Using the left-over bit of LED strip light

TobyQuest

TobyQuest

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Ive just installed a short strip of this.
You can just cut off the excess length you dont need and the lights still work.
Now that ive got a load of left over length, can i still use this? if so , how?
 
I put a piece In the Loo wired up to a PIR movement detector, switches on when you open the door but quite low level of light So not to disturb sleeping occupants.
 
TobyQuest said:
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Ive just installed a short strip of this.
You can just cut off the excess length you dont need and the lights still work.
Now that ive got a load of left over length, can i still use this? if so , how?
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If it is the256 colour variety (4 wire end connection) you'll need another connector / controller.
 
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Does this come in different watts ? I got some off ebay and it's not very bright whereas some I was given is much brighter ?

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BusyBuilder said:
Does this come in different watts ? I got some off ebay and it's not very bright whereas some I was given is much brighter ?
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The basic number to look at is the lumens per metre. This gives the actual light output. Maybe the numbers won't mean much to you, but lumens is the only reliable way to tell the light brightness. Wattage is so outdated because it varies so much. Having said that, for LED strips, wattage per metre is a good guide to the brightness per metre.

They achieve the brighness per metre by the type and size of the LEDs themselves, and the number of LEDs per metre. They also usually tell you the watts per metre.

This is a good site for all the different types, and the connectors, remote controls etc. There are weatherproof versions, and metal channels to put them in if you want.

LED Lights & LED Lighting Solutions | Ultra LEDs

www.ultraleds.co.uk www.ultraleds.co.uk
 
BusyBuilder said:
Does this come in different watts ? I got some off ebay and it's not very bright whereas some I was given is much brighter ?
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The bright ones use A LOT of power. I searched the net for some bright ones for under the kitchen cabinets, they are nice and bright but use 2 amps per metre, and get hot. That is just as much as the mini flourscents they replaced. 🙄
 
Ive found with some LED lights whether they get hot or not depends.
For the same LED strip lights plugged into my solar generator use 2watts and never get hot and very bright. When run off my leisure system, use 12w, get hot and the same brightness.

For those RGB ones off ebay, the brightness gets less if the length of wire to the battery increases and also depends on how thin that wire is. When I plugged in a USB extension cable i noticed they were significantly less bright
 
TobyQuest said:
Ive found with some LED lights whether they get hot or not depends.
For the same LED strip lights plugged into my solar generator use 2watts and never get hot and very bright. When run off my leisure system, use 12w, get hot and the same brightness.

For those RGB ones off ebay, the brightness gets less if the length of wire to the battery increases and also depends on how thin that wire is. When I plugged in a USB extension cable i noticed they were significantly less bright
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Yes a small rise in voltage and the current can go through the roof. Your leisure battery system might well be 13.5v.
Our kitchen cabinets would probably start a fire at that voltage 🤔
 

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