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Safety Precautions
Please take the following precautions:
1.
This equipment, like all electrical equipment, should be installed by a qualified person.
2.
Do not expose these LEDs, dimmers or power supplies to intense electro-magnetic fields,
including lightning.
3.
The controllers and power supplies are not waterproof. Keep them dry.
4.
Always observe proper polarity.
When installing LED lighting, it is a good idea to follow this “dry-run” procedure:
1.
Be sure you have everything you need before you start.
2.
Lay out your lights and power supply on the floor or table.
3.
There is some resistance in the LED lighting. If you see any color fading or dimming at
the end of a long run, you may have too many LEDs for your power supply and you
might need a bigger supply or shorter runs. Use a bus structure as described in
rgb_manual.pdf. Call if you need assistance with larger projects.
4.
Connect everything and test it to be sure it works and you have it connected properly. It is
unlikely, but possible, that some part of your system is defective or was damaged during
shipment. If that is the case, it will be very helpful to you to know that before you do all
the work involved in installing custom LED lighting systems. You will also know if you
damage anything during installation, which is really helpful in trouble-shooting because
manufacturing defects and installation damage typically have very different solutions.
Once you have tested the system successfully, you are ready to install it. We recommend you
install LEDs, electronic controls and dimmers in such a way that you have access to them in case
they fail. All electrical components can fail.
