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Good colormixing
Posted by
RubenJ
on 2/28/2010
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Pros: Great acrylic cast around the LED's, this makes the strip solid.
Spread of the light is quit good for a small LED strip
Cons: Casing looks to be under a little tension, it's a little curved.
Little short wiring, wiring could be a bit longer or with a connector.
Other Thoughts: Great light output trough all LED's, individual as well as mixing colors.
Bottomline: Great LED strip for my solar light setup.
Not yet in final place but it's great to build a lighting setup that isn't very expensive on purchase and doesn't cost anything in use :)
Great Light Strip
Posted by
babylonfive
on 2/27/2010
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Pros: This strip is well sealed and tough. I love the mix of colors and the red is a deep-red, not like some other strips and RGBs. The panel is fun to use - I created a camping light. Since the array is fairly long, it doesn't cast many shadows.
The efficiency is fairly low, compared to very high-brightness lights, but also would make great accent lights.
Cons: Note the thickness of this compared to the little strips and tubes. This is thick and heavy enough that using it on cars should be considered carefully - it's stiff and won't bend like the strips.
Other Thoughts: Color balance is pretty nice. Sealed well against moisture etc.
Bottomline: Like it a lot and enjoy it during camping. Doesn't use a lot of power - I give it a 4 out of 5 for sure
Nice for your own moodlight
Posted by
adlerweb
on 1/16/2010
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Pros: Cheap, bright for a RGB-strip, cutable every 3x3LED-Group (see other)
Cons: Its 45cm, not 50cm - The red LEDs are way darker than green and blue (see below) - the epoxy of mine was cracked but it does not affect the functionality and looks more like a fault of the transport company
Other Thoughts: Length: 45cm
Width: 1.8cm
Depth: ~1cm with LEDs
Consumption
Red: 100mA @ 12V (~1.20W)
Green: 80mA @ 12V (~0.96W)
Blue: 87mA @ 12V (~1.04W)
Total:~260mA @ 12V (~3.12W)
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Red: ~18Lux 50cm above center of the strip
Green: ~39Lux 50cm above center of the strip
Blue: ~42Lux 50cm above center of the strip
Strips are in epoxy or something so its hard to get to the pcb but on the other hand more stable
Shared positive, 4 x 9cm wires (VIn,R,G,B)
Bottomline: Great product if you plan to build something with changing colors
great
Posted by
uni-dude
on 11/11/2008
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Pros: I am very happy with the light strips, the light out put is very impressive. They are straight and smooth and the epoxy is well done, none of mine were broken.
Cons: Like every one else they are shorter than expected, and the red is dimmer than the green and blue. the wires coming out of the top is also an pain when it comes to mounting
Other Thoughts: I bought 3 sticks for a mood light and made up a three channel PWM (pulse width modulator) circuit to control the colour, and that way I can turn down the green and blue to get the right white mix
Bottomline: Fun to play with and for the price it is great!