Can I cut the wire after the 1st LED [electric tape the ends] and use the battery pack for just 1 LED?
186044
No. The circuits are wired in series. If it senses an open circuit , it has nothind to feed back to the module. Smaller battery operated led kits can be purchased from most atuomotive parts stores. I have had good luck with pep boys.
186045
I'm not sure if I understand what you're saying. But the length of the lights is short
1740758
You need longer wire....but it comes with maybe 1 inches of wire. I spliced 5 lights into one wire that goes to my battery and a toggle switch
1714393
You can cut it to any length. The strip consists of Three LEDs are in a series circuit over and over again in parallel. If it's cut short only the other 1 or 2 won't work. There is no need for soldering. But I suggest sealing the end with hot glue to keep moisture out if it's used outdoors
1964089
No,according to the seller this led strip ( the dream color led light strip ) is not ment to be cut. That said ,the three color led light strips that do not do the light show but change color as a strip can be cut into lengths as small as three LEDs as long as you wire them to the same controller or to multiple controllers . These can be run off a 12 volt source including a 12 volt battery. Hope this helps
1944377
If you are not interested in purchasing and soldering on a 4 pin male connector, then one option is to cut the wire to the lights with the male connector. Cut the wire between the male connector and the LED lights at approximately the half way point. Pull apart the four different color wires so that you can strip about a quarter inch of insulation from each wire. Do the same to the "extension" cable. Connect the male connector to one end and connect the other end of the cable to the LED lights. Be sure to connect like colors to each other (black to black, green to green, red to red and blue to blue). Use wire nuts or heat shrink insulators to protect the wires from touching each other. If you are not interested in purchasing and soldering on a 4 pin male connector, then one option is to cut the wire to the lights with the male connector. Cut the wire between the male connector and the LED lights at approximately the half way point. Pull apart the four different color wires so that you can strip about a quarter inch of insulation from each wire. Do the same to the "extension" cable. Connect the male connector to one end and connect the other end of the cable to the LED lights. Be sure to connect like colors to each other (black to black, green to green, red to... » Read More If you are not interested in purchasing and soldering on a 4 pin male connector, then one option is to cut the wire to the lights with the male connector. Cut the wire between the male connector and the LED lights at approximately the half way point. Pull apart the four different color wires so that you can strip about a quarter inch of insulation from each wire. Do the same to the "extension" cable. Connect the male connector to one end and connect the other end of the cable to the LED lights. Be sure to connect like colors to each other (black to black, green to green, red to red and blue to blue). Use wire nuts or heat shrink insulators to protect the wires from touching each other. « Show Less
1940434
Yes... Whether you are using 1,2,3 or 4 bulbs... You can cut the wires short, cap off with wire nuts... the other red or blue wires you don't use . For two bulbs you only need to use one yellow wire... Cut and cap the other yellow wire
2037769
you can if you replace the individual resistors but that will kill the leds faster so in short i would not try it
118870
Yes, and No. You can wire them up in a string, but if you're thinking of just connecting one to the next, that won't work. You can run only 3 of these in series using a current limiting resistor with a 12 V supply. What you can do is run several of these 3 LED strings, sort of one after another, but the wiring would be a bit trickier than just daisy chaining them. You may have noticed that some Christmas light strings have 3 or 4 wires in the string and they are achieving something similar to what I am describing. I don't know how to attach diagrams to this response, so I can't send you a schematic. Ledcalc.com is a good resource for figuring out the current limiting resistor value. It will even show you a basic schematic, which would need to be modified to get the string layout you want. The amount of time these would run depends on the capacity of the battery (which you didn't state), but generally they would run somewhere between many hours and several days continuously. Due to the rather narrow beam pattern of super bright LEDs you will probably be disappointed in the effect. For a decorative effect, you'd really want LEDs with a much wider beam pattern. Christmas light strings that run on 12V DC are sold and might have the lighting effect you desire without all that messy learning about Electronics, Mathematics, and soldering, It would be a plug and play solution, therefore quicker and easier for you. Perform a Google search for 12VDC Christmas lights. Interestingly, the first hit is for a set sold right here on Amazon.
1525709
HI... it doesn't look like you can replace the LEDs. The lighting strip is part of the overall circuit assembly.
1408626
They can be cut every 3 LEDs, in order to do what you want, I did the same thing essentially. I took speaker wire and soldered it to the corresponding places + and -, so yes you are able to do that. Hopefully this helps
741562
Yes, you'll need to either solder new wires to the contacts on the strip, or use the "any angle" connectors sold as: HitLights 8mm (SMD3528) Any Angle LED Light Strip Connector - 6 Inch (4 Pack)You will have to cut the quick connecting plug from the new power supply and cut the "any angle connector" wire in half, then just connect the wires red to red, black to black. Be sure you attach the connector to the LED strip red to + and black to -. You can use wire nuts, crimp connectors or solder with heat shrink tubing to make the new wire connection. Yes, you'll need to either solder new wires to the contacts on the strip, or use the "any angle" connectors sold as: HitLights 8mm (SMD3528) Any Angle LED Light Strip Connector - 6 Inch (4 Pack)You will have to cut the quick connecting plug from the new power supply and cut the "any angle connector" wire in half, then just connect the wires red to red, black to black. Be sure you attach the connector to the LED strip red to + and black to -. You can use wire nuts, crimp connectors or solder with heat... » Read More Yes, you'll need to either solder new wires to the contacts on the strip, or use the "any angle" connectors sold as: HitLights 8mm (SMD3528) Any Angle LED Light Strip Connector - 6 Inch (4 Pack)You will have to cut the quick connecting plug from the new power supply and cut the "any angle connector" wire in half, then just connect the wires red to red, black to black. Be sure you attach the connector to the LED strip red to + and black to -. You can use wire nuts, crimp connectors or solder with heat shrink tubing to make the new wire connection. « Show Less
1408627
It works just like a normal single led would work, so if its wired correctly you should be able to get the desired effect. Basically the strand its just an pre soldered led and resistor.
1072524
No, you have to purchase a splice kit that's designed for these since they are silicone coated. Only one end supplies your positive and negative lead wires.
1714390
YES there are three leds per section that can be cut. there maybe a connecter that can be used without soldering but I have not used it. they seem to be made for soldering with very small solder tabs.
1979147
On mine, there were two solid colored wires (blue & brown?), and one (yellow) with a stripe. When I opened the back of the light, I found that the striped wire just ended and was not connected to anything. My guess is that they found 3-lead wire cheaper than 2 or 4-lead so that's what we get. The other two solid wires seem to work interchangeably as + or -, so they apparently added circuitry to make them idiot-proof.Short Answer:Striped wire: Not usedOther two: Connect to 12V DC
1532153
I don't have the "pre cut" kit but I use mine all night every night in my kitchen. I have all together about12 ft. of these LEDS lights and no worries at all...they are just fine....and the lights are LEDS....I don't think you need to worry about the elec. bill.
403728
When you cut an LED strip you need to use some type of connector to continue the next leg. There are clamp-on type connectors. These are used to join two female connectors together. I soldered females to the end of the LED strip and then used these to connect to the next leg of lights.