LED strip is widely used in practicein all industries where high-quality lighting is required with little electricity consumption. It is also often used for the production of advertising stands and for tuning elements. In most cases, this tape is simply bought in specialized stores, but for specific purposes and as an economy, a LED tape is produced by one's own hands.
Homemade LED strip can be made incompliance with individual requirements and taking into account specific characteristics of the site of application. In this case, you can set a certain distance between the LEDs and select their color, which in most cases matters.
Waterproof LED strip with own handsis made using three-volt LEDs, which are attached to strips of textolite, plastic or any other material - it can have certain properties. For example, you can take a strip of getinaks length of about 0.5 meters and a width of 1 cm. Using this material, a flexible LED strip is obtained, equipped with the ability to memorize the shape given to it. A strip of colored plastic can be applied to the tape of the getinax, which will serve as a light filter.
In this strip it is necessary to make holesdiameter 0.5 cm for the installation of LEDs. In this case, the distance between the holes should be chosen at their own discretion and depending on the need. Usually in such a strip of 0.5 meters long, the placement of sixteen LEDs is considered optimal, since it is in this design that you can get the clearest lighting and beautiful visual effect.
When the LED ribbon is made byhands, it is necessary to accurately calculate the resistance of the entire LED circuit. When using sixteen LEDs with a voltage of 3 volts, you should connect them in a chain in series of four pieces. This results in four separate electrical circuits of four LEDs, all of which are connected in parallel. This LED strip is designed for a voltage of 12 volts.
After connecting all the LEDs and placingthey are in the holes on the strip LED strip, made by hand, must be tested. It is necessary to connect electricity and make sure that all the diodes are working. If everything was done correctly, then no problems should arise.
In fact, everything is ready, but we are requiredwaterproof LED strip, and this device may break down if moisture gets in. Therefore, you need to take a shrink tube or hose made of transparent materials, and put it on the finished tape. After that, using a construction hair dryer, the pipe should be heated until it is tightly wrapped around the entire strip. It is worth noting that before using the hair dryer, you need to make sure that the contacts to which the power is connected are located outside the pipe.
After shrinkage by the hair dryer, the ends of the pipe can be sealed, leaving the wires for connection from the outside. After that, the moisture-resistant LED strip is ready for use.
