How to Make a LED Beast Gaming Set-up

Before starting it helps to overview a few details:

• LED Flexible Strip Wattage: 7.2 Watts/Meter
• LED Flexible Strip Voltage: 12Vdc
• Wattage is equal to = Volts X Amps
• RGB Controller: Line-of-Sight IR Remote, 12V 6A Input MAX, 15 Color Combos & 4 different Lighting Effects

Step 1

The first step is to determine the number of linear feet or meters of LED strip your project requires. This project uses 6-feet or 2 meters. With 6 linear feet or approximately 2-meters the power consumption will be 14.4-watts. A 12Vdc 2Amp power-supply provides 24-watts, which is greater than the 14.4-watts required.

Step 2

Step 2 is to adhere/mount the LED strips to a surface. The strips come standard with a strong 3M double-sided adhesive. In short increment simply peal the backing off the tape and stick the strips to a clean surface.

There are alternative methods used by some that have included plastic screw-in holders, large staples and hot glue.

Step 3

Step 3, time to find a location for the RGB controller that allows connection to the power-supply, the strips and at the same time puts the IR sensor in a good spot for line-of-site control with the remote. The RGB controller uses barrel plug connections for input and output; the controller also has tabs for mounting with screws if necessary. Feel free to use tape to mount the controller and or the IR sensor.

Step 4

Step 4 is making the connection from the RGB controller to the LED Strips. Match the output colored wires from the controller to the corresponding colors on the LED Strips. Red-to-red, green-to-green, blue-to-blue, and the black-to-yellow (ground). These connections can be made by soldering/heat-shrinking, butt-splice connectors, or wire nuts.

Step 5

Step 5 is the final step and is simply plugging in the power-supply and connecting the output of the power-supply to the input of the RGB controller. Use the remote to turn on the strips. Double-check that the remote can see the IR sensor and that the plastic battery protector has been removed.