What Are Aluminum LED Channels? Why Should You Need Them?

Aluminum LED Channels

What Are LED Channels?

In general, the LED Channels always work with Flexible LED Strips or LED Modules, because the LED Strips with high heat release when working, but the base is only the thin aluminum PCB board, bad for heat dissipation and will shorten the lifespan. so that’s one of the reasons why we need to add something to help it release the heat. another reason why we need LED Channels, we could use various materials to produce the diffusers, with various rates of transmittance for different applications. the LED Channels with various lengths, widths and shapes, you can cut freely and reconnect for your project. that’s the main reason we add LED Channels, but Why Aluminum?

Alu LED Channels

Why Aluminum LED Channels?

Check all factors besides thermal resistance, the best metal for conducting heat, from highest to lowest are silver, copper, gold and aluminum. copper and aluminum are the most commonly used materials for heat sinkers, but copper is more expensive than aluminum, is heavier and melts at a higher temperature, so that’s why aluminum is the most used material for LED Channels.

LED Light Channels

When We Need The LED Channels?

We recommend conservative 3-square inches of LED Channel surface area per watt, if you try to run LEDs at or over 350mA, the 350mA is generally around 1W.

LED Strip Channels

Where we can use them?

there are many places you can use the LED Profiles in hotels, home, restaurants, etc. you can install under kitchens, shelves, on the floor, stairs, desks, etc. you can recess, fix on the surface or dry wall. if you want to use the LED Profiles for outdoor applications, recommend using the Silicone LED Profiles.

Bendable Silicone LED Profiles

Where You Can Use The Silicone LED Profiles?

The Silicone LED Profiles, which made of 100% food-grade silicone material, flexible and bendable, waterproof and dustproof, many customers maybe not sure where can use them, today let’s check it.

Flexible LED Extrusion

The Silicone LED Profiles, which made of food-grade silicone material, tasteless and non-toxic, flexible and bendable, anti-yellowing and anti-oxidation, low and high-temperature resistance, you can use to design and build the linear LED light or modeling lighting project freely, always 5meters per reel and cuttable, you can cut to any size for your project freely, the end caps with wire holes included, easy to connect to the LED Power Supply to light up the LED Strips or connect to a LED Controller to change the color-changing style or adjust the brightness. some LED Profiles come with metal LED Clips and some come with Silicone LED Clips, you can use the Clips to fix the Bendable LED Profiles on the surface or recess into the lighting project.

Flexible LED Strip Channel

How To Install The LED Strips?

so if the Flexible LED Profiles are 5 meters per piece, how can we install the LED Strips? don’t worry, before we produced them, we noticed it and bring you the perfect solution. there is a rope in the LED Profiles, you can tie a string around the side of the LED Strips and cross the total LED Profile to finish the installation of LED Strips, it’s easy for everyone. the end caps with wire holes, so you can let the wires on the LED Strips through the hole to connect to LED Power Supply or LED Controller. the LED Clips with screw holes, you can use the screws to fix them on the surface on the project.

Bendable LED Profiles

Where You Can Use Them?

the IP rating(waterproof level) of the Waterproof LED Profile is IP67, what the IP67 mean?

” IP67 equipment is the most commonly found in the connectivity market.  It is 100% protected against solid objects like dust and sand, and it has been tested to work for at least 30 minutes while under 15cm to 1m of water.  ”

because of the waterproof and dustproof and poor heat dissipation features, if the working temperature always very high but not good heat dissipation, it will speed up the oxidation of the LED Strips, which means the body of the LED Strips will become to yellow and the light will darker, will shorter the lifespan of the LED Lights. we will strongly recommend using the Silicone LED Channels in a wet, damp or water location, because in there the temperature always lower than in other places. you can use them under the cabinet, in front of a fountain, bathroom or in a swimming pool, etc. be careful to the end caps with wire holes, please ensure use the glue to make it will good sealed.

Bendable Silicone LED Extrusion

Flexible Silicone LED Profile

Side Review Silicone LED Profile

How it looks, not bad, right?