💡QuinLED💡How do high voltage addressable LED strips and pixels work?

Ever wondered why high voltage LED strip isn't per single LED addressable or why 12v bullet pixels use a lot more power then 5v versions? This video will go into a technical explanation why this is so including examples of LED strips and some special variants!

0:00 - Video introduction
0:38 - Why does voltage drop occur?
2:00 - Power Injection explained
2:50 - Side-Note: Run higher voltage?
3:30 - Why 24v is preferred
4:30 - Higher voltage caveats
5:22 - Dropping resistor or regulator
8:40 - Side-Note: Why no 48v pixels?
9:30 - 24v LED strip diodes in series
11:48 - Conclusion of technical deep dive
12:40 - ws2815 the 12v exception
14:04 - 24v sk6812 RGB single addressable?
15:30 - 12v buck-convert sk6812 RGBW
16:20 - 24v power distribution with buck converters
17:05 - Video Conclusion


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LED strips shown in video:

🚦 5v sk6812 60LEDs/m: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCx...
🚦 12v/24v ws2814 60LEDs/m: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEj...
🚦 24v COB "Addressable Neon" 720LEDs/m LED strip: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCD...

🚦 5v Addressable LED Pixels: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dcv...
🚦 12v Addressable LED Pixels: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeF...

🚦 24v sk6812 RGB single addressable: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
🚦 12v sk6812 RGBW buck-converter: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40008...

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