# Setting up the light source

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**Created:** [December 6, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/setting-up-the-light-source/2853 "2024-12-06T09:52:39Z")\
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This is what I have right now:

> **[datenblatt-led-streifen-12250.pdf](https://www.led-konzept.de/mediafiles/Datasheets/datenblatt-led-streifen-12250.pdf)**
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> 421.98 KB

> **[UF-20V24\_DataSheet\_DE.pdf](https://www.illuburg.de/download/datasheet/cv_slim/UF-20V24_DataSheet_DE.pdf)**
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> 761.08 KB

(They’re only in German, sorry).

I suspect I should’ve gone with a constant current strip? Can I just use a different power source?  
@Manuel_Angel How do you power your lamp?

@cpixip: I tried restarting the camera (assuming that camera.stop() is the correct command), but it didn’t change anything about the banding characteristics.

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