LED strip (foreign name: LED Strip; Also known as LED light strip, it is a strip lighting device assembled with surface mounted LEDs on flexible circuit boards (FPC) or PCB hard boards. Due to its service life of 80000 to 100000 hours, energy-saving and environmental protection, it is widely used in decoration and basic lighting fields. Some high waterproof products can be used for underwater lighting.
This product is divided into two categories: flexible light strips and hard light strips. The flexible light strips are made of FPC substrate, with a thickness of only 0.1cm, and can be bent and cut at will; The hard light strip is based on PCB as the substrate, making it easy to fix and install. It has waterproof, weather resistant, insulation and other characteristics, supports shear extension, and is mainly used for decoration and basic lighting in buildings, furniture, advertising and other scenes. According to the emission color, it can be divided into monochrome, dual color, RGB, and iridescent light strips. The waterproof levels usually include IP65, IP66, IP67, IP68, etc. Among them, IP65 is surface drip waterproof, and IP68 is full sleeve glue waterproof, which can be completely used in water.
The LED strip needs to be powered by a 12V/24V DC power supply, and should be cut according to the markings and waterproofed during installation. When making a purchase, quality can be identified by appearance features such as solder joint smoothness, FPC material (usually rolled copper), and anti-static packaging. At the same time, attention should be paid to parameters such as chip type (such as 3528, 5050, etc.), packaging process, and color temperature (such as warm white, positive white, and cool white) consistency.
