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Has anybody used these for adding lights to Buildings ?

You can cut them to length as required every three LED's , Working input Voltage: DC 12V, Silicon gel type :Waterproof IP65,LED type: SMD 3528.Package is 5M 600 LED Strip Light 3528 Waterproof

So cutting a strip of three does that mean you can light a strip of three by soldering wires to the copper taps on the strip ?

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Yes it will work..
You may well find these are 'bright white' LED's.. These tend to look a little 'harsh' (like fluorescent lighting).. A 'warm-white' LED tends to look better for internal building lighting.

See the most recent posts in the Lazy Grange Bay III thread for some atmospheric night shots..
It appears Mike has used some bright white LED's in (at least) one of the shop interiors.
 
I use them extensively for both building and passenger coach lighting. They are available in warm white and amber as well. Sometimes the amber variety will give a more nostalgic look.
 
They do come in Warm and Bright, All me House is lit with LED bulbs so will go for the Warm White :) looking a bit more at them there are three different types in terms of brightness output for them as well, at around 6 pound for just the 5m strip ( dam windows update has changed my keyboard again loss my pound sign ) they are worth a go, will order some thanks.
 
You can also get clip-on connectors with wires attached (very cheap from China via eBay) that the ends of the LED strips slide into and then you snap the clip shut, makes a good connection to the strip without the hassle of soldering to the tiny copper pads. I've done coach lighting this way, the 3-LED sets run quite happily for ages on a PP3 9v battery. Warm white strips for modern coaches, yellow ones for a nice dim gaslight glow in old-time coaches!

Jon.

Edit: just noticed you've bought the waterproof type strip with the clear plastic covering.... the clip connectors won't work on these (they might if you stripped the clear coating off a few mm, but that's a lot of hassle). The clips are designed for the non-protected strips where the components are exposed, which is fine for coaches - but for buildings the stuff you've got will probably be better.
 
I've soldered many of those teeny-tiny copper pads. With my magnifying glasses on it's not too bad. What's difficult is getting the silicone covering off without damaging the copper pads. A sharp blade, good eyesight and patience seems to work best.
 
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Might change my mind now as I have not ordered the other yet, was going to order tomorrow, hate ordering things at a weekend :) these are ready cut and no Soldering thanks will order 4 of these to try them :)
 
Ordered Monday morning came this morning, all four work :) will worth the 2.5 English pounds they cost inc postage..


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Excellent. They will also be a fair bit brighter on 12V - just so you know.
 
Got carried away a bit :rofl: made a recessed light box to fit the LED in, it's a push fit into the ceiling but will get two screws added to hold it in place, then if it fails I can remove the light and fit a new one, then hid the wires. Now if it's to bright or I don't like the color of the light, I can add something over the holder to diffuse the light or change it's color. Now I just need to find an alternative to LGB's Street lights , like the look just not the price..

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LED lights apart from the above strip lights I have used, I bought some small single 12v LED's which have a resistor soldered to them already, along with the strip lights above everything works but.... they are two dam bright as I have already bought my 12v power pack can I add a resistor into the feed line from it that feeds the lights to reduce the voltage that goes to all of them rather than removing the existing ones from all the lights and replacing them ?
 
You may be using bright white LEDs. Warm white give a nicer colour.
 
Use a small 'buck' DC convertor to reduce the voltage to your lighting feed..
PM me your address..
PhilP.
 
Just looking back at the first post, it's good to see someone found a use for old reel-to-reel tape spools!
 
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