Well as long as you keep them away from reach, then yes they are quite safe. But if you plan to have it on all time, then I would consider hiding wiring and power adapter. Also connection should be insulated, because it easily comes apart (we dont want kids touching it do we?). Really you have to make it safe for your kid. Additional 6A fuse after power supply would be good idea too (just in case controller blows).
These led strips are really nice and can be fitted almost everywhere, but power supply is another story. Over time capacitors bulk up and it fails to provide enough power. So if you plan to have really long strip (you can attach more strips, then a proper 12V supply would be ideal investment.

You can fit this in your kitchen at your own risk. Strip itself is silicone coated so its splashproof, but connections, adapter, supply are not....

Excuse the phone pics. Using about 3-3.5m of them behind a 42" telly:

LED Close up:

http://i.imgur.com/4ZyFtM1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/usgRoXh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CicNDH8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M6DVRPT.jpg

Way off topic but these can be interestingly misused to create some cool photos :-)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brettnet/14647353471/
Had a play in an abandoned munitions store one evening.

Great for bias lighting, making blacks deeper on TV and the image easier on the eyes than pitch dark. Here's mine:

Question for any electricians on here... Are these safe to use in the home and to leave connected to a socket permanently ???

They seem good value and I am just thinking of getting some for my sons bedroom.

Similar to the above question..would these be okay for under unit lighting in a kitchen?

Well as long as you keep them away from reach, then yes they are quite safe. But if you plan to have it on all time, then I would consider hiding wiring and power adapter. Also connection should be insulated, because it easily comes apart (we dont want kids touching it do we?). Really you have to make it safe for your kid. Additional 6A fuse after power supply would be good idea too (just in case controller blows).
These led strips are really nice and can be fitted almost everywhere, but power supply is another story. Over time capacitors bulk up and it fails to provide enough power. So if you plan to have really long strip (you can attach more strips, then a proper 12V supply would be ideal investment.

You can fit this in your kitchen at your own risk. Strip itself is silicone coated so its splashproof, but connections, adapter, supply are not....

I've got a couple of kits, one really old one that's been in continuous use for years. With these, the strips and the controller are the safest parts, the weak point as far as safety goes is the power supply. The included power supply will be suspect especially at this price point. Your better off using a better power supply for peace of mind, any 12v 1.5amp or better will do. On mine I use an old Motorola cable modem power supply.

I have these under my kitchen cupboards and the effect is lovely. Perfectly safe. Heat added

Well you could argue that. The power supply included will be generic and very over rated. There will be no comparison with a branded power brick, the 1.5amp power supply I've used runs a 5m RGB 5050 LED strip producing white effortlessly, it runs warm but never gets hot - its 9 years old and has a lot of weight to it. On another note I've ran a 600 3528 white LED strip from an old Virgin Superhub power supply without issue. Lots of people have old power adapters laying around from discarded tech, an old modem/router or whatever power supply even if its slightly underrated will be a safer bet than what they include in these kits.

I bought these and have them set on the back of my wall mounted tv. I paid about £16 for them and they another £5 odd for extra connectors and joints and extenders etc. They look great. Colours are bright and changeable. I have so many comments about them. Well worth the £20 I paid and for £10 this is a great price.

That's because you have old transformer power supply, which are almost unkillable :smile: new switched power supplies use transistors to downgrade voltage, so produce a lot heat and capacitors usually just dry out. In any case you can even use 1A power supply, but trouble is that it wont be as bright as it would be with 2A power supply.... Its like flashlight whilst batteries are new its nice and bright, but when they run out it becomes more dimmer and dimmer.... Things like cameras, tv's etc wont even start up if there is not enough current from power supply....
Than again its up to you what to use. I just said that better more power than less....

I agree, more amps is better but its not critical for something like this. I've had no issues myself and the adapter I've been using is a switching Delta power supply, it's not an old school brick of a transformer - its a thin thing just slightly bigger than a cigarette packet with a figure 8 mains cable.

used it .. good .. much batter and best deal Heat added ..:smiley:

Had a set delivered last week without the adaptor, £7.50, This really is the standard price, There all over eBay.

thanks .. for the best deal .. i will buy it ..much more item which is good in store ..god saler :smiley:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-3528-SMD-RGB-300-LEDs-Waterproof-Flexible-Strip-Lighting12V-Receiver-Remote-/350915763966?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_Up_Cosmetics_Foundation_PP&hash=item51b4359efe

even cheaper !

Great price! Maplin have the same for £19.99!

not the same. the 5050 model is slightly better unit

Nope...those are 3528s as it says in the title, this deal is for the generally more expensive 5050s.

I have some of these around the back of my plasma TV (not wall mounted) in 'warm white'. It really gives a great ambient effect and reduces eye strain too.

Yes you are right

Can chuck them underneath your car for that 'chav underglow' look. It's a hit with the ladies :sunglasses:

I have these on the back of my TV too, great for reducing eye strain.
I also have some in my car under the footwells so passengers can see at night, they run off the centre light so dim with the rest of the lights.

2 Things I would mention;
If you are going to cut them and join them, do it with solder. The joining kits you can buy on ebay don't make a tight enough grip and can cause the lights to stop working/flicker, easy job if you're handy with a soldering iron.
And
The remote unit on mine is sensitive to my 'Volume up' button on my Yamaha amp and whenever I turn the volume up the lights change to yellow. I have now set the lights to my preferred colour and put the IR receiver behind the TV to stop it changing.

Ordered cheers, heat added

OKAY

I want to use these outside, i have power leading to a waterproof junction box which powers a outdoor socket and a lamp stand.

I would need the entire wiring to sit outside and be powered from the existing junction box, how should i go about this? I assume i would need a waterproof enclosure for the power supply?

Actually, watching the Youtube link answered my question :smiley:

can you buy 3 of these and join them up? I assume I will need a bigger power supply?

I've got these hidden behind the headboard on the bed. Looks great at night with the rear wall illuminated. Highly recommended these for the price

Great for bias lighting, making blacks deeper on TV and the image easier on the eyes than pitch dark. Here's mine:

Plus a better remote

hi folks, can I use this without having to use the remote? ideally i'd like to have it concealed and just power on when switched on at the socket. thanks and sorry for the noob question.

Heated.

see the variance option's the DJ lights & sunflower LED light are also also the awesome ..

Also visited some other product which in description .. gr8 seller
:smiley:

LOL ... Sounds like it.

I have these running off the 12v in my VW camper. Easy to use and install.

Sure does. I have an email from the seller from when I bought these (as I asked a few questions) and the reply sounds very much like these comments hahaha

am I the only one that thinks these look tacky as hell?

Left them on overnight:

Silly-ish question to someone that owns these... how white is the white?
I want cool white LED strips (which i know are available) but would prefer the option to pick colours too.
Im just wondering if the white on these are an off-white colour due to the mixture of RGB or if they look true cool white?

Thanks for any help!

Are these OK to use as LED lighting for my custom PC? Also, I think 5m would be too long, so is there a way to make it shorter?

I've got around 15m of this in cove lighting around my living room. Gives an awesome effect but I rarely have it in any colour other than white.



Heat added. Although remember to check your calculations for rating etc before plumbing it all in. http://www.visualchillout.co.uk used to have an example freely available on the best ways to wire in repeaters etc. but unfortunately its now for their customers only :disappointed:

ive had a set similar to these in my kitchen , running underneath the wall units - fab love them - look great at night and a bonus you cant actually see the unit :smiley:

Can the ones in OP be set to warm white and is the last chosen colour always shown even if you switch the lights off and then on again later?

Hey, I have had these in various places for years, the effect is great, though please be aware that the cheaper sets of 'RGB' strips usually consist of seperate, red, green and blue LEDs rather than many RGB LEDs, they still look great, but if the strip itself is going to be in a place where it is visible rather than just the light they put out, it may not give you the desired effect. (for example, when the strip is 'white' it is actually just equal levels of red, green and blue). Hope this helps someone.

Nice Deal :smiley:

Id like to break one strip into 3 pieces (1x above units and 2x down lighing in frosted glass cupboards. Is this possible?

Are there connectors just to join in-line with 6-12" of wire? I know they can potentially be soldered but tried a few years back and the copper pads just melted off!

Yes you can cut every 3 LEDs if I remember correctly. The connections I bought are from eBay and amazon. Loads of options and I didn't bother to solder then as they are stable enough for me.


Note sure if this will work but this is a snap of mine and some of the colours
http://instagram.com/p/lAyQZYFk1j/

Purchased a kit, Thanks OP :smiley:

Can anyone recommend connectors as this is what I'm planning to do (boyf will take over and do it, I'm rubbish with DIY). Please :smiley:

And I bought one earlier this afternoon, thanks, PAULTRD.

Way off topic but these can be interestingly misused to create some cool photos :-)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brettnet/14647353471/
Had a play in an abandoned munitions store one evening.

Must resist..

Don't need...

Ordered!

Must resist..

Don't need...

Ordered!

Been after something like this for a while but after reading horror stories of cheap Chinese lights going up in smoke I'd rather spend a little bit more for peace of mind. Not voted.

These are a 4 pin LED reel :-)

Yeah it's more the cheap power supply that would worry me than the actual lights.

I used these x 4 to make the square round my tv.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360945082742

Not from that eBayer but they were the same.

Also I bought and extender

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281359684132

Once again not from that buyer.

I was looking to put this on the back of my TV.

This maybe a stupid question but 5m is wayyyy to long, is it possible to cut it?

Yep. I'm a lucky boy.

it's a beautiful TV


oh right, thanks

I believe you mean 5cm.

Yes sorry they are 4 pin... Had to go count lol as for being Chinese these probably are and have been imported as they are a fraction of the cost over there just means waiting 21 days instead of 2 or 3

Could these be used to illuminate the car boot? Any links to how to install...?

Is it possible to power these lights from in the middle of a strip, and the lights on both sides of the power connection to work ok?

Do these lights remember the last mode they were in? I've got an old 5m Light strip and every time I turn it on with the remote it always starts in the flashing multicolour mode, I'd much rather it start on the static white mode.

Mine was every 30-50cm, theres a specific break in those places.

what size is it anddo u get much native stuff for it?
i just got a huge HD projector which is amazing for my gaming and films but thinking of replacing my 47" with a 4k soon

looks good

Great deal. Perfect light for my computer desk!
Ordered! thx!:sunglasses:

My mistake, these are the 30 led's per meter variety (you can 60/m and 120/m versions also) and are cuttable every 3 led's (10cm). The 60/m and 120/m are cuttable every 5cm.

Sorry, voted cold. The lights are not worth £1, let alone £20. Retrofit LED strips's...give me a break. As somebody that works within the lighting industry for a global leader in lighting controls and luminaires, these LED strips are shocking. Will they be a safety hazard? No. Are they absolute crap, most definitely. I can go in to the in's and out's of why but il spare you the technical run down.

If it's just a bit of adhoc lighting to go on a garden gazebo, then fantastic. Even for Christmas, these have applications but as a permanent fixture it really is just an absolute waste,.

It's these sort of companies that are destroying the market with cheap chinese imports. There definitely needs to be more education in lighting out there, not just for contractors but the domestic user to.

I can also tell you right now that it's "claim" that they are used in hotels, shopping malls is utter garbage. DMX lights and the upcoming DALI Device Type 8 are the colours variants that are used in a commercial enviroment. They are easier to control and they can sit along side existing 1-10v or DALI systems.

If i could vote this cold 100 times over, i would. False advertisement!!!

Thanks, ordered(_;)

No not at all .. but yes looking this type of things all day .. like to be serch creative item on ebay and amezone

what about you ??

Same here, I need to think where I will situate the lights when I get them...

can somebody post the link again please or the ebay item number, the link above doesn't seem to be working (for me)

Contact people like Tamlite, Zumtabel etc...They will be able to provide quality kit that will last for yonks.

Anyone found a different charger to use?

Could you provide a specific link to a supplier for similar product at a fair price please?

I bought one of these from Amazon last year and have it under the cupboards above the bed in the bedroom. They're great.

I wouldn't trust the transformer that comes with it though. I had a similar one for a laptop that blew up and plenty of people on the Amazon reviews saying the transformer stopped working.

I bought a 50W 12V LED driver just to be on the safe side. I have a plugin power monitor and they use about 30W (as far as I remember) at full white brightness. Not much, maybe 9W if on a low brightness and coloured.

Also if the power turns off and comes back on the lights turn themselves back on.

Hi all
My friend has these around the the bottom of his kitchen units easy to install and look really great.His also changes colour to music / sound hope this answers some of your questions.

Honestly I wouldn't use the connectors, I have some on my TV and they sometimes flicker or go off because the connection isn't strong enough, have to fiddle with them to get the connection back. If your bf has a soldering iron that's your best bet, I have soldered mine into my car and had no issues :smiley:

i have my ikea light setup with a blinkstick how easy are these to use with hdmi input ambilight as id like any hdmi input source to ambilight

I'm just going to use them in the kitchen. I'll let boyf give it the once-over when it arrives, then. Thanks for replying to me :smiley:

Power supply ffs

Got mine. the power adapter needs a bit of force to fit in plug socket and i'm not to sure how safe it is when it says "Pisk of electric shock"

Anyone recommend a safer option?

Mine arrived today, packaged well but terrible lack of instructions about how to get it going. Are you meant to cut the black end off the led strip to connect to the white wiring box? I thought the led would just plug and play into it but they are both female connectors so won't lock together?!

Mine also arrived today and I am really pleased.
Remote is not very sensitive but definitely value for money.
I agree with comments regarding instructions but it is very basic to set up.
Would definitely buy again... Thank you
V

Thanks for your reply. Just been back on the ebay listing and noticed those male connectors, definitely missing from my package. How frustrating, been looking to setting these up all day!

I'd guess if you have a local maplin, they will probably have something you can use and possibly quicker to get than from the seller.

Oh man! What a pain in the butt! I didn't even notice this as mine was already in the white module!

got mine today awesome thanks, hope the plug is safe! I take it you can extend if required by plugging in another 5m one?

Ended up biting. Arrived today. Was a bit confused at first as one end of the led strip was male and the other female. Connected the male into the female on the white box and voila all worked. As I thought the supplied power supply was cheap tat and made a horrendous buzzing sound when I turned the lights on. Used my own and they are silent whilst on. The sticky glue on the back of the strip is rubbish so the hardest part was placing them on the back of my tv. Have them on just now and even the wife likes them. Worth a tenner I'd say.

This thread needs pics

Mine arrived and seemed fine but they now seem to have a life of their own...my red button does blue, green blue and blue red instead plus its now stuck on white so think my driver is bust! No instructions either although it was just plug n play

How did you stick yours to the tv? Come down this morning and all of mine has fallen off!!

How did you stick yours to the tv? Come down this morning and all of mine has fallen off!!

vinnyV2591 & PAULTRD

Yeah, no I made sure I did that as I saw they had to be lined up - fair play to the seller, emailed last night, reply this morning to say a new IR and remote had been sent out to me! In a way that makes it seem like it might be a common issue so they just send out replacements straightaway or on the other hand they are just great with Customer Service :-)

Good man.

Did you bother with the 90 degree connectors or just bend the LED strip ?

Also, did you use all the LED's or cut it down to size ?

Cheers

I ordered some cables but it's just stuck on there atm usingelectrical tape.

Anyone got it yet. If so how long did it take. I ordered on the 16th. and expected it on the 18th.
:neutral_face:

I got mine , arrived in 2 days

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I ordered midday on the 15th. Nothing yet, so will be a week IF it turns up tomorrow. Disappointed as on the page it states same day 24 hour delivery. Have messaged seller, no response. Starting to worry.

Anybody else still waiting?

Has anyone found a suitable replacement power adapter yet? Not keen on using my "fisk of electric shock" one at all. Don't suppose anyone has a caliper and can measure the in and outer diameter so i can try and find a suitable replacement can they? I am guessing its a 5.5 outer but unsure if its a 2.1 or 2.5 inner.

Cheers

Hi,

Dear PlayerTwo

We are sorry to know that you have not received your item.

We have already dispatched your item on 17-Jul-14 7:16:47 AM, please wait 1-2 days, it will be with you shortly.

Thanks,


Miley

Price has gone up now to £10.99 !!!!!!!!!!

Does the product match the pictures from the website, eg the pictures look like the LED s are closer together than 30 per metre, more like 60 per metre. (They still look good behind your screen either way

For those waiting on their item, they sold over 600 units in 2 days so I'm guessing they were run ragged trying to get them out in time. Not your fault as buyers, I know, but this will be why your items are a little late.

Hi,

Rest assured, your item have already been dispatched on 16/07/2014 07:18:35, it will be with you shortly.

Thanks,

Philip

I get he had a lot of orders, just annoying that would have been one of the first ones to order yet have been shunted to the back of the queue! Ah well

mine has arrived and works

Shouldn't this be expired as the original price was £9.99 which everyone bought at. Now the seller has upped the cost to £10.99, which the op has changed the deal to.

If you want to buy at £9.99 bargainclickuk sells the same item

Has anyone bought the 10metre roll? Does it come as one single strip and does it power up fine from the provided power brick?

Cheers.

Back in stock?

How have people got on the with the 3M adhesive? Mine was keep peeling off so I've had to super glue parts of it :disappointed: Lets hope I don't want to get rid of it at a later date.

Here is a link to a downloadable pdf description of the remote control which is far better than the basic instructions included the lights.

Sorry for the bump.

I bought the 5050 white strip, but after a month of use they all have started going quite dim.

Thinking it may be the PSU, I connected a small section that I had cut off and these are as bright as new.

I take it these are just cheap Chinese tat???

Anyone else?

i dont buy anything electronic from ebay as its all low cost rubbish from china everything i bought from ebay has always broken in the first month but i did get my led strip light kits and had them for almost 21 months and they still work perfectly would highy recommend the site i got em from ill leave the link
You Get What You Pay For
http://www.ledstriplightstore.co.uk