| Moderated by: LightORamaDan | Page:   1 2 |
|
|||||||||||||
| RGB Strip pictures? | Rate Topic |
| Author | Post |
|---|
| Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 11:45 am |
|
26th Post |
|
beeiilll Member 
|
Paul Roberson wrote:I also use these weatherproof connectors in my set up. One connector (female) I connect (and it stays connected) to the LOR DC card. The other connector (male) I solder to the LED strip, or the wire that is soldered to the strip. Hi Paul I am just curious as to why you used the 4 pin weatherproof connectors that you did instead of these? http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799/210128048-323485474/50-pairs-4-Core-White-Waterproof-Line-15cm-long-each-male-and-female.html These seem like the ones that a lot of people over on the Aus forum are using. Are the ones you used a "better" connector? I see that they are more expensive than these but that does not always mean a lot. Do you feel that they are a higher quality than the white ones? I'm just trying to get some feel for this stuff right now before I jump in full tilt. I do have some strips on order and I will need to get probably 8 to 10 of the weatherproof connectors for my display. If I have to order 100 of them, then I want to be sure that the ones I get are going to be "good" ones as I will probably offer the extra ones up for sale to others after I get them. I am also looking to find some good 4 conductor cable (like phone wire, ie - 4 conductors inside a jacket) . Like the 4 pin white connectors use as I like single looking cable going out to areas on my display. I "think" that the single cable looks better to me than the colored 4 conductor cable which is just subjective I know but that is what I like. It is also less likely to snag on things as I am laying it out or rolling it up. Thanks for your help. Bill
____________________ http://www.LongLakeLights.com |
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 12:28 pm |
|
27th Post |
|
Paul Roberson Member 
|
beeiilll wrote:
I chose the connectors I did pretty much for the same reason you are looking for "4 conductor wire inside a jacket"  I have these connectors at all corners of my windows and garage and thought the white would show up to much (stick out like a sore thumb). However thinking about it now I don't think it would be any different.Also when I ordered the ones I did the wording was the same as it is now "100pcs/lot" but in fact thru clarification with Ray it was 100 pair not 50 pair. I have no idea if one was 'better' than the other.
____________________ Thanks Paul http://christmaswiththerobersons.com/ |
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 12:45 pm |
|
28th Post |
|
geronc Member 
|
beeiilll wrote: I am also looking to find some good 4 conductor cable (like phone wire, ie - 4 conductors inside a jacket) You can buy the 4 conductor cable with jacket that the connectors are made out of from Ray. You can even buy the connectors and cable in black if you wish. You just need to e-mail him. They aren't listed on the site.
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 03:24 pm |
|
29th Post |
|
bdeditch Member 
|
Paul Roberson wrote: Carl S wrote:Thanks, but what I would like to see is how it is soldered to the strip itself or is there a connector that you just push in place? Paul what kind of solder do you use and what is the wattage of your soldering iron?
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 03:34 pm |
|
30th Post |
|
beeiilll Member
|
geronc wrote:beeiilll wrote:I am also looking to find some good 4 conductor cable (like phone wire, ie - 4 conductors inside a jacket) Thanks for the info on that. I have been out cutting up downed trees all morning (had a nasty high wind storm last night) and was thinking about this and thought that probably Ray would have the connectors and cable in stock to allow me to make my own. Guess I better drop an email and see what it would cost me to get 25 or so connectors, the pins, and maybe 500 feet of the black cable. Then I will just make up whatever I need, as needed!
____________________ http://www.LongLakeLights.com |
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Thursday February 9th, 2012 01:09 am |
|
31st Post |
|
DLTSLC Member
|
I'm getting some RGB LED strips for this year, and wondered, because you have to use an extension wire to connect the strips with the DC controller, how far can you run the 4-strip wire extension lines before you have problems with power loss ? Also, I live in Utah, snow, rain, and wind city!! Are the 4-wire male/female connectors going to be waterproof enough for my area or do I need to seal every connection point further ? Thanks in advance 
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sunday February 12th, 2012 02:50 pm |
|
32nd Post |
|
paultoole Member 
|
DLTSLC wrote:I'm getting some RGB LED strips for this year, and wondered, because you have to use an extension wire to connect the strips with the DC controller, how far can you run the 4-strip wire extension lines before you have problems with power loss ? Also, I live in Utah, snow, rain, and wind city!! Are the 4-wire male/female connectors going to be waterproof enough for my area or do I need to seal every connection point further ? *Bump* I'd be interested to know the answer to this also. Regards
____________________ Checkout My Light Show At http://www.paultoole.co.uk Follow Me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/manningclosechristmaslights |
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Current time is 06:00 am | Page: 1 2 |
| Light-O-Rama Forums > LOR Hardware > LOR DMX > RGB Strip pictures? | Top |
