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Mood lighting...

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I'm working on a project at the moment using Arduino and a pair of blinkm maxm's. I'm replacing the reading lights on my headboard and adding a little mood lighting to go along with it. The control panel has two buttons that control what to display, and I'm pretty sure I have it all figured out, except I want to run a few details past someone with more experience in these matters than myself.

A demonstration and pictures...
http://imgur.com/a/oDWnX
http://youtu.be/qACO4ZCMQuU

Is it safe for me to power a couple of BlinkM MaxM's through CAT6 cable? It's 24AWG solid core copper cable that I'm using, and I don't expect a problem, but it's been on my mind since I started this thing.

Any questions or comments are appreciated.

Thanks

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Is it safe for me to power a couple of BlinkM MaxM's through CAT6 cable?
Shouldn't be a problem unless you are planning on extremely long cable runs.

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How long would be extreme?

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Which BlinkMs? 24 AWG is about 25 ohms per 1000 ft. For MaxMs driving high-power emitters, I'd keep it to a couple feet. For regular BlinkMs, you probably want to keep it under a mile :wink:

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Thanks! I appreciate your help!

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