LED Strip Lighting

[Fishin_Dan Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fishin_Dan]

I just received the second of my LED Strip Lights (That's LED's in a row, not lights to take your clothes off!!) and compared the 2 common types against each other.

The first one is the 3528 LED's. It's a 1m length, 60 LED's, Cold White colour
The second is the 5050 LED's. It's a 1m length, 60 LED's, Cold White colour

I put them both on the lounge, took a photo with the room light on


Then a pic with the 3528 light on


Then the 5050. The 5050 is definitely the brighter!



So if you're looking for lighting for camping, 4WDing, etc, I would recommend the 5050 LED's. They're a little more expensive, but definitely seem worth it.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Just picked up a roll of 5050 with 60/m from the post office today, Just need to find time to fit them up! Hopefully they aren't too bright.

Cheers Andrew

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

I've got the 3528 120 LEDs per meter (waterproof) which is probably a bit too bright so I got some of those remote dimmers for $7 on eBay to manage the brightness and am very happy.


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[wes Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wes]

Yes i agree the 5050's brighter but have found the 3528's to be more than adequate for the campsites we have been on.They are less in your face and provide more than enough light.mind you i have the 5 metre lengths stringed out across the trailer and under the camper to see in the storage area.Here is a link for the comparison of the 2 different styles of lights.
http://ledlightshop.wordpress.com/20...-strip-lights/

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

I made strp lighting and he 2012gtg committee have seen them including you AJ. Examples are somewhere in my buildup pages.

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For anyone contemplating cutting these into very short strips like I did, don't. I had mine about under a foot long and the LEDs are now blowing. My more knowledgeable colleague says too much current due to not that many LEDs and need to add a resistor or go for a longer length of about 1m.

[toddy Member Find all posts View Profile Close toddy]

Thats surprising amts, as I have sliced mine up a lot. I currently have a length of about a foot behind the bed in the CT and it works brilliantly as a reading light.

I have the 5050's at 60/m

Cheers,

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Surprised me too. It has been working for a while and then one by one, the LEDs start to have a brown ring around it. They won't blow straight away. Maybe I have a bad batch....