I want to install several LED strips that cannot be connected to each other. Each would have it's own power supply. Is there a way to control them all with a single remote control? I seen several remote controls, but they all have only one receiver. Would adding a second receiver work with the same remote controls or is there some pairing to do?
Electrical – How to control several LED strips with one remote control
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I'm not familiar what that product specifically, but the "amplifier" in this type of lighting setup generally only reads the input from the previous upstream light strip and provides power from its power source. Therefore, the amplifier draws no current from the upstream lights.
Instead of 2 power supplies, you could use one power supply larger enough to satisfy all of your power needs.
To answer your questions specifically:
- Yes.
- No. Power supplies are rated for the current that they CAN deliver. Using a power supply larger than needed is fine.
- Again, not knowing these devices specifically, I am going to guess no based on my experience with other, similar products.
- Generally no, provided you do not draw more power than the supply is rated for.
The only product that I know of that will do what you want is the Lutron Maestro Light/Fan control. This product consists of a switch and canopy module. The switch will digitally talk to the canopy module over the single ungrounded wire and control lights/fan separately. The kits are one switch and one module but the switch can talk to 4 modules at once.
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I purchased 4 identical systems, each with the same LED driver/controller and remote. Each LED strip had to be wired separately with it's own DRIVER/CONTROLLER. Only one remote will operate all 4 strips. The problem however is that the remote can get out of sync with the lights strips and then it's pure h^ll trying to get them all back in sync, only to have it happen again just a few moments later. I to this day have no solution, unless all 4 strips are controlled by the same DRIVER/CONTROLLER, which they are not and cannot be at this stage of the construction. Food for thought and something I will keep in my knowledge sack for future builds.