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Abnormal Wiring Scheme
BE AWARE DIYers!
I bought this cable specifically for my 3rd party LED strips from SuperBrightLeds, which conveniently uses this LC4 connector end. I thought "Great this Phantek cable is going to work out of the box!"
It does NOT. Phantek apparently uses their own 'custom' wiring scheme, so I had to actually cut and re-solder the end of the connector to get it to follow "standard" wiring of normal LED strips.
The standard RGB wiring scheme is 12V-G-R-B. With this cable, by the time it hits the LED strip, it's B-R-G-12V.
I've created a nifty diagram to show you what's going on, and how to fix it if you are decent at soldering. Basically it appears they've reversed some wiring so you have to buy both the Phantek branded cable (where wires get swapped around) and then the Phantek branded LED strip (where they re-swap the wires back to normal.)
Good luck.
October 2017 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase