Constant Volage And Constant Current? What’s The Difference?

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Dimming LED Driver

When you try to purchase the LED Power Supply for your LED Lights, you’ve come across the terms constant current and constant voltage, if you are not a professional guy, you will no clue what those terms mean. In this post, we will clarify the confusion between constant current and constant voltage.

Constant Current Dimmable LED Driver

Constant Current LED Drivers

A Constant Current Driver that the output current is a steady value, which is always used to an LED or LED Array to maximize the lifespan because the LEDs have a power-limiting device in order to prevent LEDs from being overdriven. if the working current is not regulated, the brightness of LEDs can fluctuate and the life span will be shortened. the Constant Current LED Drivers always is used for the LED Lights that require a stable output current and operate within a range of voltages. if you are searching for a driver for the LED Strips with a constant current design or to replace the broken driver, it’s important to verify the output current and working voltage before you purchase one.

 

Constant Voltage Power Supplies

This type of Power Supply with a stable output voltage can be used to light up the LED Lights that have resistors or constant-current drivers. the products with these current-regulating devices might require working with a constant voltage power supply if the working voltage is not AC110V or AC220V, the LED Strips working always working in DC5V, DC12V or DC24V, you can not connect them to the public power system so that you need an AC DC converter that converts the voltage to the correct voltage. if the working voltage not matched, maybe the LED Lights will be damaged or shorten the lifespan.

 

if you have working voltage or working current issues with the LED Lights, please do not hesitate to contact us. we will be glad to help you to solve it asap.

What’s CRI?How To Choose The Right One?

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When you choose the different LED Lights, you will find some LED Lights that mark the CRI value, 80Ra, 85Ra or 90Ra, so the question is, what is CRI? how to choose the right one?

Color Rending Index

CRI is the abbreviation of the color rending index, the high CRI value will make the subject more natural. if use the high CRI LED Lights that makes the subject outstanding in color and features of materials, perfectly reflecting the colors of subject and the human beings. it’s an ideal lighting solution for stores that sell fruits or foods.

Ra is the average from R1 to R8, we should not only take attention to average Ra but also on the situation red special R9 and the average Ra(9-12) of red, yellow, green, blue when designing high CRI LED studies have found that there is a gap between the RA and the visual evaluation for the color of the white LED, the color fo the white LED with the lower Ra maybe looks beautiful, the color of the white LED with the higher Ra will look ugly. it can bed ensured the high CRI of white LED when Ra and R9 are both on high value.

R9 refers to a saturated red, with a wavelength of 650nm when the R9<0, the red light is not enough, the red serious distortion, so the lamp can not render in the red color naturally, the number bigger the conductibility of the red light is better, whatever, the R9 bigger, the effect on irradiation in fruit and flowers better, they are more bright-colored, especially, the product is used for commercial lighting, the R9 can not be negative.

so the value of CRI is higher, the reflection of lighting on the products look more natural. so that’s why CRI98 is better than CRI95, and absolutely, the products with higher CRI value, the price is more expensive. if you are looking for LED Strips with a high CRI value, we will recommend the COB LED Strips, which with high-density LED Chips design, a CRI value of more than 90Ra, NO visible light dots and dark area. you can use them for the home applications or high-end lighting projects.

The Waterproof Levels Of LED Strips, Which Is The Best For You?

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When you try to add some LED Strips to your home, you browse the products on online store or visit your local LED Light Shops, you will find that there are various waterproof levels products available, IP20, IP30, IP44, IP65, IP66, IP67 and IP68, so which waterproof level products are the best for you? today let’s check the waterproof levels of the LED Strips.

Waterproof Level LED Strips

as a seller, we delimit the IP20, IP30 and IP44 LED Strips are non-waterproof products, the SMDs or LED Chips were mounted on the bare PCB board, no anything on the surface. this style LED Strips only can be used in a dry location, we will recommend using them for indoor applications. the back with double-sided adhesive tape, easy to stick on the place you want to install.

Non-waterproof LED Strips

the IP65 LED Tapes, which has epoxy or silicone coated on the surface to allow the LED Strips can be used in a wet or dry location like living room, kitchen, etc. the back with double-sided adhesive tape, easy to take off the protector on the back of the LED Tape and stick on the place you want to install.

IP65 Waterproof LED Tape

the IP67 LED Strip Lights, which put the bare LED Strips into a silicone tube and seal both ends to allow the waterproof level reach to IP67, you can use this style of Waterproof LED Strip Lights in a wet, damp or rainy location for outdoor applications. for example, bathroom, kitchen, outside of the house, etc. this style of LED Strips always come with silicone clips and screws, you can use them to fix on the wall or the surface of your lighting project.

IP67 Waterproof LED Strips

the IP68 LED Light Strips, which are the best waterproof products, based on the IP67 LED Strips and inject epoxy or silicone inside and seal both sides, you can put them in water and can work normally in a very long time. if you want to install them in your swimming pool or around your boat, etc, this is the one you need. the Waterproof  LED Strips come with clear clips and screws, you can fix them on the surface of your lighting project easily.

Waterproof LED Strips

from the information above, know you will know how to choose the different waterproof LED Strips.

12V Or 24V LED Lights? Which One Better For You?

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As a newbie of LED Lights, when we browse the LED Light products on the internet, we find that the working voltage has 12VDC and 24VDC, so, what’s the difference between them? which one is better for me? today let’s check.

24V COB LED Strips

When we select the LED Lights we have many factors that need to think about, colors, waterproof or not, length or quantity, but about the working voltage, 12V or 24V, which one is better for us, we think it’s a question to most of the newbies. the answer is that comes to your project. we know the working voltage less than 36V is safe for humans and animals, so both working voltages are safe for your kids and pets. each voltage is better suited for specific applications, when we choose the working voltage for the LED Strips, the 24VDC is less susceptible to voltage drop, so that it can illuminate a strip more consistently over a greater distance, but for 12VDC, if the length over 5meters, the brightness will become weak from beginning to end slowly. so if you want to run a long length of the LED Strips, the 24V will be a better choice. also good for the high densities COB LED Strips.

12V LED Lights

On the other hand, if you want to run many LED Strips for your lighting project, we will recommend connecting the LED Strips to the Power Supply in parallel to avoid the voltage drop issue, or not connecting them one by one, whatever 12VDC or 24VDC LED Strips.

Before you try to light up the LED Lights, you should check carefully the working voltage of your LED Lights and accessories. if the unmatch working voltage maybe damage them. for example, if the LED Strips work in 24V, then the output voltage of the Power Supply should be 24V, if you want to add a Dimmer or Controller, the working voltage should be 24V.

the word “Max Run” means the maximum continuous length of LED Strips to a single Power Supply. the limit is not related to the maximum electrical power of the circuit, but instead is determined by establishing an acceptable amount of voltage drop, it depends on the number of LEDs and working voltage. the additional power suppliers or amplifiers mounted mid-run can drastically increase the run length, because the extra power inputs spread across the run help to decrease voltage drop. for some high-density Addressable LED Strips, we will recommend adding the same voltage every 5 meters to avoid the voltage drop issue.

How To Create The Linear LED Light On The Drywall?

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As we know, it’s hard to mount the Aluminum Profiles on the drywall structure, you can not drill a hole or use double-sided adhesive tape. so how to create the Linear LED Light on, today let’s check it out.

LED Tape Light Channels

the materials below you need:

  1. LED Tape Light Channels
  2. End Caps With Wire Holes/Without Holes
  3. Screws
  4. LED Drivers
  5. LED Tapes

LED Channels For Dry Wall

This Trimless Profiles for recessing into plastered walls and ceilings for an incredible seamless diffused light output, simply screw the profile into 10mm drywall and plaster over then add the diffuser, extruded aluminum paster in profile allows you to create a stunning trimless fix, that makes it simple to flush mount for the ultimate modern look and feel. suitable for the gypsum and plasterboard for indoor occasions.

How To Install the Drywall LED Channels?

  1. Insert the end caps on the LED Channels, then mount the Aluminum Channels on the ceiling.
  2. Apply a layer of plaster to the profile and ceiling, and then paint the surface to finish.
  3. Mount the LED Strips, recommend the COB LED Tapes, NO visible light dots and dark area, insert the cover, lead out the power cable.
  4.  Run the cable to the Power Supply, connect the power.

How To Install LED Channels On Drywall

How does It look?

LED Strip Light Channels

 

SP801E? Real Worth It?

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The SP801E, which is the newest Pixel Controller by Shenzhen Sperll company, this company released the classic Controllers for the Addressable LED Strips like SP105E,  SP110E, SP108E, SP501E, etc. if you check the photo of the SP801E below, you will think, it looks the same like the SP105E, so if we own one the old product, why we need to another similar one, Is it’s really worth it?

SP801E Pixel Controller

The SP801E LED Controller with 4 output ports, each port supports 1024PCS ICs, so the totally supported number of ICs up to 4096PCS, not only supports the main types of ICs on the market but also supports multiple Art-Net software, supports regular rectangle layout setting and importing DXF files. built-in multiple types of effect layers, text layer, music effect layer, etc. the effect layers support a variety of custom parameters: direction, width, color, length, shape, etc. with the real-time preview function, you will know how it looks like before run on the LED Lights. so it can work with LED Strips, LED Matrix, LED Panels, etc.

SP801E Smart LED Controller

The Smart Pixel Controller supports AP mode and STA mode.

SP801E Smart Controller

the working voltage from DC5V to DC24V, the working voltage depends on the LED Lights. you can control the LED Controller by smartphone APP via WiFi, it supports IOS and Android mobile systems, you can download the APP “BalanX” in the APP stores. the Controller supports AP mode and STA mode.

SP801E

Button:
1. Click on the button: Switch AP/STA mode;
2. Press and hold the button: Enter the BluFi network configuration mode; LED Indicator:
1. Blue static: AP(Access Point) mode;
2. Green static: STA(Station) mode;
3. Green flashing: BluFi configuration mode;
Working Modes：
1. AP(Access Point) mode: Controller and Phone connect directly, controller works as an access point.
    1> Go to your phone Settings page, connect the controller(SSID like SP801E_XXX, the default password is 12345678);
    2> Open the BanlanX App, Click the “+” button to configure the new SP801E controller, then the controller will be shown on the device list; 2. STA(Station) mode: Controller and phone are in one same Wi-Fi network, in this network, users can operate the controller.
There are two ways to configure the controller into the local Wi-Fi network:
1> Connect your phone or tablet to a 2.4G Wi-Fi network. (Doesn’t support 5.0G Wi-Fi network)
2> Open the App and click the “+” button to scan devices, click Add manually and select SP801E controller in the device category;
3> Input your Wi-Fi network password;
4> BluFi config and AP config:
   BluFi config: Press and hold the device’s “STA/AP” button until the green led indicator flashes, then the device enters the network configuration state, click next and select the device you want to add;
   AP config: Switching the device to the AP mode, click next and connect your phone’s WIFI to the named like SP801E_XXX hotspot, the password is 12345678, and return to the APP;
5> Pressing next step to wait for the configure processing to finish;
6>After the configuration is finished, the LED indicator will turn into solid green, the controller will be shown on the device list.

10% For All Addressable LED Products

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The new coupon code available on ledbe.com, from 6th, Jan to 10th, Feb, use the code to order the products under the category “Addressable LED Strips” will get 10% off.

the Category link is below:

https://www.ledbe.com/addressable-led-strips

Code: ADDR( 6th, Jan-10th, Feb ）

all of the items are addressable LED Strips with various models of ICs, WS2801, WS2811, WS2812B, WS2812B ECO, TM1814, SK6812, SK9822, WS2815, WS2813, etc.

 

Difference Of WS2812B And WS2812B ECO

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If you found some sellers selling the WS2812B and WS2812B ECO LED Lights, you will not sure which one will fulfill your need, so today let’s check what’s the difference between them?

WS2812B ECO

from the picture above, you will see the main difference: both of the WS2812B SMD LEDs have built-in WS2812B ICs, but the ECO version with 9PCS alloy wires, the normal version with 9PCS pure gold wires. which is cost-effective, the alloy wires are not expensive as gold wires, the selling price of the WS2812B ECO LED Strips cheaper than the WS2812B’s, great for small projects and beginners.

ws2812b eco program led strips

the WS2812B ECO Programmable LED Strips with individually addressable design, which use 5050 RGB SMD LEDs as light source, each LED built-in WS2812B IC, 30LEDs/60LEDs/100LEDs/144LEDs per meter available, you can choose the white or black FPCB boards, there are 3 types of waterproof products available, IP30 non-waterproof, IP65 coated waterproof and IP67 silicone tube waterproof. the WS2812 Digital RGB LED Strips work in DC5V, safe to kids and pets, can work with Pixel LED Controllers to achieve hundreds of lighting effects like chasing, rainbow, fire, meteor, rhythm, etc. 256 brightness and 24-bit color display, both ends with 3 pin JST-SM connectors, easy to install and light up, each LED can be cut off and will not damage the rest of the LED Strips, you can shorten, lengthen or bend it for your projects.

ws2812b eco programmable led strips arduino

The WS2812B ECO LED Light Strips are compatible with most Pixel LED Controllers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Teensy, T1000S, K1000C, SP110E, SP105E, SP108E, SP110E, SP601E, SP511E, SP501E, and other Smart LED Controllers.

ws2812b eco programming led light strips

you can use them to make LED Screens, Advertising Boards, Signs, Holiday Decoration, etc in Hotels, KTV, Bars, Malls, etc.

What Is COB? And Why We Call It’s New Generation Of Strip Lighting?

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COB LED Strip Lights

COB is the abbreviation of Chips on Board, which is the newest technology of packaging LED Chips. the LED Chips will direct contact with a substrate to produce LED arrays, the COB technology allows high density LED Chips than SMD(Surface Mounted Device) LEDs and dual in-line package LEDs, which allows a much higher quantity of LEDs per meter, not 30PCS, 60PCS or 120PCS, the COB LED Strips have at least 300PCS LED Chips per meter. this results in higher intensity and uniform light emission. this new technology can greatly reduce the footprint and energy consumption of LED arrays and keep light output constant.

FCOB Strip Lights 12V

now more and more customers like these new Strip Lights, which with more LEDs per meter, high CRI, high density, high brightness, uniform light emission, no light dots and no dark area, high efficiency and longer lifespan. you can use them for high-end lighting projects with any diffusers. they are 5meters per reel on the market, you can follow the cutting marks and cut to any length you want for your project, on our website, to avoid fewer issues, we can provide the length from 1meter to 5meters per piece.

High Density LED Strip Lights

there are various waterproof level products available, you can choose the IP30, IP67 and IP68, you can use the IP30 non-waterproof COB LED Strips in a dry place for indoor applications. the IP67 silicone tube waterproof LED Strips and IP68 glue injection Strip Lights for outdoor applications, you can install them in a wet, damp or water location. there are various emitting color products available, warm white, natural white, daylight white, red, green, blue, RGB and dreamcolor.