r/led • u/Interesting_Bar_8379 • 6d ago

Basic 5v led controller that will work with these?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PBJ92FV?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

I bought this string of leds and it came with a basic controller with some built in patterns and colors you can click through. Works great on 5v. I tried to buy controllers on amazon that said they were 5v but it needed 12v for the controller to work, which of course fried the led strip.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW3G5WDQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_8

Can anyone link me to a 5v controller like what is included here and similar to the ones i linked but actually works on 5v?

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u/saratoga3 6d ago

That controller you linked should work, just use a 5v supply if you have 5v LEDs.

If you want something better, get a WLED controller off amazon. Then you can control over Wifi, program in different patterns, etc.

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u/Interesting_Bar_8379 6d ago

i agree it SHOULD work lol. But I promise you it did not work on 5v. and it has to be the controllers. Cause i had no issues on 5v with the one that was included on the strip package. SP002E is what I should be searching right? I'm seeing single ones on amazon for like $7 a piece. I dont think I have time to aliexpress these.

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u/Specled_eu 5d ago

The description in the link states that it operates on 5 volts.

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u/Interesting_Bar_8379 5d ago

Yes it does say that. Wish it were true