Led strip lights

Led strip lights utilize semiconductors and diodes to produce low voltage lighting with minimal heat. LED lighting lamps consume far less energy than any other form of light bulb, and with reduced heat they offer little, if any, fire hazard and no damage to their immediate environment. LED strip lighting replaces soon-to-be antiquated lighting sources of fluorescent and halogen light bulbs. Flexible LED strips are widely used as decorative lighting. You may find them in many areas, such as car and motorcycle decorative lighting, architectural decorative lighting, archway lighting, hallway lighting, stairway lighting, cove lighting and so on. They are easy to install and cut every 5-10cm. LED strips have features as below:

1. LED sources. The light sources are usually SMD LED. 3528 SMD LED and 5050 SMD LED. The brightness of each types of LED is different. 5050 SMD LED is brighter than 3528 SMD LED. Usually, RGB LED strips are made by 5050 SMD LED.
2.Colors. The color can be white, warm white, commercial white, red, yellow,blue, green, pink, RGB and so on. The price is different in different colors.
3.Quantity of LED. Usually the quantity of LED is 150PCS, 240PCS or 300PCS per 5000mm. It also influences the brightness.
4.Length. In most of case, the length is 500cm. There are also 300cm, 600cm and 800cm length. However, you do not need to worry about it. Usually, every LED strip can be cut every 3 LED. That's 5-10 cm.
5.Waterproof or non-waterproof. Waterproof or non-waterproof are both available. In most of case, the waterproof feature is IP65.
6.Working Voltage. Usually working voltage is 12V DC.
7. Power Consumption. Usually power consumption is from 24W to 36W every 500cm.

The above features are main factors. For more features, you may visit ctledlights.com

How to Choose right LED strips in your project .After we have known the above 7 main features, it's easy to choose right products in you project. You just need to tell your supplier the following requirements:

1.Colors. If you need RGB colors, you need a controller to control the colors.
2. Brightness(Luminous Intensity, Flux or other in your descriptions ).
3.Waterproof or non-waterproof. If you need waterproof products, IP rating is also a factor, such as IP65, IP68.
4.Length. If you want a very long strip in your project, you need a amplifier to keep the effect.
5.Input voltage. Usually you need a transformer to transform the voltage.

The above 5 factors are important to both your project and price. You may take more requirements in your project into consideration.

As energy prices continue to fluctuate problematically, the cost effectiveness of low-voltage lighting is readily apparent as an energy saver. Furthermore, as environmental awareness mounts worldwide, gasless lighting offers a "green" alternative to toxic gases used in older technologies. Led lights have become your good choice. If you want any led strip lights, you can visit ctledlights.com and contact us. You also can get more information about led strips on the site.