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    24v powered LED stand light

    I am setting up a new 57 gallon Reef Savvy tanks that will be controlled by a 2016 Apex. One of the neat things I added is an LED light inside the stand that is powered by one of the 24v outlets on the EB832. When I open the cabinet door, it opens the magnetic switch which triggers the Apex to provide power to the LEDs.
    I used the following parts.

    · 12-Inch TrueLumen Pro LED strip

    · Neptune DC24 10′ Bare Cable

    · Neptune breakout box

    · Directed Electronics 8600 Micro Magnetic Switch

    · Some heat shrink tubing

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    Neat! I will definitely look into this kind of setup for my next build!

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    Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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    Would I be able to splice in a different LED strip light? All I can find on Amazon are 12V options. Does it have to be a 24V unit to be used with the 24V line?

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    You can always use a voltage converter to drop from 24v to 12v if the only light you are finding are 12v.

    I used on of these to drop the 1Link voltage to 12v and it works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Rob

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    Quote Originally Posted by rlauer View Post
    You can always use a voltage converter to drop from 24v to 12v if the only light you are finding are 12v.

    I used on of these to drop the 1Link voltage to 12v and it works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Thanks!

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