The COB light strip is made of a new type of flexible light strip. It is soft, ultra-thin, high-brightness, can be bent arbitrarily, is energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and is very popular among architects and designers.<\/p>
But because COB light strips are usually 5 meters in a roll, and we don’t necessarily use 5 meters in daily use,
we often need to cut or connect multiple strips. you may have question about: can I cut led light strips? how to connect two led strips together?
how to power led strip lighting? How should COB light strips be used correctly?
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If you are hearing about COB light strips for the first time and don’t know what COB means, what is the difference between COB and SMD light strips, and what are the characteristics of COB light strips, you will get answers form this article: If you want to understand these issues quickly and intuitively, you can watch the video below If you like to read text-based explanations, please continue reading. The text has 2,000 words and you can read it in about 4 minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t To cut the COB strip, you only need a pair of scissors. Of course, use a ruler to measure the length you need before cutting it.<\/p> The PCB board of the light strip has clearly marked the places that can be cut, and it can be cut along these lines. The unit length of the cutting line of the LED light strip is different, which is determined by the circuit design inside the PCB (print circult board ). For the specific instructions for cutting and installation, you can refer to another article by YIFORD led lighting Blog. how to install cob led strip lights to your projects<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Cut at the designated mark, the led strips can be used normally, what will happen if it is not cut at the designated mark? 12V and 24V COB LED Strips Lights cut length<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Can you connect led strip lights together? The standard packaging of COB light strips is 5 meters in a roll, and two-color parallel wires of No. 20 are connected at both ends, one red and one black. Of course, we can also provide a DC connector<\/a>, both of which can be directly connected to the power supply. After the strip is cut, you may need to connect it together, How to reconnect cut led strips? two flexible strips, or even three flexible strips? There are two ways to wire led strips: This is a transparent crystal end connector.<\/a> You will see that there are two symmetrically arranged metal pins, no need to distinguish between positive and negative. Prepare a 22Awg wire. Keep the connection between the wire and the light strip level. As shown in the figure, the COB light led strips is now connected to 2 wires, and the test is OK. Light strips are often need be cutted or re-connected, and some problems related to cutting will be involved here. Here we use the new type flexible lighting COB ?chip on board) light strips as a case to explain all the questions you have. you will get know How to cut and connect cob led light strips ? with different types connectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The LED light strip is like a luminous ribbon, while providing incredible flexibility. Its characteristics allow the light strips to have many functions, and it is widely used in various places and areas of life. They are the perfect lighting for room. with excellent lighting solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t You can find other accessories<\/a> on our website. If the connection is reversed, there is no need to worry. The result is just that the cob led strips does not light up. With this crystal connector<\/a> we can use this connector where it is inconvenient to arrange the light strips to form a design scheme with a hollow in the middle and bright sides. At the same time, it can be bent into different shapes and can also connect multiple COBs Light strips.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
COB LED Light Strips \u03a0\u03b9\u03bf \u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u03a0\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
It is 11 minutes long, with audio and English subtitles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tHow to cut led strips<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The small units before each group of cutting lines are connected in parallel, so they can still be used normally after cutting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Here is a detailed explanation of how to install the COB light strip, 8 steps, step by step tech you:<\/p>![\"cob](\"https:\/\/www.yiford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Connector-for-led-strips-12-1024x1024.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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For example, you will find that several lights at the end are not on.
The way to solve this problem is to cut off the rest of the uncertain lights, remember to cut along the cutting line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t![\"cut](\"https:\/\/www.yiford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cutlength.webp\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>the cutting unit lengths of some COB strips<\/h3>
You may have found that, In general, the cutting length of 12V and 24V is the same?such as white cob led strip lights, and single color led light strip. but for the tunable COB light strips, RGB addressable led strip lights, 12V COB led strip lights, 24V COB led strip lights, each cut length is different, this is because the PCB design is different, the length that can be cut is the same as It is determined by the density of chip set lamps, the number of lamp beads distributed in each segment, and the current setting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tHow to connect led light strips<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For example, if it is wired, it is directly connected to the power supply with terminal<\/a>.
The led strips connected to the DC connector can be directly connected to the power supply that has a DC male connector.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t![\"use](\"https:\/\/www.yiford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/how-to-use-solderless-connector.webp\" "\\"\\"")
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Use a soldering iron or use a crystal connector.<\/a>
To use a soldering iron, you need to prepare tin wire and rosin, as well as certain skills, and I don’t specifically introduce them here. The easiest and fastest way is to use this transparent crystal connector, which is specially designed for COB led light strips.
It is small and has high transparency without affecting the luminous effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tHow can I supply power to the light strips that have been cut without wires or DC input terminals?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The positive pole of the wire is opposite to the positive pole of the led strips. Insert the light strips and wire into the corresponding connector position of the connection terminal, insert the cob led strips end into the slot, and make sure that the copper sheet is just below the metal pin of the connector.
To complete the connection, use a tool to press the metal pin down until the surface So far. If you don’t have a tool at hand, you can press it down with your nail shell, and you can see that the metal needle has been inserted into the copper sheet of the wire and light strip.
Gently pull the cob led strips to check that it is locked in place and well connected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"led](\"https:\/\/www.yiford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/led-strips-connector-1024x451.webp\" "\\"\\"")
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compare with the light on and light off, the transparents crystal connector are not effect the lighting brightness.
Now you may have question: can I connect different led light strips together?
the answer is yes, use the solderless led light strips connecter, you could connect different color led strips together.
Watch below video for how to use solderless connector for cob led strip lights :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n
\n\t \nNO.<\/th> ITEM NO.<\/th> NO.<\/th> ITEM NO.<\/th> NO.<\/th> ITEM NO.<\/th> NO.<\/th> ITEM NO.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t 1#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-5MM-B<\/td> 2#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-5MM-A<\/td> 3#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-5MM-C<\/td> 4#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-5MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 5#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-5MM-B<\/td> 6#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-5MM-A<\/td> 7#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-5MM-C<\/td> 8#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-5MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 9#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-8MM-B<\/td> 10#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-8MM-A<\/td> 11#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-8MM-C<\/td> 12#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-8MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 13#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-8MM-B<\/td> 14#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-8MM-A<\/td> 15#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-8MM-C<\/td> 16#<\/td> HR-S-SC-3PIN-8MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 17#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-8MM-B<\/td> 18#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-8MM-A<\/td> 19#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-8MM-C<\/td> 20#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-8MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 21#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 22#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 23#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 24#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 25#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 26#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 27#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 28#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 29#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 30#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 31#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 32#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 33#<\/td> HR-S-COB-3PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 34#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 35#<\/td> HR-S-COB-3PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 36#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 37#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 34#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 38#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 36#<\/td> HR-S-COB-4PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 39#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-4PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 40#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 41#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-4PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 42#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-4PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 43#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 44#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 45#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-10MM-C<\/td> 46#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-10MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 47#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 48#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 49#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 50#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-2PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 51#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 52#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 53#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 54#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-3PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 55#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 56#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 57#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 58#<\/td> HR-S-SC-4PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 59#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 60#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 61#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 62#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-5PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 63#<\/td> HR-S-COB-5PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 64#<\/td> HR-S-COB-5PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 65#<\/td> HR-S-COB-5PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 66#<\/td> HR-S-COB-5PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 67#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-6PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 68#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-6PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 69#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-6PIN-12MM-C<\/td> 70#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-6PIN-12MM-D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 115#<\/td> HR-S-SC-2PIN-8MM-E<\/td> 116#<\/td> HR-S-SMD-6PIN-12MM-E<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \n\n
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\n<\/td>72#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-2PIN-8MM-A<\/td> 73#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-2PIN-8MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 74#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-3PIN-8MM-B<\/td> 75#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-3PIN-8MM-A<\/td> 76#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-3PIN-8MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 77#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-2PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 78#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-2PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 79#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-2PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 80#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 81#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 82#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 83#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 84#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 85#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 86#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-3PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 87#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 88#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-3PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 89#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-4PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 87#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 90#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-4PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 91#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-4PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 92#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-4PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 93#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-4PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 94#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-10MM-B<\/td> 95#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-10MM-A<\/td> 96#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-10MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 97#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 98#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 99#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-2PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 100#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 101#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 102#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-3PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 103#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-4PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 104#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-4PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 105#<\/td> HR-IP-SC-4PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 106#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-5PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 107#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-5PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 108#<\/td> HR-IP-COB-5PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 109#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 110#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 111#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-5PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 112#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-6PIN-12MM-B<\/td> 113#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-6PIN-12MM-A<\/td> 114#<\/td> HR-IP-SMD-6PIN-12MM-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Videos for how to install led strip lights<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Which types connector could be used for the cob led strip lights?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Solderless connectors for COB led strips--how to use<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
If your power supply has a DC connector, how do you supply power to this strip of light? <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Please note that the DC connector is divided into positive and negative<\/strong> poles. The positive terminal of the PCB is connected to the positive terminal of the DC connector, and the negative terminal of the PCB is connected to the negative terminal of the DC connector,
so that the DC connector can work normally when it is connected to the DC connector of the power supply.<\/p>
Because of the cob led strips reverse current protection function, the led power supply and led cob light will not be burned out.<\/p> How to seamlessly connect 2 COB light strips?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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