Arduino uno with 10m led string

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Hello!

I'm new in the arduino world, at first I was wondering what is the maximum amperage that my arduino uno can resist if nothing is connected on pins

I want to control a 10meters led string rgb, which works with 6ampers and 9volts, can i do it directly or should i use a transistor?

Thanks to all

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hernancar2o:
I want to control a 10meters led string rgb, which works with 6ampers and 9volts, can i do it directly

No.

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You should use external power supply which can handle 6 Ampere and Power MOSFET or Transistor with Arduino's PIN.

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9V is rather odd for an LED strip, is this some hacked xmas-tree lights? 12V is
more common for strips and easier to find a power supply for (in the 6A range).

There are examples of how to control high current loads in the playground I believe.