This video came - once more - just in time for me.
I never studied EE and really struggle with all that analog stuff... so when I got a LED-Strip with a inrush current that could not be handled by the power supply, I was really prod of myself to introduce an inductor into the circuit.... I should add a diode!
Can anyone hint me to calculate an ideal inductor? The LED strip consumes 3,76A at 12V, the power supply is rated at 12V 4,17 A but does not really deliver on that, or better put: the internal protection circuits trip easily before reaching the nominal 50W.
Is there an easy way to calculate an inductor that would limit the inrush current to a reasonably slow curve? I was thinking 500ms until full power is reached (5 or 10T) but I guess the choke would be enormous and expensive.
best wishes
TOM