How to Choose a LED Tape

Modern Lighting market today offers a myriad variety of types and kinds of LED strips, including in the selection is extremely easy to get lost and confused. In this article we will try to help you understand the classification of LED strips, their features and differences, as well as decipher the cryptic numbers and abbreviations, which are referred to the tape.

To begin with, what is the general LED ribbon? Traditionally, this notion implies a thin flexible printed circuit board coated with it by SMD (often called of SMD) of different size bright LEDs. Typically, LED strip on the opposite side of the adhesive has a basis 3M (principle of double-sided adhesive tape), but in exceptional cases, in addition to (rather) scotch tape comes with special fasteners (preferably with water proof LED strip and LED ribbon the LED the DIP ). In most cases, LED ribbon goes bays of 5 meters. Each bay has a factory soldered lead wires (usually at the beginning of the bay and at the end). For those cases where the LED ribbon will be cut into pieces and connect to create a variety of special connectors for LED strips.

The following types of SMD LEDs (look at the most basic):

SMD3010 - LED size 3h1mm (used in the end (side-firing) tapes )

SMD 3528 5m LED strips - LED size 3.5h 2.8mm (most commonly used in horizontal strips glow)

SMD5050 - LED size 5h5mm (high-brightness light-emitting diodes due to the fact that within a single diode is used crystal 3).

In addition to size, the data LEDs still have a difference in power consumption: SMD3010 and SMD3528 consume 0,08Vt and SMD5050 - 0,24Vt.

When marking LED tape always indicate such a parameter as the supply voltage. Indicate his waterproof LED strip 12V SMD or DC24V. Deciphering the following:

DC12V-voltage of 12 volts DC,

DC24V - voltage 24 V DC. 

This indicates to those who will connect the LED strip to the network 220V - you can choose the appropriate power supply specified voltage and current.