Tools and Products used in this Project: 100ft Led Strip Lights: amzn.to/3KJwTiC LED Light Strip Connectors: amzn.to/3kCcmSj Soldering Iron Kit: amzn.to/3KGWvfM
Thank you this video is very valuable and has helped me fix my daughter's LED strip. 🎉 a big thank you ! Your explanation is very easy to understand and straightforward 😊
Thank you very much it helped me cut my backlight with my tv it was so long it was a 20 inch strip and i cut in the same direction in the lines thank you this very helped now my backlight is a little shorter!!
Thank you so much! I was cleaning my room for the brother and added some leds to his dresser, but i was afraid it would be too long and i was too scared to cut. This taught me how to:)
You can use any connector, it’s just important that you connect your LED strip to the same connector pins. Use a connector with 4 pins if you have it, but use first 3 pins to connect tour LED on both sides of the connector
Im sad now, i connect my led with copper and now half of my led strip can't light up, probably i mess it up. All my saving is gone for this thing and now i mess it up😞
I'm so sorry to hear that. Not all hope is lost, you can try to cut your LED cable on the next cutting line, and then try to reconnect it, maybe there is just a problem with those connectors in their current position. Don't throw it away, try to reconnect it on a different place! Good luck!
@@ayoub_kun9717 its 35 bucks for 10 meters in my country. And i need 20 metters so that would be 70 bucks. Plus I'm a student living in third world country. Many things are not cheap.
Very good tips, my led always blinking and now I know the problem it was due to the +ve and -ve cross touching each other; that why I now know people tape it. Thanks
Excellent, I’m glad this helped you! I also had similar problems with one of my LED strips, had to disconnect everything to figure out that I had the same problem. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you, you need to connect your strips with wires using a connector or solder them together. Just recently I have made one video on soldering LED strips together, with a little bit of practice you can solder wires to your LED strips and make the 15-inch gap between: How to Connect LED Strips - Soldering Connectors, Wires and More ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MeSnCjfNNdQ.html
Hi, you seem knowledgeable about this topic. I have a 25 meter led light strip. The first 15 meters work, but the remaining 10 meters don't light up. Is it possible i just cut the junction where it started to not light up then connect them again with a 4 pin connector? Or does the new 10 meters cut will require a new power controller? Thank you
Hi there, you could be right, maybe just the connection between 15 and 10 meters is somehow not ok, fabric mistake maybe. 25 meters should work without any problem on one power controller, so I recommend cutting between 15 and 10 meters, and reconnecting it with the connector, if it's not working cut to the next cutting line and reconnect it. If the connection point is good, you should have a working 24,5 - 24,9 meters LED strip. Good luck 👍
@sabcue you are very welcome. Try with connectors, or try to solder it if you can. The last solution would be to buy a new power controller and connect the remaining strip to the new controller. Good luck and all love from Bosnia ❤️👍
@Roblox-Boy143 hehe thx that comment really means a lot to me. No need for any tips, I'm glad that you have found this video useful. (If you order anything from Amazon, you can do it through the links in the video description, I'll get a small tip from Amazon then :) )
Subbed cos of the way you said ‘Adhesive’ 🤣 Man what a straight to the point video, thank you 🙏 quick question which you may or may not be able to answer… I just bought the Tapo 930-5, which says ‘cuttable’ on the box… but says that the excess you cut off then ‘cannot’ be used… I’ve bought those extending clips, right and angles and three way t junction type connectors.. but do you know if they will work once cut? Again thanks for your informative video 😎🙌
Hehe thank you brother, accent can soud funny sometimes to say the least 😂😂 Look, if that strip has clear cutting lines, and if you can peel off strip protection to expose carbon connectors, than there is realy no reason it wouldn’t work. Cut last piece of your strip and try it (cut just 10cm or wherever last cutting line is). Good luck bro 🤜🤛
@@rookie.handyman top man bro, it does indeed have clear cutting lines/scissor icons and you can expose the copper, so I thought what you’ve just said, I wonder if it’s just to stop people doing it themselves but then they void the warranty anyway 🙈 I will cut the first section I can away and reattach using those clips and let you know replying on here if it worked or not. All the best fella 👍
Yup, usually every longer strip LED works the same, if you can expose those copper connectors and make good connection with them it should work for sure. And yes, you are totaly correct, I also think they male these warnins just to prevent us from exploring what we can do with it! Go for it bro 💪👍👍👍
You can either use a connector (many variants to buy online) or you can solder two strips together with a soldering iron. I think that the third way doesn't exist 😕
not working for me unfortunately, my led strip has 3 copper lines not 4, would this change anything? also what tool did you use to remove the rubber layer?
You can use any knife you have to remove the rubber layer, the utility knife is the best, and it doesn't matter if you have only 3 wires, you can connect it with a connecter the same way just make sure you connect the wires to the same copper connectors on both sides of the connector. Hope this helps 👍
what !? you flip the strip lights upside down on top the connectors, rather than sliding in it in between the connector clips. other YT videos, they show theirs sliding in between the clips, who's correct on this ??
As long as you connect blue to blue, red to red and so on it will work for sure, I have not tried it with fliping option, but maybe it can work, give it a try! 👍
I'm sorry, but I do not fully understand your question. I will use what I need after the connector and I will cut off the rest of the LED strip. Both strips are turned the same way, so they both will stick under the kitchen drawer unit.
There is no need to complicate anything, if you have enough length in the strip just cut it where you need it, if not connect it with connectors, if you have any experience in soldering, you can easily solder two strips together. That is it 👍👍👍 Glad it worked for you 👍👍👍
Of course, you can use wires that come together with a bigger pack of LED strips, they have the same color (red, blue, green…) and they are flexible in length so you can make whatever you want 👍👍
I have a question about led lights, could I connect many and solder led lights to one sensor? How many strips, i.e. meters, can I do with one sensor per charger
If it’s not specified on LED instruction papers, than you have to do it by experimenting. It depends on charger strenght, but you should be able to connect at least 20-30 meters of LED strip to one charger. Good luck 👍
At first my strip lights is working perfectly but after 3 days they blink continuously.. Plz tell m what happened to them.. Are they demage or defected
@samrajavaid6122 It’s probably a problem with a connection somewhere. Please check the connection point of the LED strip and cable, there should be a small connector with pins, check the connection of your plug and outlet, if it's wobbly that can be a problem also. When you connect your strips to power for the first time default state is blinking all the time and then you set your programs, it could be that there’s a break somewhere and it resets your LED strips.
@shuminli-bg2yv You can solder these little connectors with ease. I struggle a lot to get that good-looking connection, any good tips from your experience?
@@rookie.handymanactually you will need good tin wire and different size of soldering tip with different shape. For mini points,have to use small soldering tip
@@rookie.handyman if the tin wire contain done inpurities,some tin beads may explore and hurt your hands. Whats more,a correct size and type of soldering tips is.also very important. Sometimes we solder 3mm width led.strip
Yeah, if you have small pieces of LED strip, you still need a separate transformer and controller to make it work, maybe better to buy a new package with everything and connect your strips to it if needed 👍
In this video, on 3:10 mark, I have installed one extention cable, so that light is bit far away from plug in cable and adapter, is this something you are looking for?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V3CTIkIgHTM.html
I wasted mine before watching. Cut them wrong and put them up everywhere. Frustrating. Should have just bent it. I’d know for next time and to put painters tape down first
Do you by sticking mean how to glue led strips to the wall or cabinet or whatever? There’s always glue on the back of the LED strip, but over time it loses its stickiness, so I also use separate glue to glue my older LED strips to the hard surfaces. Good idea, I will make one video about it, thank you 👍
@@Memto274 Yes you should put your glue on the backside of the LED strip, if the original glue is not strong enough, feel free to put some additional glue on it. And I'm thanking you for your idea, it's always easier to make a new video when I know there's a need for it. 👍
Connector and strip are of different sizes, making the led points not aligned. I feel ripped off rn, as amazon was the one that recommended the combo...
Yes, you need to make sure that the number of pins is the same on the LED strip and on the connectors, you can also solder it with wires, but again, the number of wires and LED connectors must be the same 👍
Yes, you need to make sure that the number of pins is the same on the LED strip and on the connectors, you can also solder it with wires, but again, the number of wires and LED connectors must be the same 👍
Then you have some very special LED strip and it probably can't be cutted. You need to cut it on the marked area if you want it to work properly. In this video, you can see different types of LED strips and as you can see, all of them are cut on scissors marks: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MeSnCjfNNdQ.htmlsi=HauHWnR3Ds0EA45F
You can do it the same way as in the video, just extend your strip using manufactured connectors and you can make it as long as you like. Just make sure it is not exposed to rain, it gets broken pretty quickly when it's exposed to rainy conditions 👍👍
Soldering is a fire hazard if you touch the tip onto anything but the connecting parts. Its pretty simple just as long as you keep your hand steady its not hard
Yes, of course, you can reuse any part of the LED strip, from 20cm to 2 meters, you just have to reconnect it. Here are some easiest ways to solder it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MeSnCjfNNdQ.htmlsi=VnIWRPtbe2DNAFDH
@futbol1972 The limit is when you see your led strip losing power, when it starts to “dim” it self. But LED adapters are usualy powerfull enough to power 100m strip, that should be enough for you I think 😁😁
@how.to.channel ok so I can plug in one roll 65.5ft) with the power supply it came with to outlet , then to join the other roll (another 65.4ft) I just have to ✂️ the one that is pluged in and the one I wanna join too correct? Then to join them use one of the jumper connectors, and do the same thing with the 3rd roll (25ft)??? each roll came with its own power supply. I just need one power supply fir all of them correct?? This other guy told me I need it a DC power block, he told me I can't conn2ct thoese te a power outlet??
@futbol1972 I really see no reason why this cant work. Power supply from first roll is strong enough to power all 3 of them, it’s going into the power grid so you have enough power input. Just to be safe, you can cut second roll at its end and then connect it to the first roll just to see how strong is the light, if its all good than cut all of them however tou want. I also had 2 rolls from 50ft, cutted the second one and everything worked perfect. Good luck!
I domt have a solder iron gun. But i do have my jstandard and know how to solder. The type of tip you used is too big and gets too hot and could damage the small strip. Depends on which heat tip you got though but just based on what i see
The part with the adapter and plug in will always work, if you want to extend it you need to reconnect an additional length. But no need to reconnect it if you just want to shorten the original strip 👍
@simbathelionkingcat It can easily last from five to ten years if connected properly, I have had one in my garage 7 years now, working without any problems
1. You can solder led strip to led strip with a soldering iron 2. You can solder the led strip to wires and then to other led strip 3. You can do these two options without soldering but with connectors. Those are your options if I understood you correctly 👍👍
When you have a project where you need a lot of LEDs, you need to connect some more to extend to the desired length, or to go around the window maybe….
@bethanypainter5575 You can try to cut it at the very end of the strip cable, just to see if your cable will work, and than move your cutting line where you need it. Hope you have some small cable to try it first 🙂
I’m sorry to hear that. Here’s a detailed guide on how to bend LED strips: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WLDeC8wkDT4.htmlsi=Cm7nv_WEKLxgyrgz
