I see . So my calculations are just being overly conservative . The strip isn ' t waterproof . I plan to cut out a small section to testmeasure . I don ' t believe it ' s possibleaccurate to test it without cutting it correct ? I have a bench supply based off an LM 317 which max out at 1 . 5 A so I can only test a short section with it . So I just measure the voltage drop over a single section of the entire strip without cutting it ? <| sep |> so mine should evolve soon , thanks man <| sep |> I was thinking that , thanks for clearing it up for me . <| sep |> Did they fail though ? I don ' t know the answer myself . But I can definitely see how they would , and are attempting , to use everything that has happened to their advantage . Especially in regarded to squashing down on fake news and getting people okay with the idea of censorship . These are all things they ' ve had to by and large keep in the shadows , but now they are beginning to operate right out in the open , as society is so disillusioned they are buying into it . I don ' t think they intended for Trump to win , but they also knew it ultimately didn ' t matter , their systems of control will remain no matter whos in power . They damn well did intend to get the public to this point though .