I have an issue where I switch LED strips on and off using a mosfet. The gate voltage is (~6VAC). This switches a the LED strips with a 12VDC source. It works well with the single color LED strips. However, when I tried to switch a RGB controller (also 12V DC), I get different results.
The LEDs work, but they are very dim. It almost seems like the mosfet is not allowing enough current to pass through it to drive the controller. The mosfet is rated for more than enough current(max draw on the controller is 6A and the FET is rated for 10A. I am probably drawing less than 1A for the small # of leds I am using).
I also tried a bridge rectifier on the gate input and smoothed it out with a cap. This yielded the same result. This is the first time I have used a MOSFET so it's new territory to me. Any thoughts as to what the issue could be???
Thanks for any info.
The LEDs work, but they are very dim. It almost seems like the mosfet is not allowing enough current to pass through it to drive the controller. The mosfet is rated for more than enough current(max draw on the controller is 6A and the FET is rated for 10A. I am probably drawing less than 1A for the small # of leds I am using).
I also tried a bridge rectifier on the gate input and smoothed it out with a cap. This yielded the same result. This is the first time I have used a MOSFET so it's new territory to me. Any thoughts as to what the issue could be???
Thanks for any info.