RGB Question

[NapoleonJonamite]

I'm building a PC for a friend as he's in need of a platform upgrade and a case that actually has all the side panels (Don't ask). I wanted to add a 12v RGB strip I had leftover from a two pack I bought for my PC, but I don't have a cable to connect it from a daisychain to a 12v header. I have a daisychain cable, but the only daisychain I can connect it to is for the 5v A-RGB from the Phanteks P360A. Would connecting a 12v strip into a 5v daisychain be bad? If so, how?

[IPD]

Off hand, shouldn't be as bad as the other way around, but won't work properly.  Depending on the strip/power supply, RGB will either show up extremely dim, or will flicker.

[LogicalDrm]

On 10/7/2021 at 8:04 PM, NapoleonJonamite said:

Would connecting a 12v strip into a 5v daisychain be bad? If so, how?

Yes. Because the pinout is different.

Edited October 9, 2021 by LogicalDrm

[NorKris]

connecting a  RGB strip/device to a ARGB header / end of a ARGB strip will make it only show a blue color. 

 

Other way around = dead ARGB 

[thrasher_565]

On 10/7/2021 at 10:04 AM, NapoleonJonamite said:

I'm building a PC for a friend as he's in need of a platform upgrade and a case that actually has all the side panels (Don't ask). I wanted to add a 12v RGB strip I had leftover from a two pack I bought for my PC, but I don't have a cable to connect it from a daisychain to a 12v header. I have a daisychain cable, but the only daisychain I can connect it to is for the 5v A-RGB from the Phanteks P360A. Would connecting a 12v strip into a 5v daisychain be bad? If so, how?

12v rgb is voltage controlled. you mix 3 colors to get 1 color. each color has its own ground and voltage so dimming it or making it brighterbe reducing and increasing the voltage. but go too low and it will be off.

 

5v argb has ground 5v and data witch sends data to each led making each one have a different color.  the 5v dose not change in voltage stays 5v all the time.

 

i sapos if you had an 5v rgb strip and you can plug in one led for one color at full brightness i guess...

 

this is the best video i can find the expanses what argb is and how it works.

 

 

Edited October 10, 2021 by thrasher_565