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Hi guys..im doing diy led and wonder if connecting 2 led driver to one 3 Pin plug head will damage the led driver in long term? Coz i have a couple of led drivers to power up and it would be using up alot of plug if i use 1 plug for 1 driver.. What are the alternatives if i want to power all driver using 1 plug?

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Should not be a problem. But you have one disadvantage. All those under the same 3 pin plug will on and off at the same time.

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Yea.. No way of controling the lights.. Will try to source out a way..

I have 4 LED drivers (3x controllable) connected to one power cord and all the dimming effects are controlled by my Profilux light II controller.

Refer to my DIY thread,

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Why don't you just but a 12V adaptor (like those handphone charger or similar) then wire your LEDs in series to achieve 12V per circuit...

eg. 4 x 3V LED in series = 12V

Assuming each LED is 3 watt, then have 3 sets of this to get a total of 36W light set... :D

LED needs constant current. Using 12v adapter, the current changes when the LED's temperature increased which lead to output decrease and the life span deteriorate overtime leh. Please take note.

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