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Tuesday, June 11th 2013
Flexible LED strips are Flexible!
With just a bit of imagination and ingenuity, flexible LED strip can be used for a host of applications. Skateboards, scooters, sailboats, stairs, cabinets, chairs, gazebos, decks, eaves, porches, mood lighting and task lighting: this is a far from complete list of the applications flexible LED strip has been put to. With a low cost per LED, a sturdy yet flexible mounting with a sticky backing, dimmable, bright LED’s, a very low profile, a simple, inexpensive waterproof option, and easily cut to length, flexible LED strip is the go-to option for a multitude of projects.
Flexible LED strip has been used as accent lighting on a host of vehicles. Since most vehicles run on 12 volt power, LED strip is a natural match. Campers, shells, and cabs are brightened; color-changing strip adds a party atmosphere to limos and vans. Waterproof strip provides a similar service to vehicle exteriors. One customer ran waterproof color-changing strip all the way around the cabin of his 30 foot pontoon boat.
Kitchen cabinets are a natural fit for flexible LED strip. Mounted right behind the front lip, the strip’s low profile (less than an eighth of an inch) leaves it effectively invisible; yet it thoroughly illuminates a counter. Coupled with a dimmer, the light may be adjusted from full work light to gentle night light. For those who love a warm, peaceful kitchen, flexible LED strip in warm white (3000K°) light evokes traditional incandescent-like tones. Those who prefer an efficient, bright workspace may like daylight (5000K°) LED’s, with their whiter, more revealing tone.
Workshops and offices use LED strip in much the same way. On the ceiling, along tool shelves, and anywhere a bit of strip can be stuck, LED strip lights up a work surface. In sensitive locations, the fact that LED’s themselves produce almost no heat can be a real plus.
Anywhere in the house or office, flexible LED strip is excellent for indirect lighting. Its narrow width and low profile fit behind much smaller moldings than any other type of light, yet sheds more than ample light. The sticky backing makes it a breeze to install on almost any surface, whether crown molding, cabinet top or bookshelf.
Waterproof flexible LED strip renders similar service outside the house. Decks, stairs, balconies, eaves and gardens all benefit from an LED glow. For a festive atmosphere, make the strip color-changing RGB (red/green/blue) and add a color controller box. The programmed color changes from the controller liven any occasion. Strip wound around trees and among the shrubbery bring the garden right into the party.
A complete description of all the uses flexible LED strip has been put to would fill volumes. Its cost effectiveness, thin profile and simplicity make it a candidate for almost any project, indoors or outdoors. No matter what you need lighting for, take a look at LED strip.
Contributor: Joel Zenzic
Posted By: Mary Wecker
By Mary at 9:20:43 PM
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