Alternative Power Supply for Yeelight LED Strip Extensions

pichxlonco on 03/01/2023 - 16:22

Hi everyone,

I got the Xiaomi Yeelight Aurora Lightstrip Plus 10m Bundle from [this deal] (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/741309) and it comes with a 2m strip + 8 x 1m strip extensions.

I'm not going to use all 10m for my intended setup, so was wondering how else could i power the remaining strips without buying the whole pack again. The best i could figure out is that they have 4 pins and require 24v power, but after googling, searching aliexpress and ebay i couldn't find any way to power them with 24V and having the same 4 pin connector or a wifi module to connect them to.

Any recommendation from more experienced led strip users?

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • voldemort on 03/01/2023 - 17:45

    I'm in the same boat but my power supply died so ended up just buying the whole thing again just for the power supply :(

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 03/01/2023 - 18:29

    Do you have picture of the phone me/pcb contacts. If it’s just marked R G B +, you could use anything really…a kit on Ali would prob still set you back like $30-40 though

    • pichxlonco on 03/01/2023 - 19:03

      That's what i was thinking, and like you said the price seems pretty much the one of a discounted basic 2m yeelight kit, so might even go with the original kit

  • RiskyAU on 03/01/2023 - 18:59

    In the same boat. I asked Yeelights customer support and they don't sell separate power adapters.

  • bargaino on 03/01/2023 - 20:41
    +1

    It looks like a dumb strip. You just supply 24V PWM to each of the 3 colour wires.
    So a 24V power supply, and a PWM amplifier. You'll need to do a bit of research I guess.

    https://aliexpress.com/w/wholesale--led-rgb-controller-24v.h…

    The cheapest controller is only a few dollars, and has an infrared remote. You can also get ones with bluetooth or wifi.

    This might work:
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004251106612.html

    have fun! (if it ain't fun, don't bother)

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