Nice video. And I would love to see how you have these set up in xlights. As well as (if you wouldn't mind) the materials you used to set up the arches themselves... THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!
Power balancing and power injection seems to be the same, sorta. I work with 5vdc pixels and any prop with anything over 50 pixels I always do power injection. I primarily use Light O Rama S6 software for the show but use the XLights for my sign with a Raspberry Pi 4B. Weird that Light O Rama recommends the + hooked up only but have found if you use both + and - for power injection you really have a balance of the system. Hence, the difference between power balance versus power injection. You use of the solderless connectors is also what I use and is so much easier than solder and heat shrink. Love how you show the voltage drops on both before and after. Thanks for your time to show us.
Great question. For me power balancing is when you use the power from the same power supply. When you do power injection you typically use different power supplies and as a result you have to break the V+ line before you bring in the power from the new power supply. Since I am using the power from a single controller output, hence the same power supply, I do not need to isolate the V+.
@@bergmannlights5149 I thought anytime you use 2 different power supplies you have to bridge them. I have switching power supplies and it makes sense to use the same one to do power balancing. Not an expert nor have desire to bridge them. Thank you for responding!!
I'm a bit confused. How many sources of power are being leveraged for this setup. Does it all come from a single connection on the power supply? Or do you leverage multiple power outputs to achieve this effect?
The power comes from a single connection. There is significant voltage drop if you simply daisy chain the strips. By connecting the V+ and v- from the input to the second and third stops you ensure consistent voltage to each of the three strips. Keep in mind this only works when using one output. If you bring in power from a second power supply, you need a different approach
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Nice video. And I would love to see how you have these set up in xlights. As well as (if you wouldn't mind)
the materials you used to set up the arches themselves...
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!
Great job ; looking forward for next show.
Thanks
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Power balancing and power injection seems to be the same, sorta. I work with 5vdc pixels and any prop with anything over 50 pixels I always do power injection. I primarily use Light O Rama S6 software for the show but use the XLights for my sign with a Raspberry Pi 4B. Weird that Light O Rama recommends the + hooked up only but have found if you use both + and - for power injection you really have a balance of the system. Hence, the difference between power balance versus power injection. You use of the solderless connectors is also what I use and is so much easier than solder and heat shrink. Love how you show the voltage drops on both before and after. Thanks for your time to show us.
Great question. For me power balancing is when you use the power from the same power supply. When you do power injection you typically use different power supplies and as a result you have to break the V+ line before you bring in the power from the new power supply. Since I am using the power from a single controller output, hence the same power supply, I do not need to isolate the V+.
@@bergmannlights5149 I thought anytime you use 2 different power supplies you have to bridge them. I have switching power supplies and it makes sense to use the same one to do power balancing. Not an expert nor have desire to bridge them.
Thank you for responding!!
Great video. Keep'em coming!
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WELL DONE.
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I'm a bit confused. How many sources of power are being leveraged for this setup. Does it all come from a single connection on the power supply? Or do you leverage multiple power outputs to achieve this effect?
The power comes from a single connection. There is significant voltage drop if you simply daisy chain the strips. By connecting the V+ and v- from the input to the second and third stops you ensure consistent voltage to each of the three strips. Keep in mind this only works when using one output. If you bring in power from a second power supply, you need a different approach