Is the masking on this roll white, or copper colored? I had soldering issues with the white masked 3528 LED strip. Apparently there was a conformal coating on the soldering pad, and I was not about to go around with a removal pen on every pad. I have a lot of solder connections to make. However, I did not have a problem with the copper colored masking. Is the masking on this roll white, or copper colored? I had soldering issues with the white masked 3528 LED strip. Apparently there was a conformal coating on the soldering pad, and I was not about... » Read More Is the masking on this roll white, or copper colored? I had soldering issues with the white masked 3528 LED strip. Apparently there was a conformal coating on the soldering pad, and I was not about to go around with a removal pen on every pad. I have a lot of solder connections to make. However, I did not have a problem with the copper colored masking. « Show Less
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Hi, there is no masking on the white tape, at least not in the rolls I've bought (around 12 or so), in this LED strip the PCB(the tape on the bottom of the strip) is white, as I mentioned, there no masking to remove for soldering, but in some LED strips, there are not 2, but 4 soldering spots, as you would find in a RGB LED strip.Sincerely I hope this can clarify your doubt.
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The flexible PC portion of the LCD strip is copper and solders easily with my weller solder station. The strip is not water proof so there is no coating to remove on the pad. Hope this helps.
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I never had any problems soldering LED strip lights except the waterproof ones. The coating has to be removed any place you solder. I have only used the SMD5050 LED's but that should have no effect on soldering. The ones you had trouble with may be a different company or they may make them with a different process. Hope this helps as I havent had that problem.
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They had a white adhesive backed substrate with copper traces. There might have been a light conformal coating but I'm not positive. I only had a few connections to make and my iron was not that good, but everything worked out. I use them for under cabinet lighting and they work great for the price.
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Mine are white with exposed copper joints at the cut lines. I also have the 2026WW at 2700K and they have copper, but are also coated with a clear tape. Each cut line has two exposed contact points, but it was much easier to get the connectors and join them together.
2085897
The pads have a clear coating on them. I was able to solder to the pads without removing the coating first without any problems.
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Darryl;I bought: HitLights High Brightness SMD5050 Warm White Double Density 300 LED Lighting Strip, 72Watt, 5M or 16.4 Ft, 12 Volt Sold by: HitLights. Mine DOES HAVE WHITE MASKING. There is also a clear coating on the copper pads, but I had little difficulty removing it for soldering. _____________( IMHO a very )( nice, bright )( lighting product ) ---------------------- O O ^__^ o (oo)________ (__ ) ) \ / \ | |-------- ω| | | | | |Brad Darryl;I bought: HitLights High Brightness SMD5050 Warm White Double Density 300 LED Lighting Strip, 72Watt, 5M or 16.4 Ft, 12 Volt Sold by: HitLights. Mine DOES HAVE WHITE MASKING. There is also a clear coating on the copper pads, but I had little difficulty removing it for soldering. _____________( IMHO a very )( nice, bright )( lighting product ) ---------------------- O O ^__^ o (oo)________ (__ ) ) \ / \ | |-------- ω| | | | | |Brad
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If I understand your question correctly, the pads were copper colored. They did seem to have a film over them, but I did not have a problem soldering to them. The product I received looked very close to the picture posted by S. Conway (with 4 contacts). The pictures showing the two contact pads are incorrect. The crimp on connectors work very poorly due to this coating.
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Yes, the backing is white, but I had no problems at all with soldering. I attached wires to the pads, and strip to strip without a problem. No removal of coating required.
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Just pay close attention to polarity. The ribbed wire is the neutral/white. LEDs will not forgive you if you make a mistake.
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Strange why it would even be masked at all. Also, I can't quite make out the tip polarity. Anyone know?
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I purchased 12 of them and the painted finish is ALL BLACK. Only thing white on mine is the inside area where the LED's are.
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I just checked mine that I purchased here from Cable-mix and fulfilled by Amazon. I thought originally it was solid copper, but after scraping the cable with a razor there was a silver color underneath the copper. I've used this to install six IP cameras that have power over Ethernet and have not had any issues..Hope this helps, Jay & ChrisP.S. I agree with the guy that said it is difficult to tell because it is a very heavy or thick coating of copper.:-)
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I know that Marco has already answered the question so you are good to go. The issue with LED dimming is the power module that steps down the AC 120 AC voltage, not typically the LED. PWM stands for pulse with modulation which dims the LED by lighting the LED at various duty cycle percentages instead of changing the voltage comming out of the dimmer like incandescent dimmers. Know that you can call LEDwholesalers directly and they are very helpful. I have gone to their location in Hayward, CA and they powered up several items so that I could compare the quality of the different LED strips. They are actually excited about what they sell! - Brad I know that Marco has already answered the question so you are good to go. The issue with LED dimming is the power module that steps down the AC 120 AC voltage, not typically the LED. PWM stands for pulse with modulation which dims the LED by lighting the LED at various duty cycle percentages instead of changing the voltage comming out of the dimmer like incandescent dimmers. Know that you can call LEDwholesalers directly and they are very helpful. I have gone to their location in Hayward, CA and they powered up several items so that I could compare the quality of the different LED strips.... » Read More I know that Marco has already answered the question so you are good to go. The issue with LED dimming is the power module that steps down the AC 120 AC voltage, not typically the LED. PWM stands for pulse with modulation which dims the LED by lighting the LED at various duty cycle percentages instead of changing the voltage comming out of the dimmer like incandescent dimmers. Know that you can call LEDwholesalers directly and they are very helpful. I have gone to their location in Hayward, CA and they powered up several items so that I could compare the quality of the different LED strips. They are actually excited about what they sell! - Brad « Show Less
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I did not paint mine and it looks really nice. If I look at it from the right angle, I can see the seams, but no one but me seems to notice them. If you roll it with white paint, the seams will virtually disappear. If you've got any overlap, the seams will show worse and painting might be more important. Mine's been up for almost a year unpainted. I'll probably paint it someday when I get the energy/time or when I want to sell the house.
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I happen to have the unused roll here at my desk, so I fumbled around trying to find the end inside the box. (I found the tool in there that I claimed was not included in my review) I cut the end, melted back the tiny little jacket on one of the wires and nipped the end. I'll be darned... it is copper coated aluminum! The cut end is not copper, it is aluminum color. The outside of the wire IS copper. No where on the box does it indicate one way or another. It works well. We strung it up between two buildings about 6 mos. ago and have had no issues. I hope this helps.
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I think all of my solder is lead-free silver solder, I clean it frequently while working and it seems fine. Don't know if it's more susceptible to damage or not.
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I've ordered two sets on a Black roll and there is no difference that I can see between it and a white roll (except price, which is weird). I want black PCB board, and so far I haven't managed to get that from this seller. I'll be returning my 2nd order and going elsewhere for my needs.
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There are copper dots on the back of the panel which are marked with a + for Positive and - for negative. The labels are hard to see in low light... you can solder your leads directly to the copper dots.
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2 pin for the single color. If you cut the strip where marked, usually in multiples of 3 or 4 LEDs there will be exposed copper tabs to solder on wire with attention to polarity also marked on the strip.
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I emailed the company to ask them if it was CCA or pure copper. Their response to my question was: "The wire is copper, not copper clad." Best regards, VP Sales - National Sales Manager, Voltec
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A friend and i just did a project and where able to get a bright white. I am not sure if or how much the color you will be covering impact the final outcome. Ours was a fairly light shade of tan.One note on the tintable already being white. That is what we thought as well. Shot one of the bottles before we realized it was not covering with any real color. Added the paint per instructions and achieved a great white finish.
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Gotcha. I wonder if you might have better luck getting a metal smith to fill it in with silver solder... Just a thought.
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It is those thin pieces of metal sticking out to each side. I slide the wire through those little holes then apply the solder. The + & - are a bit confusing. What I have found is ....if the LED is laying flat with the + in the right hand corner near you, then the + terminal is on the side opposite you. If you hook it up backwards.....it just won't work, but no damage.Make sure it is heat sinked with thermal grease......otherwise it will burn itself out in just a couple seconds.
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This is an easy thin to fix. Don't remove LEDs - just get double-sided transparent tape and a tinted plastic sheet of your color choice (grey, red - my favorite for night use, etc.). Cut the plastic sheet to size, put on two strips of tape along the whole length (so that LEDs don't shine through the edges) and you have the brightness and color of your choice. Plastic report covers are a easy cheap source of suitable plastic sheets.