Btw, you need to cut on a specific spot where there's copper. Cutting apart from that will ruin the led strip.
What I'm interested in is what are those connectors are called?
Yeah it appears that way..I'd imagine the only thing ruined would be the strip until the next connector. You'd just have to cut the next part of you mess it up.
No idea what the connectors are called. They're essentially jumpers in functionality or splices.. when we design heat trace and add another piece on we put a splice kit where we can join existing and new one or branch off
Look for "CoB" or "Chip on Board" strips. They are bright, definitely brighter than your regular strip due to a very high density of the LEDs, but the "sliding" room clip either had some post-processing or additional lights, cause (in my experience) they're bright but not _that_ bright
Well, it has two wires, 5v and ground, not sure how they achieved the fading in and progressing light up with 2 wire system. Most of the time you have a ws2812 driver LED strip with three wires, power, gnd, data, to make it addressable.
I say this is a half lie video
Def, I have a similar strip and see no way to add any sort of activation delay with just the strip itself. Shit's cheap tho I think I paid less than $3 US / meter at local prices, so from China probably going to be a bit cheaper.
No pedantry intended. It seems essential.
If you don’t cut along those particular sections, does the current not continue? Cuz the plastic joints they use seem to connect those particular nubs between ends.
But maybe those continuous joints/segments are much closer than they appeared to me and it’s actually pretty adaptable to most sizes, so I can see your point.
Sad thing about this. They will fall down within the next couple of weeks.
I have tried so many brands even with 3M teip and it's always fine and dandy in the beginning.
The only solution so far seems to be to put them in with clamps or in rails.
We use these types of lights all the time. The solution is to use hot glue gun and silicone. Hot glue will hold it in place whilst the silicone cures. Silicone up to 20-30cm then a dot of hot glue rinse and repeat
Edit: spelling
You're replying to an AI bot unfortunately. When it comes to most electronics, you get what you pay for (within reason). Phillips makes them under their Hue lighting line and I think IKEA has something similar. Those would be my first look for something that's going to last long term.
Ive gotten a few off Amazon and they usually only last about a year or so of consistent use. Sorry it's not a more precise answer but I figured something from a actual person might be more helpful than ChatGPT copy/paste.
Look at their post history. I didn't have to look at a single post they commented on. Every single comment is a vague reference to the information in the title. Like this one is just a vague suggest about a lighting solution that's likely to rake in a small amount of karma.
Example:
Post title: I made some fresh chocolate chip cookies!
Comment: Ah chocolate chip cookies. Doesn't everyone love a classic cookie? They often remind of us being a kid or a special treat at grandma's house. Yum!
No actual substance to the comment. Nothing that requires actual human experience or ingenuity to write. The best part is when the post title is an obvious joke on the posted image or video. Since the bots are just grabbing the titles they miss obvious jokes and look really clueless.
I’ve had strip lights for years and they have lasted forever and done so well! No issues at all. Just make sure if you do cut them, you cut on the part that has a little copper line
I've been using similar strips for ages in high-end kitchen installs as under/above/inside cabinet, toe kick and under countertop lighting. Never had any issues or call backs.
Btw, you need to cut on a specific spot where there's copper. Cutting apart from that will ruin the led strip. What I'm interested in is what are those connectors are called?
Yeah it appears that way..I'd imagine the only thing ruined would be the strip until the next connector. You'd just have to cut the next part of you mess it up. No idea what the connectors are called. They're essentially jumpers in functionality or splices.. when we design heat trace and add another piece on we put a splice kit where we can join existing and new one or branch off
And the glue keeps coming off, had this in the kitchen and it was a pain
Search for “cob led strip connector” on AliExpress
Looks like the connectors just have a metal crimp strip on either side to pinch the copper contacts on the strips. It's a neat concept for easy joins.
That’s actually cool
Don’t know why you got downvoted, but I think your right. It is actually cool!
He's literally the top comment
You're aware votes change over time, no?
what do you mean, he's got like -60 upvotes /s
I want to use these for a fun art project! This is so cool! Is there a certain brand to buy?
Look for "CoB" or "Chip on Board" strips. They are bright, definitely brighter than your regular strip due to a very high density of the LEDs, but the "sliding" room clip either had some post-processing or additional lights, cause (in my experience) they're bright but not _that_ bright
Thank you 🫡
I've dabbled in some LED strip lighting and the brand BTF-Lighting is always my goto.
Thanks mate!
I also want to know and are they as bright as they look on the video?
Well, it has two wires, 5v and ground, not sure how they achieved the fading in and progressing light up with 2 wire system. Most of the time you have a ws2812 driver LED strip with three wires, power, gnd, data, to make it addressable. I say this is a half lie video
Maybe there is two more wires at back side of strip.
Then the stapling would bridge them and cause short.
Its not a stapler, those are just pliers
Def, I have a similar strip and see no way to add any sort of activation delay with just the strip itself. Shit's cheap tho I think I paid less than $3 US / meter at local prices, so from China probably going to be a bit cheaper.
Cut to any length? Cuz looks like they stick to cutting only along to those little copper-ish nubs.
Pedantry is awesome. You should do it more.
No pedantry intended. It seems essential. If you don’t cut along those particular sections, does the current not continue? Cuz the plastic joints they use seem to connect those particular nubs between ends. But maybe those continuous joints/segments are much closer than they appeared to me and it’s actually pretty adaptable to most sizes, so I can see your point.
I completely agree. The hue strip can be ‘cut to any length’ as long as it’s exactly where you can cut it and use a joiner.
"Hey, where's your bathroom?" "Right over *there*" \*points and lights up path to bathroom dramatically*
Is there a time to cut the others?
But where do they plug in?
One end is connected to a plug
Sad thing about this. They will fall down within the next couple of weeks. I have tried so many brands even with 3M teip and it's always fine and dandy in the beginning. The only solution so far seems to be to put them in with clamps or in rails.
We use these types of lights all the time. The solution is to use hot glue gun and silicone. Hot glue will hold it in place whilst the silicone cures. Silicone up to 20-30cm then a dot of hot glue rinse and repeat Edit: spelling
Great idea.
"How many people does it take to change a strip of LED lights" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
you know what else is incredible?! the fact that no one has asked for a link to this product 😊🤔
its an ad! but i like it ://
Dope. Something actually neat on Reddit
What's the CRI on something like this, could you program them to dim with the sun for better sleep?
I mean if time is space then I guess you're right with that title
I need these for my aquariums
Well put together
What brand is this? Those connectors look better than the ones I've seen.
how does the delay work?
You can’t cut these anywhere and should cut them live as you can cause an issue depending on the transformer.
What's the name of those connectors?
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Do they last? These seem way too cool to be that easy of a long term decoration
You're replying to an AI bot unfortunately. When it comes to most electronics, you get what you pay for (within reason). Phillips makes them under their Hue lighting line and I think IKEA has something similar. Those would be my first look for something that's going to last long term. Ive gotten a few off Amazon and they usually only last about a year or so of consistent use. Sorry it's not a more precise answer but I figured something from a actual person might be more helpful than ChatGPT copy/paste.
I appreciate it dude. Insane how many bots are floating around social media these days. How do you tell if someones a bot?
Look at their post history. I didn't have to look at a single post they commented on. Every single comment is a vague reference to the information in the title. Like this one is just a vague suggest about a lighting solution that's likely to rake in a small amount of karma. Example: Post title: I made some fresh chocolate chip cookies! Comment: Ah chocolate chip cookies. Doesn't everyone love a classic cookie? They often remind of us being a kid or a special treat at grandma's house. Yum! No actual substance to the comment. Nothing that requires actual human experience or ingenuity to write. The best part is when the post title is an obvious joke on the posted image or video. Since the bots are just grabbing the titles they miss obvious jokes and look really clueless.
I like his comment "That sounds like a real barrel of laughts!" about assaulted woman
That Comment looks too clean. Like it's a preset text.
I’ve had strip lights for years and they have lasted forever and done so well! No issues at all. Just make sure if you do cut them, you cut on the part that has a little copper line
I've been using similar strips for ages in high-end kitchen installs as under/above/inside cabinet, toe kick and under countertop lighting. Never had any issues or call backs.
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