RGB Color Controllable High Power LED Room + Spot Lighting

Step 9 Wire the led's

wire up the LED's. for my example, that means 5 LED's in series for each color. the polarity markings on the luxeons are a bit hard to read, but they are there.

• use high-temp wire, rated for 90 degrees C at least. you don't want the insulation to melt by accident.
• i used 22 guage solid wire for the LED's. then at the end of the heatsink i connected that to 18 guage lamp cord for a 15-foot run to the control box.

after wiring, test them with a bench power supply if you have one.

Comments

[rawdog79]

For 1W LED's, would 80 degree C wire be safe enough to use?