5 meters of 720 RGBW LEDs and a USB-C powered MagWLED-1

5 meters of 720 RGBW LEDs and a USB-C powered MagWLED-1

After watching Quindor's video about a new, constant current 12V SK6812 RGBW strip, I was curious to see how the MagWLED-1 would perform driving it.

The innovation this product ostensibly brings is the ability to drive long strips without being affected by voltage drop / discoloring at the end of the strip. 

And, sure enough, it works perfectly! Connecting the strip to MagWLED-1 in 12V mode and a good quality USB-C adapter drives the 5 meters and 720 RGBW LEDs effortlessly. The strip is plenty bright and the first and last LEDs have perfectly identical colors and brightness.

The constant current nature of the strip makes it hard to use the built-in current limiter, by the way, but my USB tester showed around 2.7A of current draw on average, so not a problem at all.

The pixel density for a 5 meter strip is ridiculously high, opening up completely new opportunities for the use of the MagWLED-1 controller - it's like they are made for each other.

In short, this strip and the MagWLED-1 makes it easier than ever to have a simple, clean installation of even longer strips of high density addressable RGBW LEDs.

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