Changing the Power supply on garden LED lights
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Hi all,
I need some electro-wizardry help please!!
I have bought some outside LED lights, but they are controlled via their own PSU & control system...with their own Chineseium app. I am trying to move as many of my ''smart'' home devices to Tuya as a control system, as it seems the most broad brush system at the moment. Tuya-enabled waterproof RGB LED lights in the length I wanted were very hard to find.
As a result, I would like to swap over the OEM control system of these lights to a Tuya one, and I am hoping its a matter of cutting off the OEM controller and just wiring them into a Tuya box...keeping the original 12v feed into it. I will water proof them all separately.
But to manage the voltages & logic behind it I thought best to ask, before I cut the end off a £120 garden light.
The OEM controller is a ''RGB DV12V 0.6W / 0.5W'', with below photo of the power brick/controller.
I was going to cut off the smaller controller & then hopefully wire it into the Tuya controller?
Garden LEDs:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MQTXYD3?ref_=ppx_hz...
Example Tuya Controller:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GLEDOPTO-Controller-Contr...
I need some electro-wizardry help please!!
I have bought some outside LED lights, but they are controlled via their own PSU & control system...with their own Chineseium app. I am trying to move as many of my ''smart'' home devices to Tuya as a control system, as it seems the most broad brush system at the moment. Tuya-enabled waterproof RGB LED lights in the length I wanted were very hard to find.
As a result, I would like to swap over the OEM control system of these lights to a Tuya one, and I am hoping its a matter of cutting off the OEM controller and just wiring them into a Tuya box...keeping the original 12v feed into it. I will water proof them all separately.
But to manage the voltages & logic behind it I thought best to ask, before I cut the end off a £120 garden light.
The OEM controller is a ''RGB DV12V 0.6W / 0.5W'', with below photo of the power brick/controller.
I was going to cut off the smaller controller & then hopefully wire it into the Tuya controller?
Garden LEDs:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MQTXYD3?ref_=ppx_hz...
Example Tuya Controller:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GLEDOPTO-Controller-Contr...
Edited by Andeh1 on Sunday 20th April 08:56
I am however, really struggling to find the Tuya RGB smart controller.
The one I have has R G B output, into 4 wires/four prong connecter.... most seem to have more outputs then this? Even though they all must achieve the same end result; RGB with dimming, brightness, Warm and cool white etc?
The one I have has R G B output, into 4 wires/four prong connecter.... most seem to have more outputs then this? Even though they all must achieve the same end result; RGB with dimming, brightness, Warm and cool white etc?
Andeh1 said:
I am however, really struggling to find the Tuya RGB smart controller.
The one I have has R G B output, into 4 wires/four prong connecter.... most seem to have more outputs then this? Even though they all must achieve the same end result; RGB with dimming, brightness, Warm and cool white etc?
Many of them are configurable - this one can do all sorts including just RGB as you can see by the table printed on it. I just searched "Tuya controller"The one I have has R G B output, into 4 wires/four prong connecter.... most seem to have more outputs then this? Even though they all must achieve the same end result; RGB with dimming, brightness, Warm and cool white etc?
As for chopping the OEM controller out you'l need to identify which pin on the connector (presumably a 4-pin type) is which of R,G, B & power so you might need a cheap voltmeter.
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