mrduncan Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Does anyone know where I can get any of the RGB connectors (see link below) here in the US? I definitely don't need 50 connectors and the shipping cost is more than the connectors.http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50-pairs-4-Core-White-Waterproof-Line-15cm-long-each-male-and-female/323485474.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H1 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Mr. D Try herehttp://www.diyledexpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19&zenid=f73791dd452f7c24272a2e904388eb27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 You may want to research how well they work. I have read many posts abusing not to use then. Probably ok for permanent installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 You may want to research how well they work. I have read many posts advising not to use then. Probably ok for permanent installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymac Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Does anyone know where I can get any of the RGB connectors (see link below) here in the US? I definitely don't need 50 connectors and the shipping cost is more than the connectors. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50-pairs-4-Core-White-Waterproof-Line-15cm-long-each-male-and-female/323485474.html While you are looking be aware there are a couple different configerations of these that are NOT compatable with each other. One has a small spade on one side of the connector that fits into a slot on the other (for alighment), another has a flat side that aligns (the type used on rainbow products).The one in the link you provided is the type with a spade. I have purchased 200 pairs of these and LOVE them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeiilll Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jerrymac,Do you use anything to coat or seal the connectors against water like dielectric grease or such? I too have read of some people being unhappy with these connectors after using them for one season and finding corrosion on the pins and sockets. Apparently the kind they used were a plated pin and socket and not good for moisture environments.Or are the connectors now using somehting different for pins and sockets? It is always good to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmadrive Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Jerrymac,Do you use anything to coat or seal the connectors against water like dielectric grease or such? I too have read of some people being unhappy with these connectors after using them for one season and finding corrosion on the pins and sockets. Apparently the kind they used were a plated pin and socket and not good for moisture environments.Or are the connectors now using somehting different for pins and sockets? It is always good to learn!I have these and they are sealed against the weather so corrosion has never been an issue for mine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymac Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Some (the ones I purchased) have a neopreme compression gasket between the male and female connector. Water proof to a point anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrduncan Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 The reason I'm asking is bought some from eBay from a China vendor (link below) and there are kinda small and the pins looks very fragile. From some of threads I've seen when people post pictures of the AliExpress connectors, these look bigger and more sturdy. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-10-x-Set-Waterproof-4Pin-Female-Male-Connector-Cable-RGB-Led-Strip-/111001108021?pt=US_Car_Lighting&hash=item19d82e7e35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Another issue is that the end that you strip off the outer jacket to get to the individual wires needs to be well sealed. I am going to use some of that heat shrink tubing that has a sealer inside. While shrinking down to over lap the jacket on the pigtail and run this into the PEX tube that I will be mounting my pixel strip in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldavis1969 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) Would 10 pair be better? Follow linkhttp://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-pairs-4-Core-White-Waterproof-Line-15cm-long-each-male-and-female/493016946.html Or Black 10 Pairhttp://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/5core-waterproof-connector-with-20cm-long-cable-male-and-female-black-color-the-male-connect-s/701799_645458609.html Edited February 8, 2013 by jldavis1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa-LF Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I have 40 sets of these connectors in my display last season - the only one that had a problem was the one i split the seal on. Got most of my from Ray Wu at ALI Express along with my 1000 pixels. No complaints here. Trust me - you will use them, or they are easily sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohnson1810 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Old thread but you can get them here. HolidayCoro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottam67 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Have you tried Creative Lighting Displays? They actually have a sale that ends today: http://store.creativelightingdisplays.com/Cables-Adapters_c24.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77doran Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Another issue is that the end that you strip off the outer jacket to get to the individual wires needs to be well sealed. I am going to use some of that heat shrink tubing that has a sealer inside. While shrinking down to over lap the jacket on the pigtail and run this into the PEX tube that I will be mounting my pixel strip in. If your looking to get the adhesive lined shrink tubing, I just picked up a 45pc package for around $4 at Harbor Freight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I bought a bunch from Ray Wu, then found that they were different from the ones I had, so I can't use them. I'll sell them for best offer (no minimum) + shipping. I can post pictures + quantity later when I'm home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJimH Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Steven- sent you a PM Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 In response to the multiple PM's I have received (Ok, to both of them :-) I purchased 10 pairs from Ray Wu. Here they are. I will sell them for best offer (no minimum) + postage. If you don't need all 10, I'll price them using the "second item auction" method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreeloaders Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 here's some http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=+RGB+connectors hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I finally got around to taking pictures of the connectors: I will sell to best offer (no minimum) + postage (USPS). You don't have to buy the whole lot. If I get multiple offers for less than the whole lot, then they'll be sold at the lower offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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