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LED strips are considered flexible and energy-saving lighting alternatives. But what criteria do I use to select an LED strip from a multitude of offers? How long does an LED strip light last? Many questions, to which we will give answers in the following article.

Why are LED strip lights so popular?

When LED technology became suitable for the masses and was available inexpensively everywhere, completely new and very flexible possibilities for the decoration and lighting of houses, apartments and other areas of life opened up for us consumers. Small dimensions, flexibility, enormous service life, good light output and different color rendering are still the most important positive properties of LED light strips. Of course, saving high energy costs and the lack of alternatives to LEDs also play an important role. Constant competition between manufacturers also leads to falling production costs and end consumer prices. Many of the products are operated with 12 V or 24 V and are therefore not dangerous in use.

Where are LED strips used?

The areas of application of the LED strips are hardly limited. Thanks to the use of high-power LEDs, you can use the products as the main light. But LED strips are also ideally suited as decorative lighting on and in cupboards, in various niches or to illuminate the work area in the kitchen. In the commercial sector, you can use it to illuminate goods and offers in shop windows and shelves.

 


Tip

Under no circumstances should LED strips be severely bent or kinked. This can break circuit paths or damage LEDs, resistors and contacts.


 

You can achieve breathtaking lighting effects with RGB strips or color-changing strips. Typically, the color and brightness of such a band is controlled by a remote control. You can adapt the lighting to your current mood, especially in quiet places. Of course, waterproof versions are also available. You can light up gardens, facades, terraces or use them to simulate the daily routine in the aquarium. Car lovers use colored LED strips to illuminate the underbody of the car, the rims or the license plate. In architecture, planners set great accents with LED strips. Creative solutions include colored facades and window frames, indirectly illuminated walls or illuminated baseboards.

In other words: due to the wide range of design options, LED strips have become indispensable and are used in the design of almost every interior.

Source: eibabo®, EVN SB542430509902 LED stripImage: EVN SB542430509902 LED strip

What is the difference between LED strips?

The offer is huge. The Internet is full of special offers, which are made in China with the cheapest components, imported in huge quantities and sold at cheap prices. We also offer hundreds of variants here in the eibabo® shop, but the majority of them are from well-known manufacturers. It is not that easy to find the right product for individual use. So what selection criteria should you consider?

  • Does the product come from a well-known manufacturer?
  • How long is the lifespan?
  • What power supply is required?
  • Do I want monochrome or colored LEDs?
  • Which tape is best?
  • How many LEDs should be installed per meter?
  • Does the product have to be waterproof?
  • What length do I need?
  • Does the tape have to withstand special conditions such as heat or mechanical loads?
  • and much more

 

So pay attention to the information in the product descriptions and put the price in the background. Why? You will find out in the next section.

What affects the quality of an LED strip?

All tapes look more or less the same and the reason for a price difference is often not apparent even at second glance. However, what matters most to you as a consumer is its lifespan, delivering a constant level of brightness over that period, and its power consumption. The heart of an LED is its crystal. This is created as part of a complex process that requires a lot of technology, knowledge and experience. Few companies rise to the challenge of producing perfect crystals. However, these are the basis for a high-quality end product. The lifetime of such a crystal is determined by its degradation.

 


definition

Degradation is the aging process of the crystal, which causes an LED to become progressively dimmer over its life cycle.


 

Degradation leads to a drop in luminous flux over time. With high-quality goods, the luminous flux drops by around 2% for 10,000 hours of operation. Inferior LEDs lose up to 20% of their luminous flux in the same time. However, this development does not only depend on the crystal, but also on the design of the LED body and its connections. An LED gets very hot during operation and the better the heat is dissipated, the more sophisticated the housing and the longer the service life of the LED. The design of the contact connections is also important. In a circuit there are usually several LED chips in series plus resistors. Surely you have already seen that with poor-quality soldering of the chips, the entire serial circuit on a certain section of the LED tape fails, or individual colors stop working.

Already knew?

LEDs do not emit white light. White light is created from the mixture of equal parts of all spectral colors. If none of these colors dominates, the light appears white, more precisely not colored.


Depending on the type of tape, the white light color is mixed from red, green and blue light. However, this mixed white looks very unnatural. So-called RGBW tapes therefore have an additional LED, which emits high-quality white light. In other words: the production of LEDs with white light is complicated. It is usually formed by passing blue light through a yellow phosphor. Depending on the phosphor, the 'white' LED lights up more yellowish or more bluish. It is therefore important before manufacturing an LED strip to select and calibrate the individual LEDs according to various criteria. This step is time-consuming and is not carried out by all manufacturers. In particular, because the manufacturers of LED strips are not necessarily the producers of the LEDs. The use of different LEDs from different batches or producers leads to an uneven light pattern of the white light. With LED strips, the uniformity of the white glow is therefore a quality feature.

power adapter

The power supply should provide enough power for the LED strip. An LED light strip with a length of 5 meters and a power consumption of 20 watts per meter requires a 100 watt power supply. Please plan an additional 10% reserve.


An LED emits light in a specific direction. In order to achieve uniformity here too, lenses and other optical elements are used. The higher the quality, the better the color rendering and the lower the loss of luminous flux.

How do I know if an LED strip is high quality?

Now you know how (at least in part) the price difference comes about. If you want to enjoy your LED strip for a long time, invest a few euros more. The difference isn't huge, but it will save you trouble and early repairs. You can use the following tests to better assess the quality of an LED strip:

tip 1

Check the 'white' light the tape produces. Blue, yellow or reddish deviations should not occur. Contrasting sunglasses may make it easier to spot differences.

tip 2

A noticeable decrease in brightness on the last LEDs of a band indicates poor quality of certain components.

tip 3

If it is not possible to test the LED strip before buying it, a look at the soldering points between the LEDs and the carrier material will help. All solder points should look the same. Make sure that the conductor tracks on the carrier material are as wide and thick as possible. In the case of inferior goods, conductor tracks that are too weak lead to an increased voltage drop and thus to differences in brightness.

tip 4

Choose products from companies with many years of experience in the field of household lighting, including LED. They value a good reputation, have long-established contacts with suppliers and are unlikely to produce inferior goods. Pay attention to the guarantee.

 

eibabo - technology store

 

Catalogue content:


In this eibabo® catalogue Luminaires > Light ribbon-/hose/-strip you will find items from the following product groups:

Item overview:

  • Adhesive strips
  • Area light
  • Backlighting
  • Color change
  • Direct light
  • Fairy lights
  • Flex board
  • Furniture mounted light
  • Furniture recessed light
  • Groove light
  • Headlight
  • Interior light
  • Light bar
  • Light ceiling
  • Light cove
  • Light strip
  • Line of light
  • Linear system
  • Outdoor area
  • Qualityflex
  • Recessed ceiling light
  • Recessed ceiling spotlight
  • Recessed directional spotlight
  • Restaurant
  • Rope light
  • Shadow gap
  • SpotlightHeadlamp
  • TunableWhite


from the following manufacturers:

Manufacturer overview catalogue Rope light:

  • Arclite
  • Barthelme
  • Brumberg
  • EOS Saunatechnik
  • EVN
  • Hellum
  • Hera
  • Houben
  • LEDVANCE
  • Neuhaus Leuchten
  • Philips Licht
  • RZB
  • Scharnberger+Has.
  • Schmitz-Leuchten
  • SLV
  • Tehalit


 
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Light strips – Flexible lighting for many areas of life

LED strips are considered flexible and energy-saving lighting alternatives. But what criteria do I use to select an LED strip from a multitude of offers? How long does an LED strip light last? Many questions, to which we will give answers in the following article.

Why are LED strip lights so popular?

When LED technology became suitable for the masses and was available inexpensively everywhere, completely new and very flexible possibilities for the decoration and lighting of houses, apartments and other areas of life opened up for us consumers. Small dimensions, flexibility, enormous service life, good light output and different color rendering are still the most important positive properties of LED light strips. Of course, saving high energy costs and the lack of alternatives to LEDs also play an important role. Constant competition between manufacturers also leads to falling production costs and end consumer prices. Many of the products are operated with 12 V or 24 V and are therefore not dangerous in use.

Where are LED strips used?

The areas of application of the LED strips are hardly limited. Thanks to the use of high-power LEDs, you can use the products as the main light. But LED strips are also ideally suited as decorative lighting on and in cupboards, in various niches or to illuminate the work area in the kitchen. In the commercial sector, you can use it to illuminate goods and offers in shop windows and shelves.

 


Tip

Under no circumstances should LED strips be severely bent or kinked. This can break circuit paths or damage LEDs, resistors and contacts.


 

You can achieve breathtaking lighting effects with RGB strips or color-changing strips. Typically, the color and brightness of such a band is controlled by a remote control. You can adapt the lighting to your current mood, especially in quiet places. Of course, waterproof versions are also available. You can light up gardens, facades, terraces or use them to simulate the daily routine in the aquarium. Car lovers use colored LED strips to illuminate the underbody of the car, the rims or the license plate. In architecture, planners set great accents with LED strips. Creative solutions include colored facades and window frames, indirectly illuminated walls or illuminated baseboards.

In other words: due to the wide range of design options, LED strips have become indispensable and are used in the design of almost every interior.

Source: eibabo®, EVN SB542430509902 LED stripImage: EVN SB542430509902 LED strip

What is the difference between LED strips?

The offer is huge. The Internet is full of special offers, which are made in China with the cheapest components, imported in huge quantities and sold at cheap prices. We also offer hundreds of variants here in the eibabo® shop, but the majority of them are from well-known manufacturers. It is not that easy to find the right product for individual use. So what selection criteria should you consider?

  • Does the product come from a well-known manufacturer?
  • How long is the lifespan?
  • What power supply is required?
  • Do I want monochrome or colored LEDs?
  • Which tape is best?
  • How many LEDs should be installed per meter?
  • Does the product have to be waterproof?
  • What length do I need?
  • Does the tape have to withstand special conditions such as heat or mechanical loads?
  • and much more

 

So pay attention to the information in the product descriptions and put the price in the background. Why? You will find out in the next section.

What affects the quality of an LED strip?

All tapes look more or less the same and the reason for a price difference is often not apparent even at second glance. However, what matters most to you as a consumer is its lifespan, delivering a constant level of brightness over that period, and its power consumption. The heart of an LED is its crystal. This is created as part of a complex process that requires a lot of technology, knowledge and experience. Few companies rise to the challenge of producing perfect crystals. However, these are the basis for a high-quality end product. The lifetime of such a crystal is determined by its degradation.

 


definition

Degradation is the aging process of the crystal, which causes an LED to become progressively dimmer over its life cycle.


 

Degradation leads to a drop in luminous flux over time. With high-quality goods, the luminous flux drops by around 2% for 10,000 hours of operation. Inferior LEDs lose up to 20% of their luminous flux in the same time. However, this development does not only depend on the crystal, but also on the design of the LED body and its connections. An LED gets very hot during operation and the better the heat is dissipated, the more sophisticated the housing and the longer the service life of the LED. The design of the contact connections is also important. In a circuit there are usually several LED chips in series plus resistors. Surely you have already seen that with poor-quality soldering of the chips, the entire serial circuit on a certain section of the LED tape fails, or individual colors stop working.

Already knew?

LEDs do not emit white light. White light is created from the mixture of equal parts of all spectral colors. If none of these colors dominates, the light appears white, more precisely not colored.


Depending on the type of tape, the white light color is mixed from red, green and blue light. However, this mixed white looks very unnatural. So-called RGBW tapes therefore have an additional LED, which emits high-quality white light. In other words: the production of LEDs with white light is complicated. It is usually formed by passing blue light through a yellow phosphor. Depending on the phosphor, the 'white' LED lights up more yellowish or more bluish. It is therefore important before manufacturing an LED strip to select and calibrate the individual LEDs according to various criteria. This step is time-consuming and is not carried out by all manufacturers. In particular, because the manufacturers of LED strips are not necessarily the producers of the LEDs. The use of different LEDs from different batches or producers leads to an uneven light pattern of the white light. With LED strips, the uniformity of the white glow is therefore a quality feature.

power adapter

The power supply should provide enough power for the LED strip. An LED light strip with a length of 5 meters and a power consumption of 20 watts per meter requires a 100 watt power supply. Please plan an additional 10% reserve.


An LED emits light in a specific direction. In order to achieve uniformity here too, lenses and other optical elements are used. The higher the quality, the better the color rendering and the lower the loss of luminous flux.

How do I know if an LED strip is high quality?

Now you know how (at least in part) the price difference comes about. If you want to enjoy your LED strip for a long time, invest a few euros more. The difference isn't huge, but it will save you trouble and early repairs. You can use the following tests to better assess the quality of an LED strip:

tip 1

Check the 'white' light the tape produces. Blue, yellow or reddish deviations should not occur. Contrasting sunglasses may make it easier to spot differences.

tip 2

A noticeable decrease in brightness on the last LEDs of a band indicates poor quality of certain components.

tip 3

If it is not possible to test the LED strip before buying it, a look at the soldering points between the LEDs and the carrier material will help. All solder points should look the same. Make sure that the conductor tracks on the carrier material are as wide and thick as possible. In the case of inferior goods, conductor tracks that are too weak lead to an increased voltage drop and thus to differences in brightness.

tip 4

Choose products from companies with many years of experience in the field of household lighting, including LED. They value a good reputation, have long-established contacts with suppliers and are unlikely to produce inferior goods. Pay attention to the guarantee.

 

eibabo - technology store

 

Catalogue content:


In this eibabo® catalogue Luminaires > Light ribbon-/hose/-strip you will find items from the following product groups:

Item overview:

  • Adhesive strips
  • Area light
  • Backlighting
  • Color change
  • Direct light
  • Fairy lights
  • Flex board
  • Furniture mounted light
  • Furniture recessed light
  • Groove light
  • Headlight
  • Interior light
  • Light bar
  • Light ceiling
  • Light cove
  • Light strip
  • Line of light
  • Linear system
  • Outdoor area
  • Qualityflex
  • Recessed ceiling light
  • Recessed ceiling spotlight
  • Recessed directional spotlight
  • Restaurant
  • Rope light
  • Shadow gap
  • SpotlightHeadlamp
  • TunableWhite


from the following manufacturers:

Manufacturer overview catalogue Rope light:

  • Arclite
  • Barthelme
  • Brumberg
  • EOS Saunatechnik
  • EVN
  • Hellum
  • Hera
  • Houben
  • LEDVANCE
  • Neuhaus Leuchten
  • Philips Licht
  • RZB
  • Scharnberger+Has.
  • Schmitz-Leuchten
  • SLV
  • Tehalit
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