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Powering up 10m of rgb led strip 60led/m

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By Jackie Moon

Hey there, didnt know where to post this else but here.

I bought a 5m reel rgb led strip with 60led/m, a power supply 12v 5a, and a mini controller.

5M 5050 SMD Non Waterproof RGB 300 LED Strip 24 44 Key IR 12V 5A Power Supply | eBay

Now I bought another 5m reel of the same led strip and dont know how to power them both up, was looking for amplifiers on ebay, got really confused, on how to choose and connect them. So Im asking for your help, which one do i need from these :

12V 24V LED Data Repeater RGB SMD 5050 Strips Light Signal Amplifier Controller | eBay
6A Common Anode DC 12V LED Amplifier for 5050 3528 RGB SMD LED Light Strips | eBay
Mini RGB LED Amplifier for LED Strip Light Signal Amplifier DC12V New | eBay
DC 12V 9A 3CH LED RGB Signal Amplifier for SMD 5050 3528 LED Light Strip | eBay

Or maybe I need some other, or its easier to just buy the 12v 10a power supply, I really cant figure this out, and I have tried, looked for forums on led strips on 2 languages !( there seems to be none of those btw ! ) so im stuck, and a bit frustrated, and this is the only place I think I can get real help. Also if there were a scheme for the connection, thadbe great, ty.

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2 yer old Goodman compressor dead?

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By Jaybroken

2010
1. Tweaker s were kind enough to recycle my copper.

2011

2. Brand new goodman with 2 year labor (Outside heat pump)
3. Old system R22, New system *Outside 410* (new valve upstairs)
4. Billed for “Clean out” Guessing it was NEVER done.
5. Compressor trips breaker, New breaker installed. Compressor works for 50 seconds trips breaker.
6. Outside unit tested from second HVAC man, Capacitor good.
*HVAC Man* tested unit for two hours, bypassed and ohm meter tested.
7. HVAC man determined compressor is “Froze Up”
8. HVAC man asked for $9,000

a. I managed to get him down to $3,000 if I change out the dirty coils in attic.
b. I found a new 4 tonn Goodman heat pump condenser on ebay for $1300 with 10 year parts ONLY warranty (I will have no labor warranty*

Possible ideas, try to RMA the compressor and have the local welder man install the unit after its been reclaimed of the 410 oil and gas.

Either way the HVAC man is suggesting it will break and break and break unless I change out all of the copper upstairs and down and said “I can burn $60 cans of cleaner all day and still get black oil coming out that will BREAK your new unit in 2 years.

So Im chasing my money, and im not wanting to get ripped off by either tweakers or lazy HVAC men who dont actually do the work well.

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AC Wont start sometimes

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By jesiandabe11

So Im not really sure what I have, I know the inside unit is a coleman and the outside is a nordyne. Its basically whatever they can get by with when they slap together a mobile home. Anyway my problem is that my ac wont kick on sometimes. Ill get the big thump but then its a no go. After the thump though the outside unit will start, just the blower motor inside wont. Then it will freeze up. I can turn the fan on manually and it works fine. Maybe out of 10 attempts to start throughout the day it will do this probably around 5 times. Now when I run the heat I have no issues what so ever. I replaced the capacitors inside and out last year. Year before that I replace the blower fan relay and the contactor (yea this has been going on for awhile haha). So anyone have a clue where to start?

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