Watch this before buying LEDs

Thank you for sharing so much knowledge. I appreciate it.

I bought the lens but I can't get the correct controllers. I have 3 pin lens (best value not cheapest) but all three controllers I bought are 4 pin. Can I modify it to make it work?

Is there a way to make it a rechargeable light source? I’m making a art piece and wondered if that was possible?

What leds are the best ones

@fixthisbuildthat do you know where to find a flat sheet of light diffuser, like a plexiglass panel but in a milky white ?

im just trying to make my room looks pretty with LEDs... how am I ended up here T^T

You are missing the RGB-CCT good color and the white light can be customized in cold/warm.

Besto. Is besto.

great work mate..

the thing i hate about LEDs is every companys leds look different with the same color mixture. there is no universal calibration. thats why my next pc build is gonna use all the same brand stuff for lighting

Great video man! I have a question, do the microcontrolers also allow to animate the lights like a DMX would do? or would you need a totally new controller for that?

One of the most informative and easy-to-follow videos I've watched!

Your video encouraged me to experiment with my LED'S and accidentally ended up ruining them 😭

I need 30 metres to do my room and I'd love 60 LEDs per meter, anyone got any tips? I've been wanting to do it for years but it's a lot of money for something that can break so easily.

My daughter would like me to help her make a costume for Halloween utilizing RGB LED's. What would you suggest for 12 V compact components.

Only thing different about the IP65 Waterproof Coating it turns hard and turns Yellowish, how to prevent that from happening you could spray clearcoat over them and they will last longer, and will not Tarnish.

COB 5mm led strip are better 512 LEDs per meter.

That was extremely useful and well spoken thank you

What about the RBB and RGBW that companies use for say permanent home or Christmas light like Govee or Jellyfish etc. I am interested in installing these but where and what to buy? Looking to try to located where Jellyfish buys their lights they use. Please advise if you have any information on these type?

No idea which one i should use to light up my room

This was so helpful. Gonna make some drone race gates for a makerspace!

The question I was looking for was: Can I merge the LED strips together and make a 20metre installation for the garden? or would it draw too much wattage?

OMG!!!! Thank you Sooooo much for taking the time and making this video Bless Ya Brotha

What about FCOB?

You can also get a USB-C PD 3.0 battery pack and if it supports the 12 volt output, you can power this off USB-C!!

For the sticky tapes to mount the LEDs, I have been using VHB(Very High Bond) tapes for all my LED projects. Specifically from 3M. I have tried both the clear version and the black one, both works wonders. I have LED in the back of my truck and mounted LEDs to the roof of my canopy for 2 years now, it only fell saggy once over the whole 5m length, and it was 44 degrees in the dead of summer, so ill cut it some slack.

If you find the sticky tape that comes with the LED underwhelming, give VHB a shot. Just remember to peel off the existing sticky tape first, because often times the VHB will firmly grab on to the original sticky tape, but the original sticky tape fails to grab onto the LED.

For me personally, I think LED lights look best when you cant see them, so it doesn't matter to me whether they're smart or dumb. Especially because I'm going to place them behind my desk/monitor so it wont look as tacky if they're the cheap ones.

Edit: I also don't have 10 bands to spend on special light rope 😅

I am from China's electronics factory, I mainly produce LED light strips, ws2811, ws2815, madrix light strips, welcome to consult

Well presented info. I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention the silicone encased "neon" style strips. I know they're basically no different than the IP67 strip you showed except that they also diffuse the light and come in many different profiles including full round "rope" style.

@Fixthisbuildthat Awesome video! This answered a lot of my questions. I still have one more that I don't really see anyone doing videos about and that is LED black lights, especially using diffusers. Some of the diffusers are "UV resistant" (which probably isn't the best choice for black lights) but others don't say anything regarding UV. LED black lights appear to only come in 30/m or 60/m but not 144/m. I think it would make a good video. Just sayin' 😁

Wow learn something new that i was pretty confused for a long time

Searching for the right kind is annoying. Trying to find a 140 LEDs/meter blacklight strip and can't.

I'm looking to install leds into a small hand held project where I want the leds to be controlled by pushing a button with the device in hand (no remote) I also want my power supply to be small light weight rechargeable battery . Is this something that would require one of those computer chips ? Also where else should I begin? Thank you very much

Thanks!

Amazing thank you so much

Keep in mind that if you run a low volt high amp circuit, you're going to need beefier wires or risk a house fire.

Ahh the Amazon equivalent, shhhhh, she's listening is she, LOL

Do you have a recommended video for 100ft or so builds?

So. Can i use a 5V 15amps and 75 watts adapter for 6 meters of 45 watts LED strip that has 150 LED/M ?

I would like to request that you change the Thumbnail to use these words instead 😂

Bue-NO, Bueno, Bueno-est

why do i always find these info videos after buying the budget option 😭

Whats a similar strip for a interior vehicle. I have been looking onlone and all i see are what look like chepo strips. I want something like this ws2812b* in one long contious strip. I saw the 12v versison but it runs of DC.

TLDR . I want at ac version of ws2812b 60/m. Any suggestions?

I need something for outdoor using low voltage transformer, recommendation please.

Can I use a dumb controller with smart LEDs?