What should be paid attention to when installing LED strips?
LED light strips have only really begun to enter people's lives in recent years. The installation of LED light strips is different from incandescent lamps and energy-saving lamps in the past, and the requirements for installers are higher. How to install LED light strips has become a new proposition. Today, I will walk with you to the relevant precautions for the installation of LED light strips.
1. Power connection method:
The general voltage of the LED light strip is DC 12V, so it needs to use a switching power supply for power supply. The size of the power supply is determined according to the power and connection length of the LED light strip. If you don't want each LED strip to be controlled by a power supply, you can buy a switching power supply with a relatively high power as the total power supply, and then connect all the LED strip input power supplies in parallel (if the wire size is not enough, it can be extended). Unified by the main switching power supply. The advantage of this is that it can be controlled centrally, but the inconvenience is that the lighting effect and switch control of a single LED strip cannot be achieved. The specific method can be measured by yourself.
2. There is a "scissors" mark for each meter: it can only be cut when the mark is marked, and the wrong or wrong cut will cause one meter to not light up! It is best to carefully look at the position of the mark before cutting, and cut it according to the unconnected place in the middle. .
3. Pay attention to the connection distance of the LED strip:
Generally speaking, the maximum connection distance of 3528 series LED strips is 20 meters, and the longest connection distance of 5050 series LED strips is 15 meters. If the connection distance is exceeded, the LED light strip will easily heat up, which will affect the service life of the LED light strip during use. Therefore, the installation must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer, and the LED light strip should not be overloaded.
4. Each light strip must be equipped with a special plug (plug with a transformer). When connecting, be sure to remove the transparent plastic cover, and then cover it after connecting the test light. Do not connect directly with a cover, it is easy to short circuit!
5. Outdoor installation:
Outdoor installation will be exposed to wind and rain. If 3M glue is used for fixing, the adhesiveness of 3M will decrease and the LED strip will fall off after a long time. Therefore, outdoor installation is often fixed by card slot, which requires cutting and connection. The method is the same as the indoor installation, but it needs to be equipped with waterproof glue to consolidate the waterproof effect of the connection point.
6. Indoor installation:
When the LED light strip is used for interior decoration, it is very simple to install because it does not have to withstand the wind and rain. Take the LED light strips produced by Huaxi Lighting Lighting as an example. The back of each LED light strip is affixed with self-adhesive 3M double-sided tape. Where it needs to be installed, just press it flat by hand. As for some places that need corners or are long, what should I do? Very simple, the LED light strip is a circuit structure composed of 3 LEDs in series and parallel, and every 3 LEDs can be cut off and used alone.
7. Controller connection:
LED marquee strips and RGB full-color strips need to use controllers to achieve changing effects, and the control distance of each controller is different. Generally speaking, the control distance of a simple controller is 10 to 15 meters. The control distance is 15 to 20 meters, and the longest distance can be controlled to 30 meters. If the LED strip has a long connection distance and the controller cannot control that long strip, then a power amplifier needs to be used to tap.
8. When the light strip is installed, it is generally placed in the light trough, and it can be placed straight, or it can be fixed with a thin rope or thin iron wire. For external or vertical installation, additional clips and tail plugs are required. The original clip is fully transparent. If it is installed outdoors, it is best to put waterproof glass glue on the tail plug and plug after installation, so that the waterproof performance is better.
When installing LED light strips, be sure to follow the concise product instructions and use the correct method for installation. If excessive distortion or incorrect installation methods are used, it will easily cause damage to the light strip, reduce the service life of the light strip and even cause The light strip is not bright, which is not conducive to the maintenance of the light strip. Consumers must pay attention to the above points when installing the light strip.
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