{"id":438,"date":"2013-03-15T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmodelrailroads.wordpress.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2015-04-25T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T00:52:45","slug":"old-computer-power-supply-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/old-computer-power-supply-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert a Computer Power Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Power supply installed in the back of the layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been using\u00a0strip\u00a0LEDs for my layouts since they became affordable. Although most people think of LEDs as low power consumers, try stringing a few hundred together. My Mound City 1862<\/a> layout uses two LED strips of about 6.5 feet each and they are high density (120 \u00a0LEDs\/M). One strip is warm white and the other is cool white. Each alone gave a color I felt was either too blue or too beige. The two mixed\u00a0together\u00a0gave what I felt was a nice balanced color that I found pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n

Having insufficient power will lead to only some of the LEDs illuminating, irritating flicker or cause the LEDs to appear dim.\u00a0To calculate the power supply required for your LED strip, you need to know:<\/p>\n