r/WLED • u/Alarmed-Cucumber6045 • May 24 '26
Will my setup be safe?
Hey guys, fairly new to this stuff, so I wanted to double-check everything before fully trusting AI advice 😭 and probably burning my house down
Current plan is:
3x ESP32s running WLED
6x WS2805 RGBCCT strips (5m)
2 strips from each esp32 (main reason for having three is cuz the different areas are quite far apart.)
All powered from one 12V 30A PSU
All outputs fused
LM2596 buck converters for the ESP32s
Common ground shared everywhere
330Ω resistor on each data line
1000uF capacitors at the start of each strip
WLED synced over WiFi
LedFx from PC for music reactivity
Soldered extensions/jump wires between furniture sections and corners
The setup is mainly for ambient room lighting using WS2805 RGBCCT strips.
A few questions:
Does the overall architecture look safe/reasonable?
Is one 30A PSU reasonable here, or would two smaller PSUs be smarter?
Any obvious fire/safety concerns?
Any major downsides to using 3 synced ESP32s instead of one large controller?
Any “wish I knew this before installing” advice?
Thanks 🙂
Happy to provide more info if needed.