dito Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 so i think i am going to dive into the RGB strip for this year. I've seen varying prices depending on the IP rating (waterproof protection. From what I understand:IP65 "can" get wetIP67 can be submersed for a short period of timeIP68 can be continuously immersed without damage.I don't want to spend extra money for something I won't use. I was wondering what IP rating you buy and does it work for you? what are your weather conditions? Do you wish you had bought better protected strips? Knowing what you know now, would you have spent/ not spent the money for the extra protection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edvas69 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 With strips its just not the protection that makes the difference, its the material they are coated with.a silone tube and a solid silicone coating are both waterproof but the solid silicone (rated at ip68) is far stronger and disperses light better than the silicone tube coating.When it comes to actual pixel strings the IP rating can definetly not be correct and have seen many samples claiming to be ip67 when in fact they were less. With these i find that the resin filled pixels are best for water resistance.So there is more to consider than just the IP rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdeepfundraising Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 i got 2 kids so the protection i used was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dito Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 should have used IP3000! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Adams Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I had many nodes fail after rains last year. My only ip68 string did not fail. So go with ip68. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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