Awesome Tips Light Strips: have I been doing it WRONG for years?
Time to replace some smart light strips! Let’s figure out if I should build my own or use some that are pre-assembled.
Time to replace some smart light strips! Let’s figure out if I should build my own or use some that are pre-assembled.
*Pre-assembled* (affiliate links)
Govee M1 with Matter:
WiZ
Kasa
Corner channels with diffusion:
Deeper channels with diffusion:
*DIY*
_RGBWW Light Strips_
BTF-LIGHTING 5050SMD 24v
WiFi controller
24V power supply $21
_COB 90+ CRI with great warm & cool white colors_
BTF-LIGHTING FCOB 24v
WiFi controller
24V power supply
_FCOB RGB non-addressable but very bright colors_
BTF-LIGHTING FCOB RGB
WiFi controller
24V power supply
_FCOB RGB addressable dream color light strips 🏆 (what I used)_
BTF-LIGHTING FCOB RGB WS2811
ESP8266 pack of 3
24V 5A power supply
Easy WLED controller:
Also you could swap out the WiFi controller for non-addressable LEDs with a Zigbee one
Zigbee controller
How I set up the 24V RGB COB with WLED:
How I set up DIY light strips in my bathroom:
Good pre-assembled options:
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0:00 Intro
0:22 Pros of pre-assembled
1:12 Pros of DIY
1:59 Color comparison
3:30 The diode issue
4:49 DIY hands on
6:54 Installation time!
7:35 Most beautiful thing 😍
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How I set up the 24V RGB COB with WLED: https://youtu.be/oQuzGRDiKKc
How I set up easy DIY light strips in my bathroom: https://youtu.be/zFW94lpUrTI
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I love the little end scenes after each vid 😂
Yes. You should be very, very ashamed
That was very informative I wasn’t aware about the diy aspect
Which mobile app are you using with the Gledopto controller? I can’t seem to find one. You showed one being used in the video. I have mine connected through my 4th Gen. Echo that has Zigbee built in. But I was hoping to use a dedicated Gledopto app or similar app instead of Alexa. Thanks!!
Reed, COB stands for “chip on board”. It is a type of integrated circuit manufacturing process.
i’m surprised that there isn’t more commets
Any recommendation on diy vs pre-assembled (probably one strip on each parallel wall with one of those needing to be spliced because of a window) for under kitchen cabinets with a few gaps to bridge?
Who hasn’t been in the same predicament as occurred in the outtro?
LED diodes = light emitting diodes diodes haha. Great video btw wanted to get some for a while now.
I got the Lenovo Smart LED Lightstrip, 5-meters, for about $13 in January.
Wish it was brighter, but it's really efficient. And reliable.
Pretty happy with it.
That looks incredible! Nice job! My most recent set of light strips, I went DIY, and yeah… my soldering still sucks. I felt like I needed the bigger gauge wire to cross a gap, but then I had a hell of a time soldering them to the strips. Even these crimp connectors I got to make it easier, still caused a lot of headaches.
Just dropped in to say I always watch your uploads. A little hammy sometimes but still great 😂 keep up the good work 👊
What if I told you there are WLED preflashed controllers that require no soldering and you can still pick the strip you want and pair it with a matching power supply
Definitely want teh COB variant for what I'm planning to install, not a big fan of seeing LED's. DIY kind of speaks more to me, just getting a handle on the whole thing and problemsolving seems like fun. The biggest challenge so far, as you also say in the video, is just figuring out what the heck to buy. There's so much out there and it's not clear at all. Wiring DC stuff is a doddle, soldering is easy, but finding the right components to buy so it all works, that's tough. Especially since I'm also only now getting into the home automation bit for real, took one of my existing Raspberry PI's and slapped a Z-wave transceiver on it, but now I have to wrap my head around Z-wave, Zigbee and all that stuff as well. Still… it should be fun.
Deym, those look so much better than expected
I'm happy that this time you address the CRI score of the led strips. Cheers! 🙂
Thanks Reed.
It looks like you installed them in the 10mm wide v channel diffuser. No issues with the strips being 12mm? Looked like the excess bent easily enough.
I need a led strip that can go a long way on 1 or 2 power sources for Crown Molding. All the LEDs I see are outrageously priced, or they don't have full color and full whites for a responsible price
Another great video, thank you again. I love how you explain both options so I can decide which is better for my application. Heading over to Reed's Smart Home to check out how to build my own light strip
Awesome video, as always. Is there any way to set something similar to this up in Smartthings?