Perhaps I should just stick to software development

It was supposed to hang straight, but I drilled the holes the wrong place, so there wasn't enough space, and I didn't feel like doing it over

Try
Fail
Learn
Repeat until fail becames Success

@shelladdicted it's a vicious cycle. :P

@Haxk20 help and advice is always appreciated. What I've done is to take the adapter that came with the led strip(the one in the picture), broke it apart, and took the pcb from inside of it. So I'm just asssuming here, but shouldn't that be safe? I'm literally using what came with the led strip.

And no I can't design a pcb, I'm really a noon at this. Just 2 months ago, I didn't even know the difference between volts and amps 😅

@Haxk20 you're most likely right, but currently I'm trying to learn so many different things in software dev, so for now my only demand for hardware is that it works 😅

This is an online circuit builder/simulator. It's especially good for people just starting out.

https://www.falstad.com/circuit/

TAKE THAT DOWN NOW YOUNG MAN

Meet my bitcoin ticker, hot glued on the wall

Or this thing

I think yours looks fine enough

Also starting to learn Electronics :D

lets help each other

@Gogeta70 Thanks for the tip :D

@sharktits What are you doing with that pringles bottle?

@GyroGearloose putting my dick in it

Is that an ESP8266 ?

Dude, that's a BIG safety hazard! The exposed power supply gives lots of opportunities for the 240V to go through the other circuits, causing a fire, or through your body if you touch it by mistake. Would be better if you kept the plastic enclosure.

Turn off your home breaker and get rid of that thing before that thing gets rid of you. Next time, use only power supplies that come with an enclosure (there are plenty of choices online)

@sharktits

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@sharktits Nice

@KasperNS noob tip from a noon, use the trAnsformers as is and use a voltimeter to detect the positive.
place the voltimeter to 20v , if it gives negative volts back wire is positive , if it gives positive, the red wire is positive

More safety tips from this noob.

Cut the cable and place a female header.

You can get the pieces, or if you think you're still to green, get a USB extension and cut it in half.

To check the polarity, repeat as before, connect it to a power bank or USB charger (take care to not touch the wires or it will go puff) and find the + and -.

Then add a button, or alternatively buy this:

https://aliexpress.com/item/...

I already have 3, they are perfect even to protect Arduino, like when I almost fucked a stepper.

@GyroGearloose thanks for the tips, will keep them in mind

Instructables to help.

(hope you at least read it, took me half an hour to get these ones specifically).

Sorry, mad about bad tutorials, not you of course.

I've used a tutorial yesterday and It had a bug... used a byte of 255, starting from 0, in a for (i=0;i<=255;i++), and found soooo many bad tutorials now.

https://cdn.instructables.com/FR9/...

https://cdn.instructables.com/FEC/...

https://instructables.com/id/...

https://instructables.com/id/...

https://instructables.com/id/...

:D

got a few to try myself, thank you:

https://instructables.com/id/...

https://instructables.com/id/...

https://instructables.com/id/...

@GyroGearloose wow thank you :D will definitely look into all of those!

@KasperNS No problem, my best ideas come when helping others.