How to wire 12v lights

[GeeTwo]

If you do not need to turn them off, direct wiring to the PDP is allowed and very easy. If you have multiple strings, use a splice away from the PDP, as only one wire is allowed in each PDP connector.

If you do need/want to turn them off, a spike relay is the easy way to do it, though a 12V relay module is also workable, and can be switched from a DIO rather than requiring the current of a relay port. At this hour, you'll probably have to use what you have on hand.

[Fusion_Clint]

I have to ask, did you plug them into the 12 Volt side of the VRM and not the 5 Volt side? Remember that only the D-link can be plugged into the 12 volts 2 amp slots on the VRM.

We put ours directly to the PBP, with a manual switch to allow us to change between blue or red so that we can match our alliance color.

[zeldathegood]

If we can go direct we are good. Thank you all so much for your last minute help. Good luck to all of you.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Fusion_Clint

I have to ask, did you plug them into the 12 Volt side of the VRM and not the 5 Volt side? Remember that only the D-link can be plugged into the 12 volts 2 amp slots on the VRM.

We put ours directly to the PBP, with a manual switch to allow us to change between blue or red so that we can match our alliance color.

If the LEDs are 12V, they would not work in the 5V terminals. I had assumed that they were legally wired into the 500mA 12V terminals of the VRM.