I’m looking to replace 3 cabinet up lights, and 3 cabinet down lights. One switch for up, and one for down. Unfortunately I have separate 120V runs to each location with (gasp) fluorescent I want to change to rgb strips.
Any suggestions on best short strips and how to put them on controllers? Do I need six controllers, or can I get creative with wire pulls and run multiple strips in parallel off one controller? I need a 120V to 24/12 step down as well. Or 120V rgb strips and controllers. I’m open to solutions.
Looking for a Z-Wave solution as that’s my new standard.
You can cut strips to desired length then solder wires to them to get to the next place you want to light up.
It’s most of the time not very hard, just make sure you cut on marked places.
Usually 10 m strips is possible on a single controller, it’s better if you power inject but it could work without.
You can either do parallell or series. This depends mostly on the type of strip you use.
Addressable LEDs is always in series.
Sounds good, appreciate the input. I found what looks to be a decent Z-Wave controller / 24V power supply. If I can parallel 3 strips each off 2 controllers, that should get me done. Now I just need to pick a light supplier. Pulling wires might not be easy, and that’s probably going to be the hardest part of the project. I have penetrations at each light (all 6), but since the rest is in the wall I don’t know if they are in series or parallel. I think electricians tend to go series on things like this. In the end I suppose, it doesn’t matter since I need to run my own lines. If I’m lucky, they aren’t stapled and I can uses the 120V line to pull my 24V line through. Or pull a snake.