I need 40 feet to do the job I want--is it possible to trim 10 feet off the 50 ft roll and have the lights still work or should I connect 4-10 footers
239001
No! Cant trim. Perhaps just coil the xtra 10'.Also I personally would not care for 4-10the footers.
239002
Dr. Turner, these lights cannot be trimmed. Therefore utilizing the (4) 10 ft. sections would likely be your best bet.
1073412
Jack H. says it all in his response. For 50 ft length, 12 gauge is the minimum, 10 gauge wire would be better.
593655
Hello my dear L. D. Mitchell, Yes, you can connect 2 of this 5050 LED stip and make a 10 meter strip. But the 4-pin male connector is needed for hooking and if you want , here is link for your reference: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AT6DWQ4. Kindly tell you that the wattage for each 5-meter strip is 72w. Should you have any further question, pls kindly email Lemonbest freely at any time. We are always here for help. Best Regards Lemonbest
810850
Yes, but it is not recommended by dealers to go beyond 222'. Or 167' if you want to add a controller (add twinkle flash running, etc to these 2 wire light strings) Just use the included plastic connector to put the strands together. People have done it. But I would stick with the dealer recommended lengths.
1964088
I haven't looked at the lights in a while, but if I remember correctly, either every 3" or 9" there will be a spot where the strip is soldered (spelling?) together. At these points they can be cut and then have to wires or connecting piece soldered to the strip in the appropriate places. So I doubt 20, but you can probably have 18" or if the segments can be cut every 3" then 21"... Hope this helps!
2264131
The leads on mine are about 5". I suspect it varies but sounds like they're making them shorter. Save 1" to 2" per light and that's a lot of wire over several hundred lights. Personally I don't care as I replace the lead-in wire provided with a cord long enough to go to the main feed or termination box because I don't like having an extra splice in each light run.
1038438
I ran 4 rows at 1 ft apart and it is doing just fine. I would say the one 50' roll should give you what you need.
1688436
Short. I'd say about a foot and a half. The reasoning is that if you string them together, as I have done, the gap between the first/last light in the connected run is the same as the regular distance (3') between the bulbs. This way you don't have to coil the cord to get the correct distance making it look great - just plug the cords together! I used weather-proof covers for my string to string connections although finding BLACK colored ones was slightly difficult.
641540
In my experience, I did cut it but used the opposite end to connect the strips to 12Volts, both ends have wires for connection. I don't think if you cut a piece from the middle and try to connect to 12 Volts it will work. Because I don't know how you would connect it. I purchased an extra roll of light for these kinds of short connections.
99547
No, you need a stronger LED spot light. look for one that is around 75-100watts and that should do the trick. for a comparison of how "strong" this light is then go to my pix and look at my before and after shots. like most people said on here, 10 feet is good but 25ft is too way for this light. I hope this helps. good luck
566316
I have a 16ft awning and its about perfect for that distance. I think it would work for 20ft , it has the stretch cord so i would try it. They are nice lights.
2170823
Sorry but I did not install mine yet. the winter set in & i only got the led light holder tracks installed. I do remember you can cut every 3 feet of led's & there were markings on the vinyl, so you may have to cut it at 39 feet.
2133773
If I understand your question correctly, you want to cut the lights, separate them and then join them back with wire, making the total length longer. If this is what you want to do then the answer is yes. Make sure you cut where the white line is on the led strips and then strip plastic to expose the wire and solder your additional wire to the led wire. The lights will need a 12 volt power supply and I also added a dimmer to control how much light. They are very bright.
1953733
Hi Cyndi, I don't feel those are made to interconnect, as x-mas light would (there's no connection on the last light and the first is connected to a 6' power cable). I use mine under an awning with a 8' span but feel that I could extend it to 15', max. All in all, doesn't sound as a good choice for you.
2064691
Without knowing the specs of your strip lights, I can't answer your question. I can say this, though. If you use the rgb strip lights typically available on amazon, you can't string two 5 meter strips end to end. The current load through the first strip will cause the thin flexible copper conductors to overheat. Also, you'll experience significant voltage drop through the strips, and the far end will be noticeably dimmer than the supply end. If you need a continuous run of 4 5 meter strips, use a data repeater between each strip.. In that case, you would need 3 of these units. Hope that helps!
1205171
There is about 2.5 feet on each pigtail which makes for approx 5' between lights. I spaced mine 4' apart due to this limitation. You could cut the wire and splice in your own extension if necessary and the cable coming from the transformer is approx 16' so your first light doesn't need to be right next to the outlet.
1279928
The lights can be shortened. I was able to do it. You'll need to cut to fit, reattach (or terminate) the wires with electrical connectors, and use tape to seal from the elements.