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how many LED light strand can you attach together? we are putting up our tree and we would like to know.


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Nov 29, 2009. 5:35 PMalex-sharetskiy says:

doing the math... you can have up to 28,000 red LEDs connected to a single outlet!

work:
red LED 1.9v x 20 ma = 38mw
outlet 110v x 10a = 1100W
1100/0.038 = 28947 LEDs
Aug 21, 2011. 9:23 AMsupplyguy70 says:
what resistor or where can i find out what resistor I need for running something slightly less than 28k of ir or red leds?
Nov 29, 2009. 8:30 AMlemonie says:
You want to join strands together to make one long one?

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Dec 5, 2009. 3:20 PMgrundisimo says:
Yes he does.
Nov 29, 2009. 10:44 AMgrundisimo says:
if the are the ones in the picture then you can connect 43 strings together.
Nov 29, 2009. 10:41 AMgrundisimo says:
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Nov 29, 2009. 8:48 AMorksecurity says:
Should say on the packaging the lights were shipped in, right?

If these strands chain together using 110VAC (like traditional lights), I would expect the number to be fairly high given how much less power LEDs draw than traditional lights. If they use a separate power supply and you're chaining them together at the lower voltage, it's a question of how much power that supply was designed to provide.
Nov 29, 2009. 10:29 AMseandogue says:
Well, I guess I missed the "LED" on that query.  time to delete my answer...lol

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