I’m a goalie at Utah Tech. I was excited to play college lacrosse — then rent, food, tuition, lax fees, and gas showed up. I had to build something to help pay. My crazy robotics dad and a cool neighbor who knows electronics helped me put this together: a 36-volt WLED controller for Govee Pro — and a few other high-power strings. Two ports ready. Add two more. Four channels either way. 22 ready to go. $299 + shipping.
Open-source WLED · 1-year warranty · 22 ready to ship from Utah
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36V
No buck converter. No drama.
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Two ports ready. Add two more.
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Off means off. Hear the click.
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We build it here.
Spark V1 · 22 ready to ship
36V 4-channel WLED controller
I wanted something unique I could sell. Native 36V for Govee Pro — and a few other high-power strings too. Ships with two ports ready, plus the ability to add two more. Either way, you get four channels. Relay that clicks the lights all the way off. Assembled in the USA.
AReady
BReady
CAdd on
DAdd on
Two ports included. Add two more when the garage and patio join the party. Four channels either way.
Native 36V for Govee Pro — and a few other addressable strings too
Four channels — two ports ready, two more you can add. Either way, you get four
Onboard power-saving relay — off is actually off, not a dim black that still sips 36V
Open-source WLED pre-installed — 100+ effects, Home Assistant, re-flash anytime
Built for the long haul — weatherproof enclosure, fused outputs, 1-year warranty
Hand-assembled in the USA
$299
+ shipping at checkout · first run of 22 · ready to ship from Utah
Rent, food, tuition, lax fees, gas. I built a controller to help pay.
You name it. The controller is portable. Put the lights on whatever you’ve got — then take the setup with you. Same board. Same 36-volt strings. Not glued to one roof.
A 12V car battery will not run these by itself. Govee Pro (and this board) want 36 volts. At the house, garage, shed, office, or room: use the 36V wall brick that came with the lights. In a car, boat, or hangar: you need a 12V-to-36V boost converter sized for the watts, or a 36V battery pack. Don’t clip 12V straight to the board. Email a photo if you’re not sure: info@utahlightcontrollers.com.
Open-source WLED · 100+ effects
Not just white.
Same pucks. Different night. Christmas, game day, Halloween, or a rainbow because you can. Hit an effect in WLED and the house keeps up.
Premium-looking lights. A brain that isn’t a trap.
36V, no converter tax
Built for Govee Pro 36V — and it plays with a few other high-power addressable strings too. Same rail as the lights. No extra box sweating on the roof.
Two ports now. Four channels always.
It ships with two ports ready to run. Need the garage and the patio? Add two more. The board is four-channel either way — A, B, C, and D in one enclosure.
The click of true off
WLED “black” still burns 36V all summer. This board has a relay. Hit off, it clicks, the strings go dead. Zero phantom draw. Cooler supply. Longer life. Your meter will send a thank-you note.
Open-source, obviously
Pre-flashed WLED, 100+ effects, Home Assistant, MQTT. No vendor app. No cloud tantrums. Re-flash anytime — the firmware is yours.
USA. Small batch. Real email.
I put it together with my crazy robotics dad and a cool neighbor who knows the insides of this stuff. We assemble each unit here. If it breaks, I answer.
Built to live on a roof
Weatherproof enclosure, stainless latches, cable glands, fused outputs, onboard Omron relay. Permanent lights deserve a controller that doesn’t tap out in July.
Honest comparison
Keep the pretty lights. Ditch the boring brain.
I researched this: the expensive permanent-light companies look amazing, and Govee 36V already looks that good on a house. The stock brain is the part you outgrow — too few zones, locked firmware, an “off” that still sips power. Spark V1 is my drop-in for people who want WLED, four channels, and a real off switch — on a budget that still looks premium.
Typical 36V kitX Lighting Spark V1
Grady Gunter · #7 · Utah Tech Trailblazers goalie
Designed in Utah · Assembled in the USA
I was excited to play. Then college got expensive.
Rent, food, tuition, lax fees, gas. I had to build something.
I’m Grady Gunter — Utah Tech Trailblazers goalie. I was excited to play college lacrosse. When I got there I realized how expensive things could be — rent, food, tuition, lax fees, gas, all of it. I had to come up with something to help pay.
So I designed Spark V1: a native 36-volt WLED controller with four independent channels and a relay that actually cuts power. Typical boards stop at one or two channels, skip 36V, and leave the strings sipping power all summer. Mine doesn’t. And it looks awesome. My crazy robotics dad and a cool neighbor who knows electronics helped me put it together. Two ports ready, add two more — four channels either way. We assemble each unit in the USA. I used AI to hustle this site. Every board that ships helps me stay in school and in the crease. Buy a board, fund a season.
Yes. That’s why I built it native 36V — Govee Pro already looks like the expensive installs. Keep the kit’s supply and pucks. WLED is pre-set for WS281x, SK6812, and Govee Pro RGBW / RGBWC. Confirm your connector and color order — Govee has shipped more than one revision. (Of course they have.)
What else does it run?
Govee Pro is the headliner. It also works with a few other high-power addressable strings — WS281x, SK6812, and similar 36V-friendly setups. If you’re not sure about your lights, email me a photo of the controller and a puck: info@utahlightcontrollers.com.
Can I run it off a 12V battery?
Not directly. A car battery is ~12 volts. These strings want 36. Plug the Govee 36V wall brick in at home. For a car, boat, or hangar with only 12V, you need a 12V-to-36V boost converter rated for your string’s watts (a typical Pro brick is around 108W, so that’s serious current on the 12V side) or a 36V pack. A cigarette-lighter adapter is not enough. Email me before you buy a booster if you want a sanity check.
Are they actually portable?
The controller is. Take it from the house to the garage, the shed, the office, a room, a parked car, a hangar — you name it. The lights go where you can feed them 36 volts. Not FAA-certified airplane lighting. Not a 12V drop-in. Same board, different roof.
Why four channels?
The board is four-channel — A, B, C, and D. It ships with two ports ready to run. Need more house? Add two more. Either way, you get four channels. Eaves and garage now, porch and patio later, one enclosure. Christmas and game-day at the same time. You’re welcome.
How does the onboard relay save power?
When the lights are off, a relay on the board physically cuts power. They draw zero watts — not a fake-black that still sips 36V all summer like it paid rent. That’s the electric bill. Also easier on the supply and the lights over years on the roof.
Is it open source?
The firmware is open-source WLED (EUPL v1.2). Boards leave Utah pre-flashed. Join Wi-Fi, open the browser UI, 100+ effects plus Home Assistant. Re-flash anytime. No vendor lock-in, no “please update the app.”
Who designed this?
Me. Grady Gunter. Goalie at Utah Tech. I was excited to play college lacrosse, then rent, food, tuition, lax fees, and gas showed up. I had to come up with something to help pay — so I built this four-channel controller (two ports ready, two more you can add). My crazy robotics dad and a cool neighbor who knows electronics had my back. I used AI to hustle this site. Email me: info@utahlightcontrollers.com.
How do I buy one?
Pay $299 + shipping with Stripe. I’ve got 22 ready to ship from Utah. Questions come to me: info@utahlightcontrollers.com — a person, not a ticket abyss.
What's the warranty?
One year on craftsmanship. Weatherproof enclosure, fused outputs, onboard relay. If something’s off, email me. I’ll act like I built it, because I did.
First run of 22 · ready to ship
Buy a board. Fund a season.
$299 + shipping. Native 36V. Two ports ready, two more you can add, four channels either way. I designed it because college lacrosse is expensive — rent, food, tuition, lax fees, gas. Dad and the neighbor helped. 22 are ready to go. You get a cooler house. I get to keep playing.
