I need a total of 30' of LED lights to go behind crown molding in a ceiling tray. What's the best/safest/easiest way to connect 2 of these?
2035399
You should use the data repeater. Even with good connections you will notice a difference in colors on the 2nd strand. If you choose white, the first strand will be white and the 2nd strand will have a yellow tint to it. I did not notice this much on blue when I use that color.
2035400
Definitely use a power repeater since you will see the brightness drop over that second strand.
2035401
You can simply enough solder the connection together if you're confident with soldering. Else buy the LED strips with the four pin connectors on each end and connect the two strips together.
2035402
You need to purchase a TSSS Data Repeater RGB signal amplifier to connect more than one 16.4 ft strip to a power supply. Available on Amazon.
2035403
You can rather easily solder these together. There are defined split points along the length of the LED strip as well as at the end.
1384793
The lights only come with a linking cable that is around 3 foot long, so I don't think u can exceed that, with out customizing the cable yourself. I have never inquired to see if there is a longer cable available. Don't quote me on that exact length please.
1704062
The end of the LED strip has a set of contacts imbedded in the base strip. You can cut the strip at a specific point every few inches, or at the end. To add another LED light strip, you will need a plastic connector (about 50 cents) that attaches to the contactacts on end of the first strip, then you insert the next strip in the other end of the conncector. Is very easy, some connect direct, other have a short jumper wire in the middle, and other still have a 90deg turn in them.
1219282
I used candelabera lights. I already had them but you could find them anywhere including Lowes and Home Depot or even Walmart.
749618
The dimmer is fixed in the middle of a cable roughly about a foot in length with 2 permanent connections on each end. One end connects to your led lights (via a 6" adapter cable) and the other goes to the power adapter. Unless you can find an extension cable, you will have about a foot of play from the end of your light strip to where you can mount the dimmer switch.
2023739
There is a chain and an electrical wire that comes with the unit. Decide on the height you prefer. Clip the chain and wire to those specifications from the top, not where it attaches into the lights. Be sure to adjust for the amount of wire needed to connect to a power source. The chain will only be needed to be cut from where it is hanging from the ceiling. Be sure to turn off the breaker switch to the area you are connecting.
524542
I haven't put any together in series. When I mentioned that I used two of the slowly changing (as opposed to FLASHING), they were separate LEDs pointing at slightly separate points on the ceiling. I used 2 AAs to power each light, and 3 AA batteries to make them very bright. Four exceeds their capacity. I threw that trial away.
1626315
There are designated "cut" spots along the length of the rope lights, we just measured them and they are 1 meter (about 3 feet) apart. Your first length will already be connected to the plug but if you want to use the remaining lights you'll need to get additional plugs or connectors. We needed a long piece to go inside the crown molding of our formal dining room and this fit the bill perfectly. The lights work great and look great.
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The lights can be cut where marked. It is marked by a white line every 2 or 3 inches. (I already mounted it so I don't remember the exact measurement.) It is much easier to connect multiple lines with the connectors, though if you would rather use wires and solder, the connectors are not required to make this work. I would suggest for the cost though, that you seriously consider using them. Especially in corners where you want to run multiple strips.
600779
They are all connected together with about 18" of wire in between each light tube so the whole strand is about 12 feet long with a plug on one end to plug into the wall and a special plug on the other end to attach additional sets. Hope this helps.And by the way, out of all my LED Christmas lights, these are my favorite and get the most compliments.Enjoy!J.Jackson
34357
These led's have a plug on both ends of the light so you just need to buy enough rolls to make 50 feet ... note not sure how may rolls of led's the signal box can support
188076
Our cord was long enough to hang the lights from a 14 ft ceiling, about 7 ft off the floor.(I believe the description says it's a 50" inch cord) I don't know if you could replace the cord. The wires were covered in a cord that matched the fixture (oiled bronze). We had the electrician that wired the addition install all the fixtures and I don't think he had any issues with these. I posted a picture of one of the lights. I saw where they are $7.99 now so you wouldn't be out much if you wanted to try a longer cord. (Ours were twice that)
678298
The cables are dimensioned so you could pull the full amperage. I think there are twin cables for ease of wiring two sets of LEDs. If in doubt though, hook up your load to one cable and see if it gets warm, or just splice both cables into a single cable.
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.
200973
I plan to buy mfc's "rod extension kit" which one customer service rep didn't know is available! This will give me more flexibility in how low the lights hang from a very high, sloped ceiling. Then if I need to cut any rods, will connect two pieces with 3/4" dowel pins -- voila, truly customized installation.
77623
If I wwere doing that I would use three chains from the ceiling and use the middle one to support each end of the fixture. You could use metal strips to connect the two fixtures but you will still have to wire them individually. You will like these much better than your old lights!
151477
I use the HitLights LED PCB Connector Box For 3528SMD connectors. They work great for connecting strips together once you figure out how to use them.