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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tyromeo55" data-source="post: 1798467" data-attributes="member: 1719"><p>why do you want a dimmer for it?  Mood?   Ive installed a ton of that stuff and its pretty neat and cost is little.  I dont really understand.  Are you wanting to put two strips side by side and two runs of 9 feet (36 total feet) or just two runs 9 feet long for a total of 18 feet of lights?  That strip shows a draw of 2 amps per 5 meters (16.4 feet)  that power supply and dimmer combo would handle up to 4 full strips.  so either way you are more then good there.  You should put the power supply inside some sort of vented junction box since the primary wires are exposed  Use a decent size wire for your secondary size  Id start with an 18/2</p></blockquote><p></p>