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LED Strip Wiring Guides

Discover essential tips for wiring LED strips in this focused category. Our concise guides cover everything from secure connections and power management to soldering techniques and connector use. Ideal for both beginners and professionals, these reso

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Choosing the Right LED Strip for Your Project

Introduction. Selecting the correct LED strips is crucial for achieving the desired lighting effect in your space. This guide will help you navigate through the various types of LED strips and understand the key considerations, including lighting typ

Soldering LED Strips: A Step-by-Step Guide

This guide will walk you through the process of soldering LED strips like a professional. Soldering LED strips is a fundamental skill for customizing the length and layout of your lighting projects.

Cutting LED Strips: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction. Cutting LED strips is a fundamental skill for customizing the length to fit specific project requirements. It's a straightforward process but requires precision to ensure the functionality of the strip isn't compromised. This guide will

Volts, Amps (current), resistance (Ohms) and power

Let’s start with a look at the common terms used in electricity: Volts, Amps (current), resistance (Ohms) and power. Everyone should have a ‘gut feel’ for what happens in a water sytem. In Fig 1 below you’ll agree that the higher I make the tank on t

Understanding LED’s

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, and a diode is an electronic device that conducts current in only one direction. The comparison in Fig 6 shows how the water in the pipe gets stopped if the water tries to flow in the other direction. Actually, th

Choosing the right LED type

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode.  It is much more than just a small globe – it is a semiconductor device which conducts  DC in one direction and emits light when the voltage across it is somewhere between 1.7 and 2.7V and the current through it i

How to wire the system

How NOT to wire the system. Do not run wiring over sharp corners, use conduit:. Wiring was run over a corner and roofing contractors dragged roof sheets over the wiring causing a serious fire. Had the wiring been in conduit this may have been prevent

How to prevent LED strips from breaking - heat warning

Many persons are under the impression that LED strips do not let off any heat. While the heat emitted is a fraction of what traditional light sources emit, it is still enough to damage vital components on the strip if not dissipated. This in turn wil