# Suggested maximum current for setup

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/suggested-maximum-current-for-setup/14495>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [May 19, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/suggested-maximum-current-for-setup/14495 "2025-05-19T19:09:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlackBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@BlackBird](https://wled.discourse.group/u/BlackBird)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/suggested-maximum-current-for-setup/14495/1 "2025-05-19T19:09:46Z")

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Hello all,

I am a rookie WLED enthusiast, but I do have some knowledge on electicity.

This is my planned setup:

- Three 1.6m long Sk6812 (60 LEDs/meter) strips (in other words, 3 strips of 96 LEDs)
- 5 volts, 30 amps power supply
- ESP32 controller

I’m still a bit confused as to how much power each LED draws. Website says “_R + G + B = mixed white 0.3W/LED. Pure white 0.1W/LED_”. Does that mean each LED draws a total of 0.4W?

The plan is to hook all three strips in parallel to the power supply. I thought it’d be best like this than hooking all strips in series; as that’d could cause voltage drop issues, making the strips unevenly lit.

**What do you think is the maximum current I can put through each strip without having my equipment malfunction?**

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![dedehai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/dedehai/32/7265_2.png) [@dedehai](https://wled.discourse.group/u/dedehai)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/suggested-maximum-current-for-setup/14495/2 "2025-05-19T20:12:14Z")

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