LED strips overview

Are there single-colour LED strips?

Yes, there are single-colour LED strips in 12-volt and 24-volt technology. Single-colour means here that the light strip can only emit a single colour that you have to select beforehand. You can choose between warm white, neutral white and daylight white. You know the light colour warm white from the well-known light bulb. The light emitted by the bulb corresponds to approx. 3000 Kelvin, i.e. warm white. This range starts at approx. 2700 Kelvin.

You are also familiar with neutral white light, you know it from the old fluorescent tube, these often radiate in neutral white, which is approx. 4000 Kelvin. Daylight white is relatively unknown, it has blue components in the radiated light and is supposed to promote concentration and motivation. It is daylight white under sunlight and is about 6500 Kelvin. The single-colour LED strips may not be able to do much, but what they can do, they do very well. Since the LED chip in single-colour LED strips is designed for only one light colour, they can emit this light colour perfectly. Here you can find the single-colour LED strips.

What is a CoB LED strip?

CoB is an abbreviation and stands for Chip on Board. CoB has been known to connoisseurs for some time; this process is used for high-performance LED modules. With CoB LED strips, the phosphor is not applied directly to the small LED chips, but the entire CoB LED strip is coated with it. LED strips are often used for indirect or direct lighting, the strip is often directly visible, or it is glued into an aluminium profile designed for this purpose. The only annoying thing about this is that when the strip is switched on, the light points can be seen, but this is often not wanted and also annoying.

Now we went and increased the number of LED chips on the LED strip, but even that did not produce the perfect result. Now we have arrived at the CoB LED strips and if you want a continuous LED light strip without any visible transitions, you can now use the CoB LED lamps. If you now install the CoB LED light strip in an aluminium profile with opal cover, it looks almost perfect. Since many small LED chips are placed very close to each other in the CoB LED strip, this is of course very conducive to a good light image and soon you should no longer be able to see any points of light. Click here for CoB LED strips

What is an RGB LED strip?

An RGB LED strip is a light strip with built-in LED chips that can emit the primary colours. The primary colours are red, green and blue, which is why the abbreviation RGB appears in front of the LED strip. With an RGB LED strip, you have the option of mixing the colours with each other. By mixing the colours, millions of colour mixtures are created that you can then adjust with a remote control and an LED RGB controller. This is the advantage of an RGB light strip. The disadvantage of such a light strip is that it cannot reproduce perfect white light.

What does RGBW LED strip mean?

This LED strip light is similar to the RGB strip light. With the RGBW LED strip, only the W is added, which means that this strip can also reproduce the colour white. Here, too, you can choose which white the RGBW LED strip should contain. The choice is usually limited to warm white, neutral white and daylight white. Another LED chip is applied to the light strip, this one is only responsible for one colour, to be quite precise, for a white. Which variant of RGBW strips you want, you have to choose beforehand, because the LED chip that is responsible for the white light can only emit one white light colour. That is why there is this choice. Here you will find the RGBW products

What does CCT LED strip mean?

A CCT LED strip can only do one thing and it does it really well. A CCT strip can only emit white light. CCT comes from the English and means correlated colour temperature. This type of light strip can emit light colours ranging from 2700 Kelvin to 6500 Kelvin. A CCT light source can therefore cover the entire spectrum from warm white to daylight white. To control a CCT LED strip, you need a special LED CCT controller. This controller has several connections at the output for the light source, so that all light colours can be reproduced.

RGB+CCT LED strips

As you have already learned what the individual light strips can do and what they are called, you can certainly imagine what this LED strip can do. You guessed it, an RGB+CCT strip can do everything that these individual RGB and CCT strips can do. The difference is that everything has been integrated into one LED strip. So you can create several million light colours and additionally switch to white light if necessary.

LED strips with radio remote control

To be able to control your LED Strip with a radio remote control, you need a so-called LED controller. The LED Strip is connected to the output of this controller, which in turn is operated with a power supply unit that transmits the voltage to the LED Strips. Now you can teach a suitable radio remote control to this controller. Once this is done, the LED Strip can be operated very conveniently with the radio remote control. Here we show you our selection of radio remote controls.

Can you connect an LED strip to a motion detector?

Yes, you can. Let’s say you have a single-colour LED strip that you want to switch via a motion detector. Install your LED strip in the place where you want to place it. Connect the cables for the power supply to the output of the LED power supply unit (e.g. 24 volt power supply unit). Connect the input of the power supply unit to the output of the motion detector. Then connect the motion detector to 230 volts.

If you want to connect a multicolour LED controller-controlled LED strip to the motion detector, proceed as follows. Place the LED strip back where you want it, then connect the cables from the LED strip to the output of the LED controller. Connect the controller to the power supply unit so that it is supplied with e.g. 24 volts. Again, connect the input of the power supply unit to the output of the motion detector.

If the power supply is safe and also ensured, then switch off the motion detector and switch it to continuous operation. Now teach the remote control together with the LED controller. After the controller has been taught, set the desired colour and brightness. Now put the remote control away and switch the motion detector to continuous operation. If you have now switched to the sensor and it switches through, your LED strip will light up.

Can I switch several RGB strips with one remote control?

In principle, yes, but you have to distinguish whether all strips can do the same thing when operating the remote control or not. For example, if you have 2 RGB strips in one room and want to control them separately with one remote control, then you need another RGB LED controller. You can then control both RGB strips separately and adjust them as you wish. If you don’t care and both RGB strips are always allowed to do the same thing, then you can simply connect both strips to the output of the RGB controller. If you use a second controller, you must remember that you also have to teach it. This will not work on its own.

LED strip for the kitchen

You want to install an LED strip in the kitchen? First measure the length of the individual LED strips. Consider beforehand what kind of light the LED strip should emit. Do you want a single-colour or multi-colour strip, or is it enough for you if the strip can reproduce all white light colours? For example, let’s say you decide to buy a CCT LED strip, article 2190. LED CCT strip SMD5050 DC 24 Volt 14,4Watt IP20 60 LED/m 5m.

This LED strip is 12mm wide. Now choose a suitable aluminium profile and check whether the profile is designed for the width of the strip. Saw the aluminium profiles to the correct length that you have measured beforehand. Align the aluminium profiles and attach them to the place where you want to mount the LED strips. After you have attached the aluminium strip, check that the inside of the aluminium strip is clean and free of grease.

Then glue the LED strip piece by piece into the aluminium profile. After you have checked that the LED strip is firmly in place, we now come to the wiring of the LED light source. Now take the CCT LED controller, e.g. article 4268. Radio controller CCT LED 2.4 GHz – WLAN ready. With this controller, you can continuously adjust the colour temperature of your LED CCT strips.

Now attach the cables of the LED strip to the output of the controller. Follow the connection diagram. Now attach the LED CCT controller, for example, to the kitchen wall unit or under the skirting board at the bottom of the kitchen unit.
Now take the appropriate power supply unit and connect it to the input of the controller.

Power calculation for the LED strip in the kitchen

For a 5m LED strip, we calculate as follows: 5 x 14.4 watts = 72 watts. To ensure that the power supply does not always run at full load, we add a little reserve. 100 watts would be a good value here. Our choice then falls on a 100 Watt power supply unit. Article 1995 would be such a 100 Watt power supply. We now connect this to the input of the controller. There are now only 2 bare ends on the power supply unit to which 230 volts must be connected. Now that the power supply is also wired, the LED controller must be taught to the radio remote control or the wall switch. After you have programmed the switches, everything should work.

Our LED strips are self-adhesive

Whether single-coloured, multi-coloured or CCT. We carry many different LED strips, many of which are available in different widths. However, all strips are provided with a high-quality 3M adhesive tape on the back. There is a protective film on this 3M adhesive tape. Carefully remove this protective film and then carefully stick the LED strip onto your aluminium profile. The LED strips are only self-adhesive if you have previously cleaned the aluminium profile and it is grease-free, clean and dry. Wood or rough surfaces that do not conduct heat are not suitable for self-adhesive LED strips. The LED strips are self-adhesive if the substrate is smooth and conductive. Treat yourself to a sensible aluminium profile.

Connecting LED tape 20m and longer

You want to connect a LED ribbon with 20m length and don’t know what components you need? Basically, I recommend that you take an LED strip that is suitable for operation with 24 volts constant voltage. Why should you use the 24 volt version? Because with increasing voltage the current is halved and therefore you produce less heat on the 20m long LED strip. Heat means losses and too much heat leads to premature failure of the LED chips. Damage and further costs are pre-programmed. Depending on the design and length of the LED ribbon, the power and the required connection type also change.

Connecting single-colour LED strips

Single-colour LED strips with a total power of no more than ≤ 120W (at 12V) or ≤ 240W (at 24V) are connected directly to the controller. The outputs (channels) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the controller with max. 10A.

Single-colour LED strips with a total power of more than ≥ 120W (at 12V) or ≥ 240W (at 24V) are operated with an amplifier and a separate power supply unit. Only the amplifiers are connected to the controller, not the LED strips. The outputs of the amplifier (per channel) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the amplifier with max. 15A. The number of amplifiers on the controller in conjunction with the power supply unit can be expanded almost at will by connecting them in parallel.

Connecting LED CCT strips

CCT LED strips with a total power of no more than ≤ 120W (at 12V) or ≤ 240W (at 24V) are connected directly to the controller. The outputs (channels) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the controller with max. 10A.

CCT lamps with a total power of more than ≥ 120W (at 12V) or ≥ 240W (at 24V) are operated with an amplifier and a separate power supply unit. Only the amplifiers are connected to the controller and not the LED lamps. The outputs of the amplifier (per channel) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the amplifier with max. 15A. The number of amplifiers connected to the controller in conjunction with the power supply unit can be increased almost at will by connecting them in parallel.

Connecting LED RGB strips

RGB LED strips with a total power of no more than ≤ 120W (at 12V) or ≤ 240W (at 24V) are connected directly to the controller. The outputs (channels) can be loaded with max. up to 6A or as total load of the controller with max. 10A.

Connecting LED RGB strips

RGB LED strips with a total power of more than ≥ 120W (at 12V) or ≥ 240W (at 24V) are operated with an amplifier and a separate power supply unit. Only the amplifiers are connected to the controller, not the LED lamps. The outputs of the amplifier (per channel) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the amplifier with max. 15A. The number of amplifiers on the controller in conjunction with the power supply unit can be expanded almost at will by connecting them in parallel.

Connecting RGBW LED strips

RGB LED strips with a total power of no more than ≤ 120W (at 12V) or ≤ 240W (at 24V) are connected directly to the controller. The outputs (channels) can be loaded with max. up to 6A or as total load of the controller with max. 10A.

RGBW coloured LED Strip with a total power of more than ≥ 120W (at 12V) or ≥ 240W (at 24V) operated with an amplifier and separate power supply unit. Only the amplifiers are connected to the controller and no LED strips. The outputs of the amplifier (per channel) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the amplifier with max. 15A. The number of amplifiers on the controller in conjunction with the power supply unit can be expanded almost at will by connecting them in parallel.

Connecting LED RGB+CCT strips

RGB/CCT LED strips with a total power of no more than ≤ 120W (at 12V) or ≤ 240W (at 24V) are connected directly to the controller. The outputs (channels) can be loaded with max. up to 6A or as total load of the controller with max. 10A.

RGB/CCT coloured LED strips with a total power of more than ≥ 120W (at 12V) or ≥ 240W (at 24V) are operated with an amplifier and separate power supply. Only the amplifiers are connected to the controller and not the LED strips. The outputs of the amplifier (per channel) can be loaded with max. 6A or as total load of the amplifier with max. 15A. The number of amplifiers on the controller in conjunction with the power supply unit can be expanded almost at will by connecting them in parallel.

Cable assignment for single-colour LED strips (one light colour)	red + black –
Cable assignment of 2-colour LED strips CCT (light colour cool white, warm white) with common anode (+)	1. Red= V (+) 2. white= cold white (-) 3. yellow= warm white (-)
Cable assignment 3-colour LED strip RGB (light colour red, green, blue) with common anode (+)	1. green= green (-), 2. red= red (-) 3. blue= blue (-) 4. black= V (+)
Cable assignment 3-colour LED strip plus “white” RGB/W (light colour cool white, warm white) with common anode (+)	1. white= white (-), 2. blue= blue (-) 3. green= green (-), 4. red= red (-) 5. black= V (+)
Cable assignment 3-colour LED strip plus cold/warm white RGB/CCT (light colour cold white, warm white) with common anode (+)	1. black +, 2. yellow (-) 3. warm white, 3. green (-), 4. red (-), 5. blue (-), 6. white (-) Cold white

Tips for mounting LED strips

• LED strips from approx. 9.6W/m (IP20) require a metallic surface for heat dissipation, taking into account the ambient temperature of max. 40C°.
• Always use a metal profile for siliconised strips (IP65) as the silicon inhibits heat dissipation
• Avoid mechanical stress on the LED strip, as it can be damaged, e.g. solder joints can break on the strip.
• When soldering on cables, always use the best and safest connection
• For LED strips with protection class IP65, only use neutrally cross-linked silicone for resealing (do not use silicone containing vinegar as this will destroy the strip).
• For powers ≥ 9.6W/m, the maximum length of the strip must not exceed 5m (at 4.8W/m max. 10m) after the feed point, it is therefore necessary to reinsert every 5m at the latest. Otherwise the strip may be destroyed by excessive currents.
• The LED strip can only be cut at the designated points, which are marked with “dividing lines”.