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DIY LED Connectors

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I built myself a radion pro clone. I want to rewire the lights so that way I can connect and disconnect the fixture. Right now its soldered together. I was looking at this from radioshack
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102496. Its rated at 5A, 500VAC for one minute. I have 2 180w 48v 3.75a dc power supplies and draw I believe a max of 5.4 A DC.

Will this work for me?
What else would you recommend instead if this does not work?
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Do you want to disconnect just the power supply or all the channels of LEDs you have?
I don't think what you linked is appropriate.
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rimai wrote:Do you want to disconnect just the power supply or all the channels of LEDs you have?
I don't think what you linked is appropriate.
I want to add what was linked to the housing I will build for my LEDs and another to the project box that houses the drivers and power supply. I will then connect the two via a custom terminated serial cable. I want to make it more wife friendly and be able to disconnect the led chips from the drivers and power supply easily. Right now its all soldered together.

Here is a link of my build http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/s ... hp?t=79655
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Are the drivers located with the LEDs or with the power supply?
How many wires do you need to connect?
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The drivers are Meanwell LDD and are with the power supplies. The drivers and the power supplies are located in the stand under by Biocube away from the LEDs. I have 7 channels and have will have 14 wires (2 per channel-one positive and one negative wire).
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I think those are not designed for your intended purpose. I'd look for another on at digikey.
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