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Old 09-15-2015, 05:41 PM   #2
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If you have one channel for the halos then you can run one on full white before you hit the .5 amp limit. So I assume the Nightowls are 1 watt per color (Red, green, blue) 3 watts for white.
How many other strips is your controller powering? Wattage? Colors your trying to run?
If your controller cant put out enough power, I believe you can hook up the red wire going to the Nightowl driver to add a separate 12 volt line to prevent voltage drop.

Below is from the install instructions.

Make the connections: Connect the red, green, blue, black wire from the LED driver to the LED controller. If the
controller can supply enough power (such as a NightOwl SL port), the red wire of the red/black bundle does not need
to be connected. Seal it off. This black wire DOES need to be connected to ground (could be the same ground as the
DRL bulbs).

I would wait for Joe to confirm this before doing anything though.
Try contacting him here on the forum
Joe@NightOwlLEDs
or through their website.
https://nightowlleds.com/index.php?r...mation/contact
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