Each lamp has its own current-limiting resistor so one lamp or 300, 12
volts is fine.

The dimmers are $12. See the dimmer link on my blog post at
http://socal2bend.blogspot.com/2011/05/tinkering-mellow-yellow-style-pt-1.html

They are well-made little dimmers.

On Sun, 2011-05-08 at 10:58 -0700, neil n wrote:

> Thanks for posting pics and amp consumption Mr. Squirrel.
>
> I assume from your post, that if one cuts a strip, say to 5 LED's,
> they still operate at 12V?  (the LED "units" are wired parallel along
> strip)?
>
> Am considering adding some and may even build a dimmer though I
> imagine a dimmer box is not cost prohibitive already built.   ;)
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Following up on yesterday's two posts about the new LED strip lighting
> > in Mellow Yellow, I want to add that when all four of the dimmers are
> > set to full power, lighting the 280-odd lamps to full brightness, the
> > combined power consumption is 15 watts, or 1.2 amps. That's pretty
> > frugal usage considering how brightly and evenly lit it makes the inside
> > of the van.
> >
> > --
> > Rocky J Squirrel
> > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> > Bend, OR
> > KG6RCR
> >
>
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