Soldering Led Lights
A standard point to point connection is two leads lets say the cathode of an led and the anode of a second led twisted and soldered together.
Soldering led lights. Try clipping the wires swap and re solder them. Before jumping into soldering the led strips i double checked that i had all the parts on hand. Rgb led strip lights are such a versatile product due to the fact that they can easily be cut on the given cut lines and connected at any point between the copper dots on the led strip lights cut lengths vary between products. How to cut connect solder and power led strip.
If only one led is lighting the other might be backwards. This can happen if you linger too long. Do use proper soldering temperature. This video will be very useful when customizing your led light strips to your home car boat e.
Soldering iron i use a metcal solder iron but a lower wattage 15 25 watt soldering iron should also work if you re careful solder with flux i recommend a sn60 pb40 mix solder with flux. Beginners guide for making your own light projects using led strip flexible reliable and easy to use led strips are the best choice for a variety of applications i will cover the basics on installing a simple indoor 60 led s m led strip but the in. In this video i will be showing you how to solder led strips. Occasionally an led is damaged by heat from soldering.
Solder connections should be made quickly. In this guide we ll show you the simplest techniques on how to solder led strips for beginners. Led tutorials rgb wire solder. This tutorial features instructions for soldering standard rgb color chasing rgb and weatherproof rgb led light strips but can be used as a model for any type of strip.
When soldering you need to be sure that your soldering temperature is between 600 650 in order to fully melt the solder without burning the pc board or electrical components on the led strip light. If neither lights both might be reversed in which case you d swap the wires from the battery pack. Solder is a conductive material that melts around 400 degree fahrenheit and allows two pieces of metal to connect in a circuit. Soldering led strips is the best way to connect two together.
A soldering iron is a must have tool if you want to connect 2 or more stip lights. Read the full tutorial to learn more.