Electrical wiring tracing and identification

Active and passive modes of cable routing. Three ways of active tracing of power and telecommunication cables.

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Why is a 24-volt LED strip better than a 12-volt power supply? Why you can’t connect long LED strips to the power supply?

Experiment/study LED strip internal conductors resistance. Voltage reduction in long strips. Influence of LED strips inner conductors resistance on the segments power supply. How to connect long LED strips correctly?

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Additional features of twisted-pair HDMI extenders: Transmitting the infrared signal

The Lenkeng LKV372AE-4.0 is a simple twisted-pair HDMI extender that has the additional function of sending the IR signal back. This means that i send an HDMI signal from the transmitter to the receiver and i can send an IR signal back.

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Review twisted pair HDMI extender Lenkeng LKV375N

I had another twisted-pair HDMI extender up to 230 feet for testing - Lenkeng LKV375N. This is an inexpensive extender that works on HDBaseT technology.

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Review twisted pair HDMI extender Lenkeng LKV372AE

The Lenkeng LKV372AE extender is considered basic in Lenkeng's lineup. It transmits video with a maximum resolution of 1080p at 60 Hz for a distance of up to 230 feet over a CAT6 cable.

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Convection heat transfer from the LED strip

How does air dissipate heat from the LED strip? How much air cools the LED strip?

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Heating LED strips on aluminum profile in chipboard

Full simulation of led lights under the cabinet How hot are the LED strips on the aluminum profile? How hot are the LED strips on an aluminum profile in the chipboard?

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Heating LED strips on chipboard (cabinet simulation)

Heating of different types of led strips on chipboard. How hot are the LED strips on chipboard without an aluminum profile? How hot are these LED strips on chipboard with an additional diffuser?

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What is a COB LED strip? What’s inside a COB strip?

Let’s look inside a COB LED strip (and what is it anyway?) Introduction about the construction of a white light LED strip. Removing the phosphor and examining the chip sizes.

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Different types of LED strips. Power consumption and heating under different conditions.

Real power consumption of led strips and heating without heat sink. How much does the real power consumption of LED strips differ from the power consumption declared by the manufacturers? How hot do LED strips of different types, wattages and widths under different conditions?

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