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.
1903537
They make a 15 foot cable if you don't want to hook a bunch if cables together. I purchesed these cable to do multiple things. They com with 4 pin connectors so you don't have to buy them separate. I ran a distance of 17 foot and had no problems with the performance of the lights by connecting cables together to get the distance I needed...hope this helps.
1724829
As one big solid string of lights, they recommend NOT attaching more than 25 feet of lights together. That would be roughly 1.5 strands. Each strand is 16.4 feet long. For your purposes, a 100 foot string of lights, you should be using 4 plugs at least (one for each 25 feet of lights...this method requires you cut and solder wires), or the 'easy' method: 1 plug for each strand. I know that each 16.4 ft strand of lights is 2A. On the small power box, you'll see that it's rated for 6A which theoretically can handle 3 strands in tandem...I started a fire.
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.
2227752
I think so.i use d the controller to connect 2 rolls of led light 16 feet. More roll u need more ampHope i answer ur question
1064717
I have been mounting them in the light fixtures themselves or splice box close by. I do not have a specific answer for you but I would keep it close....say 10 feet. You would have to check with the Mfg.The distance would depend on the wire gauge and load being attached. Sorry... can't be more specific.
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!
1151753
Are you running 3 full standard 16.4ft, 150 led rolls/strips equaling 49.2 feet? Each strip is 3 Amps witch means the power supply must be 12v 9 Amps minimum. If you are over 49.2 feet you might need a stronger power supply or add another amplifier to the run. The amplifier output reads 12A but I've noticed that all diagrams never show more the two strips per amplifier. Good luck
870200
You should be able to extend to 50 feet, the only thing is go with a 18 or 22 gage wire not 20 gage.
28498
You are going to have to splice the wires to extend it. The cord they give you is a rather odd length, figuring that by the time you mount the light in some cases the wire has to go back a long the light wasting wire. I hope this helps.
2276555
Yes, you should be able to shorten the length of the light, we had a different problem, we had to makeit longer and we were able to do that without a problem..You would just cut the wiring to the size you want and remove that many links...
1204918
I have one set of cabinets that is 60 inches long (5Ft) and I use 4 of the 8" strips to light that area and it is more than sufficient. That would indicate that the ten strips provided would easily light your 12Ft. You get 85 inches of light strips in this kit than figure approximately 2 inches between strips with the short connectors ( order enough of these) . Unless you are performing surgical procedures this should be plenty of light on high setting. You can always order them individually from this vendor should you want to expand the lighted area. That is one of the real nice things about this system...flexibility!!
1979215
No, not by just connecting one strip to another. Anything beyond 2 5meter strips will be to far from the power source. That amount of length would probably require a data repeater for every 10meters of light strips.
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.
718931
No. Each light has a 30 inch input wire and a 30 inch output wire. Factoring some slop for wire management, I would say max distance of separation would be around 4.5 ft.
1108697
The light is composed of 4 - 4 foot pieces. If connected together the fixture would, indeed, be 16 feet. However, you can use 1, 2 or 3 of the pieces as well. For my application i needed 3 pieces and used all 5 lights on the 12 foot length. I did not attempt to add more than the 5 lights provided - the manufacturer would have to answer whether that was safe or not.
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.