Hi everyone,
Just got some of those light strips and was wondering if there's any tips, accessories that would be useful to get.
One thing is see that kasa doesn't seem to have are jumpers and extra power supplies. Any 3rd party stuff that anyone have tried?
Posted Dec 5, 2021, 6:49 PM UTC
Report back what you find and what you do for your final (or even intermediate) solutions.
I've got a non Kasa light strip plugged into a Kasa plug. I'd like to change my setup and was wondering if the Kasa strips would be the best solution since it's the same ecosystem.
Will do. Which non-kasa strip are you using?
Some no name China brand. It was cheap. Hence me looking into more sophisticated solutions.
Ironically though, it came with strip connectors and 90° corner adapters. More than what Kasa seems to support.
You can splice strips or join with standard RGBW (etc.) cable - the 'fatter' the better for reducing voltage drop.
There are no extra power supplies as those contain the chip and WiFi pieces sadly.
You mean an a jumper to separate sections? Haven't needed to do that, but if they aren't offered you can maybe track down the connectors they use, or solder 4-wire cable directly if capable.
I don't follow about "extra power supplies." The power supply is the controller. If you have separate strips you want to work together, you can group them in the app for the same brightness/colors. If you run more than 33' you have to use an additional power supply/controller.
Thanks.
For the extra power supplies/controllers, that would be for using discarded lengths.
Ah, their take is that you can't reuse them, but there are splice kits on Amazon. Can't guarantee they work with the Kasa but might be mentioned in reviews. Google RBGIC strip light connectors. Would still need a base unit, but they've come down in price a lot.