
How to Cut | Connect | Power COB LED Strip Lights
Tips for cut and reconnect light strips. how to cut led strips, how to connect multiple light strips together, and how to power yiford cob led strip lights.
Neon LED light strips innovate through material science and functional integration, overcoming traditional LED limitations in protection, safety, and adaptability. Their multi-scene compatibility and cost efficiency make them a pragmatic yet aesthetic solution for modern lighting design.
LED strip lights are versatile lighting solutions that offer energy efficiency, long lifespan, and customizable designs. They come in two main types: COB (Chip-on-Board) LED strip lights, which provide a continuous, uniform light output ideal for seamless applications, and SMD (Surface-Mounted Device) LED strip lights, known for their flexibility and variety in brightness and color options. Both types are easy to install and can be used for accent lighting, task lighting, or decorative purposes, enhancing any space while reducing electricity costs.
YIFORD offers a wide range of solderless connectors designed for LED strip lights, simplifying installation without the need for soldering. Our product lineup includes board-to-board, board-to-wire, wire-to-wire, L-shaped, and T-shaped connectors, with hundreds of styles available. Compatible with nearly all widths and models of LED strip lights on the market, our connectors ensure reliable connections for both DIY enthusiasts and professionals.
Silicone light strips are very soft and can be bent, twisted, and stretched freely, suitable for complex design and installation environments. It has strong weather resistance, is not easy to crack, and has a long service life. Silicone light strips are usually designed with low voltage, which improves the safety of use. In addition, silicone material itself has characteristics such as fire resistance, gas corrosion resistance, and UV protection, which can work stably in harsh environments.
The LED controller is a chip that processes and controls the switches at various positions in the LED light circuit. The controller controls the driving circuit according to the pre-set program to make the LED array emit light in a regular manner.
LED Dimming can be a tricky business, and because there are no standards in place for LED dimming, there is no guarantee that a certain lamp will work with a certain dimmer. Incompatibilities between lamps and dimmers can cause flickering, reduced dimming ranges, and can even cause damage and reduce the life span of the lamp.
Our lamps are compatible with most leading edge dimmers, but due to the variety and constant development of new units, not all suitable dimmers will be included.
Most dimmer switches (mainly leading edge) have a minimum load of 40 watts, if this load is no met then flickering may occur. Flickering will be more noticeable at lower levels, IE when attempting to dim down below 50%. One way of solving this problem is to use a resistive (or dummy) load.
Another way is to use an LED dimmer switch; this type of dimmer switch has been tested almost specifically for use with LEDs and has a lower minimum load.
Just because a lighting manufacturer such as Philips (for example) say to use a leading edge or trailing edge dimmer switch doesn’t mean it will work. You need to know specifically which one to use as they are all different, a leading edge dimmer switch from one company will give you totally different results from a leading edge dimmer switch from another company.
Even using the same dimmer switch from the same company with the same product code can give different results with the same type and amount of LEDs. You also need to make sure the batch codes are the same or flickering may occur.
Like more hotel used LUTRON Dimmer, but Triac dimmer also is common, so that’s request when you buy dimmable led lamps from supplier, need to told them which you need.
Tips for cut and reconnect light strips. how to cut led strips, how to connect multiple light strips together, and how to power yiford cob led strip lights.
The transparent crystal connector is dedicated to COB or SMD flexible light strips, seamless connection. no connection breakpoint.
LED controllers, also called LED light controller, are the necessary parts to achieve remote control the lighting effects for LED strip and LED lights, including adjust brightness level, select color, and switch color-changing modes.