Tasodin Water-Resistance IP65, 12V Waterproof Flexible LED Strip Light, 16.4ft/5m Cuttable LED Light Strips, 300 Units 3528 LEDs Lighting String, LED Tape(Warm White), Power Adapter not Included

I used this to make an illuminated stripe in my garage to park my car. Installed it in a section of extruded aluminum, such that the tape is enclosed so the car tire cannot damage it, and yet it still lights up as a parking stripe. So far so good.

I use these lights (in blue) for night effects on a model railroad. Theyre generally doing well, but the lighting makes whites and some light colors pop out, creating a slight unnatural black lighting or dayglow effect. Adhesion usually is a problem with this type of LED strip light, but this can be solved by using a PVA glue: the adhesive backing on the strips will hold long enough for the PVA to dry.

These lights are nice and bright and have plenty of places to cut to length. The water resistant coating works well and looks nice . . .but it makes access to the contacts you would need to get to for a cut section a little difficult. If you are skilled with an exacto knife and can solder looking thru a magnifying glass, you will have no problem with these, but after cut to length, they will not work with the snap on connectors without some trimming.

These seem like fine LEDs at a fair price. I believe Im not alone at running into adhesion problems. In my case, I was sticking the LEDs to a painted steel I-beam, so I think the surface was clean and had a good texture for adhesion, and temperature cant be a cause of failure (because the I-beam would dissipate any heat immediately). However, this was in a high-humidity basement environment, and so Im not terribly surprised that the adhesive only worked for a few days. In all honesty, I was expecting to need to do something else to adhere the LEDs rather than using the built-in adhesive strip, so Im not terribly disappointed.

These lights are very easy to install (if you buy the adapter) and they are much brighter than I expected them to be. They arrived three days after I placed the order.

La adhesión podría ser mejor

I hadn’t intended to buy the waterproof version but glad I did because the waterproofing adds significantly to the overall strength/robustness of the strip. I wish they had provided a clue on how to remove the waterproofing when installing a connector and even YouTube is strangely vague on the topic. I found that a dremel tool with wire brush wheel works well for removing the waterproofing without damaging the strip by the way. Adhesive backing isn’t very strong but I think that is typical. No specs provided and I ended up using a double row to get the brightness I needed but they work fine. This was my first LED strip purchase and I’ll shop for better documented version next time but I’d buy these again though I expect I’ll always want a higher density version.

They need to be more clear in the description bi only saw 1cm width. The product is actually 8mm wide. Returning.

So I recently purchased a roll of these LEDs, as well as the Cool White 12V version. My project was to wire my new Matco Service Cart with blue LEDs underneath and white LEDs under the lid, wired to a magnetic switch on the N/O circuit. You open the lid, the magnets come apart, circuit closes, and the lights turn on. Close the lid, bye bye lights. Got all the wiring cut and crimped and tucked away nice and neat, and then attached the LEDs to their positions after wiping the surfaces down with mild soap, then water, then dry wipe. Whites have been up inside the lid since I put them there, not a single issue, but the blue... Well, they were all over the floor the morning after first install. I ran over half the strip with my carts wheel before I noticed, destroying a large portion of them. Cut a new line from the remainder of the roll, and encountered the same thing later in the day... blue LEDs drooping and coming off the cart. Ill probably order another roll and just see if I got some poor glue in a batch, or what the case may be. Aside from that issue, the lights seem real sturdy, plenty flexible, certainly bright enough and they throw a nice indirect glow. Wiring them into their little connectors is troublesome, so I ended up soldering leads together when I had to, simpler that way for me. All in all, Id recommend em if youre looking for some kind of lighty project.

First, the strip light itself is very attractive. I purchased this specific model because I have an outdoor application. The strip has a rubberized cover that protects the LEDs and contacts from the elements. HOWEVER, due to the bulky cover, it is not directly possible to use the strip connectors to tie strips together (or cut and splice). One has to completely remove the cover with a sharp knife and take care not to cut into the strip itself. All of the rubber has to come off to expose the contacts. I can already tell, after one connector fix, that its going to be a lot of work to turn this into 5 short segments with wires and connectors bridging them.