Safely use power supply

Questions
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Hi,

I want to make my own Ambilight with WLED and Hyperion. My TV is 55" and stands on a cabinet. In the future I would like to mount it on the wall.

I have a 5v10A power supply. I want to use 60 leds/meter (SK6812). With 3 meters (180 leds), the power supply can provide enough power. 3 meters is about the length I need with the tv on the cabinet. But when I mount it, I need 3,8 meters.

  1. Is it possible to disable leds at the start and end of the ledstrip with WLED? So I can use a 4 meter ledstrip (but disable the leds behind the TV stand so they wont use any power)?
  2. And when I mount my TV and use all (=240) the leds, can I use the current limit in WLED to limit it to what the PSU can provide? And is this safe?

Thanks!

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  1. Sure, but all addressables use power even when off.

  2. That’s what it’s for.