amplifier if he needs them all controlled by one controller. You also need a power adapter for each amplifier, but this is included in each of the $25-30 kits. You can cut and splice them, but it's much easier and neater if you have the pre-made connectors - short strip-to-strip short strip-to-terminator or long terminator-to-terminator. I did my first round of installations without the connectors and it was pretty messy, so I strongly recommend getting them to ease things along.
Last, does he listen to pounding electronic music? If yes, a music controller.
Just run extension cords behind the wall or within the cabinets. That way stove heat won't be a problem. If you want to save money just buy bulk wire. But if you connect more than 16ft of lights in a single circuit, then you needed an amplifier which needs to be plugged into an extra power supply otherwise the lights near the ends of the circuit will be dimmer and also off color. Color correctness comes from adequate power.
This is the amp I ordered:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7ILK9S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I should be able to daisy chain 10m with just this one amp since it is a 144W amp correct?
Sorry, amplifier. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7ILK9S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There are a couple of ways to go:
If you felt that the power supply was lacking, there are more powerful units available. There are complaints that when you link reels together, the combined assembly starves for power, so becomes dimmer. Here is a linking cable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7ILK9S?ref%5F=sr%5F1%5F3&qid=1467800483&sr=8-3&keywords=led%20lights%20booster&pldnSite=1
It uses a small transformer to boost the signal.
If that was not sufficient then a more powerful supply could be purchased:
http://www.supernight.cc/dc-12v-20a-regulated-switching-power-supply-ac-110-240v.html