A flexible LED strip can be cut to length, so is very versatile for custom installations. All the flexible LED strips now have special cut points every 5 to 10 cm, which can be trimmed off without sacrificing any functionality of the rest strip. For instance, most 5-meter LED strips contain these cut marks, meaning you can trim the strip to fit specific locations such as under cabinets, along stair treads, or around curved surfaces.
Flexible LED strips can be cut to length to accommodate non-specific or flexible zones, and no excess material is produced when installed in tight spaces or odd niches for better looking (and functioning) designs. Designers as well as DIY aficionados frequently take advantage of this adaptability when making detailed illuminating layouts. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a trial study has shown that using LED tape illuminated fittings enables an 85% energy saving compared with traditional luminaires if they’re coupled with a project’s requirements.
Users can solder flexible LED strips or use a special splice connector to reconnect LEDs after cutting, which means you can get every little sliver of the strip in your lighting design. These connectors are frequently inexpensive (just a few dollars) and often sold with the LED strips. This, in turn, contributes to the economy of the product since any remaining pieces from a cut section can still be used.
Flexible LED strips are also made in different voltage ratings - i.e. 12V and 24V being the two most common options; you must know the strip's rated voltage before cutting it; For example, a 12V flexible LED strip will have more cut points than a 24V strip, allowing users to specify the length of their strip even further. Power consumptionFChange the used length to see the total power consumption. E.g., 1 meter of a 14.4W p/m flexible LED strip will consume 14.4 watt and 2 meter will need 28.8 watts?
Flexible strip LED lights can be cut to any length, and used to illuminate a wide variety of large applications such as hotel lighting, [lounge] floor lamps or at the retail displays. To create an ambient lighting solution, with a practical example of how this can be done in different stores / shop-fits and architecture features, throughout their stores day and night the Galleria Mall in Houston uses customized flexible LED strips which have weatherproof properties.
It is imperative to use the correct installation techniques if you intend on cutting a flexible LED strip. Make the cut only on the marks in order to maintain full functionality of strip Post cutting, depending upon its length and power consumption, a suitable power supply has to be selected as per the prime most requirement i.e. voltage drop etc. Flexible LED strips are installed more often than not powering is chosen incorrectly, say the lighting experts.
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