diff --git a/examples/BasicTest/BasicTest.ino b/examples/BasicTest/BasicTest.ino
index 25c7981..501b45c 100644
--- a/examples/BasicTest/BasicTest.ino
+++ b/examples/BasicTest/BasicTest.ino
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <OctoWS2811.h>
 
-const int ledsPerStrip = 120;
+const int ledsPerStrip = 80;        //this worked for me. 120 here gave me "RAM overvlowed.." error.
 
 DMAMEM int displayMemory[ledsPerStrip*6];
 int drawingMemory[ledsPerStrip*6];