How To Cut LED Strip Lights For 90 Angle Connectors

How To Cut LED Strip Lights For 90 Angle Connectors - Also Is It Worth It?

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In this video I show you how to cut your led strip lights and even your waterproof led strip lights for connectors. For TV's your going to want to use L connectors or also called 90 degree connectors and overall it's pretty easy but does take some time cutting it to length because you have to make cuts only where the marks are on the led strips as I show you in the video. Also a couple of the copper ends were tough to slip into the connectors and took a little bit of patience. It's a cleaner look for sure but does take much longer than just bending the led strip and running it around the edges of your TV. I've had no issues with doing this with waterproof strips but please be careful doing this with non waterproof cheaper strip lights because bending it may cause some lights to go out. Thank you for your time.
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@monkeysnake77 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, just started my led journey and was afraid of pushing the cut off bit too hard, thanks for showing how to do it. Much appreciated

@FilmsByJRP 3 жыл бұрын

Dude this fixes everything. I could never make them as long as I wanted to without bending or multiple outlets. Thanks!

@TipsNNTricks 3 жыл бұрын

You got it JRP:) it's a game changer:)

@zsavage1820 3 жыл бұрын

just some FYI.. if you make the line too long.. it won't work right... if you want really long run.. you will need to get one that runs 24v .. I've seem them a tad of 60' but 2 x 5 meter(16'x2) runs,... will not run off one 5v feed...

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

@@zsavage1820 Power injection is not difficult, 2 amps every 5 metres should rectify any voltage drop issues!

@talk2me. 3 ай бұрын

90 degree angle do u have to buy separate or cones in packages

@frizzyacademic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Didn’t know about pull the gel back on water proof models. Also like your message about paying cash, not point going into debt for discretionary/ unnecessary stuff!

@bumfluffmcregor3730 2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna go round the top of my room with them in coving but what's the chances of every corner ending at a copper contact so how do you connect them then when the corner has to be an exact length do u use connecters

@elizavetazamkovaia3077 Жыл бұрын

Hey I've got a question! Is there any way to change the direction of the l-shaped connector? Because apparently as long as you start taping the led lights on, you can only go one way with the angle - it only goes left (direction from the power), but I need it to go right....

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

I affixed my LEDs to aluminium strips (20x1.6mm) shaped to fit neatly on the rear of the tv. This acts as an heat sink which will extend the life of the strip immeasurably and looks better too. Also those clips are a pain in the arse but cheap! Love from Australia.

@shahmeershaheedi7386 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Let's suppose I have a 15ft LED light strip that gets powered by a 12V adapter. If I use a corner connector to connect it to another 15ft light strip, will the lights get dimmer? Is it the same case for soldering? I'm asking this because I was about to buy corner connector, but the store didn't have it. They said that I could connect the strips with a soldering iron, but the lights would get dim.

@AlexandreLollini 2 жыл бұрын

It's all down to visual and proximity from the wall behind : too close you need the 90° angles, or if you have visual, you need the 90° angles, otherwise it's much better to just gently bend the strip, but not push on the bend. Every time you can avoid having to solder on this is really a relief!

@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG 2 жыл бұрын

SOB THANK YOU! I WAS BANGING MY HEAD ON THE WALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY I COULDN'T GET THESE CONNECTORS TO WORK! i had power transferring through to the connector but the second set of less wouldn't light up! THANK YOU!

@alex1alex758 2 жыл бұрын

Hi @TipsNNTricks, do you have any suggestions on how to use the 90 degree connector to do a left turn after a right turn. It seems that once you start, you can only use them to turn either only to the left or to the right, ultimately forming a square...

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

Just use wrong angle connectors, they go left!

@archplus007 2 жыл бұрын

is it not hard to open those connectors? i bought similar like that. and it even has a pick to open the connectors but to no avail, i could not open the connectors..

@TheGhostSeeker Жыл бұрын

Do those 90 degrees work on any strip or a specific brand?

@turbo2656 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do this with govee rgbic?

@caveman8030 2 жыл бұрын

Can you cut the strips on the golden lines? Will it keep glowing? It will it stop working

@thefalseshepherd6870 2 жыл бұрын

The content is great sir, but I must know where'd ya get the wedding band?

@zsavage1820 3 жыл бұрын

I have the problem with the 90's not holding connections and the segments turn different colors :( so I am trying again. with some 90's that are hopefully better quality because if this fails.. I will just make my own 90's with some thin wire and soldier them.. which in my opinion is the best way anyhow... and if you use wire then you can make different angles without the hardware.. you just bend a little or you can shorten the inner wires proportionally to the angle if you know what I mean oh and use shrink tube heat it and form to what ever angle you need.. ...... thanks for this vid... it did help...

@Flootyy 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem regarding the change in color after the first connector. At first, I thought it was because my connectors have the + R G B sequence, while my LED strips have the + G R B (G and R flipped), but someone told me it doesn't matter what's written in the connectors, and that the only thing that matters is the you connect each letter to each letter of the other end of the STRIP, NOT THE CONNECTOR. So I ask you, are the copper part of your strips that go inside the connector bent or damaged? Because mine are pretty bent and I think that's whats causing the different colors right after the first connector. My other connectors in the circuit don't display different colors so that's my guess (and those other ones slipped inside the conector super easily, but the ones that are giving me problems are not)

@valeriapimentel4732 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏻 I have a question about the leftover led strip… because I’m gonna have this case here at home and I would like to reuse it… my question is: what do I do with the part (the end) that I will cut? I mean, one parte is going to be on the first “project”, in the end of it… can it just be “alone”? I don’t know if I made myself clear! 😅

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

Keep left overs to connect together and get a free length eventually!

@arturustemirov7945 Жыл бұрын

What if I have In corner connector different pos.. And led strip different pos .. Is there any sense to make it work

@imusaw7361 Ай бұрын

this works with GE cync lights ?

@17BLACK-O928 Жыл бұрын

The +RGB on the connector doesn't correspond to the +GRB on my light strip. The red and green won't work properly because of it. What am I supposed to do about that?

@ccemeterybluntss 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for this video 😎

@careless7436 7 ай бұрын

Anyway tomdo it without this thing's ? I cant find it anywhere

@steveh8724 2 жыл бұрын

The BLACK version of these would look a little better. Wish the video showed the 'no connector' folded strip option so we could see the difference...

@Sincerelybubbles Жыл бұрын

I wish you showed how to appeal the gel.

@abzzali3477 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have to take off the carbord on the bottom

@nenepes0s Жыл бұрын

Omg you should incorporate waterproof in the title bc I was looking all over for a. Waterproof LED cutting video

@loner_stoner6667 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks u

@waynerice4918 2 жыл бұрын

I just installed led lights non waterproof and they are hard to get the led strip under the contacts in the connectors and slid them in with the double sided tape. You basically have to get the double side tape off the back of the strip where you cut the the led strips or it will stick before you can slid them under the contacts. I agree that its just better to loop the led lights in the corners.

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

Lift the tabs until a loose fit and the snap down cover pushes them back down tight!

@DudeOfTheWeek 2 жыл бұрын

I like that you ask the question "is it worth it?". Because it costs extra, is extra work, but looks cleaner. I think I'll be non-perfectionist and go with looping the corners this time, otherwise I'll overthink and never get it done. Good video, turned out really neat!

@gyo911 2 жыл бұрын

I went with the clean 90° angles and everything worked great … for a while. Those plastic connectors are so cheap and temperamental. If any of the RGB connections are weak you can see a colour difference and/or light intensity difference after the connector (and there’s 3 connections so good luck). After 1.5 years I’m just going full strip and looping the corners.

@DudeOfTheWeek 2 жыл бұрын

@@gyo911 Thanks for the input man! Yeah I went with looking the corners and everything has been working perfectly and hassle free ever since I mounted it! The only thing I did was helping it stick to the tv better by using some strips of electrical tape on "stress points" where the adhesive would get loose such as at both ends of the loop in ever corner. And it has stayed up just fine and haven't gotten more loose in the months since I mounted it! Best of luck with yours :)

@OpinionFactChecker 2 жыл бұрын

@@gyo911 Learn to solder.

@pweedieniquez4797 2 жыл бұрын

How'd you get the led connector to stick to the back of the tv when they come without adhesive??

@samp6162 2 жыл бұрын

You don't need to as the meters worth of led strips hold them in place

@buvvz5719 3 жыл бұрын

If you cant cget it ubder get a pocker knife and push the silver things upwards and put the leds under then push the silver prongs down

@xXMarkWadeyXx 7 ай бұрын

Just dab a little lube on the end of the led's, it'll slide under the metal contact's easily. I used a little Vaseline, worked a charm.

@tauntonlad 10 ай бұрын

Tryed this but when i connect one strip to another after i have cut it i get differant colours on the leds

@TipsNNTricks 10 ай бұрын

I think the connection might be bad try another connector and make sure the connection points are touching properly.

@MrsM01 2 жыл бұрын

See? I did this but my connected strip doesn’t transmit the correct colors. It won’t turn on for orange or green colors and I have the “+” mark lined up properly. Idk what I’m doing wrong.

@terezahanusovaa 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem😭😭

@My_eyes_hurt 3 ай бұрын

One strip wont light with the angled connector with + RGB because they're on opposite sides.😢 One strip lights up and the other strip doesnt!😔

@MenofCourage 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome

@stylishenigma7434 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it blink

@nikolayberry-smith6409 2 жыл бұрын

Clean look with all the dust on the tv 😂😂😂 hope you wiped it before installing strip 🤣🤣🤣

@RandomStuff-fr8dp 3 жыл бұрын

@TipsNNTricks 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching:)

@ccemeterybluntss 3 жыл бұрын

@bumfluffmcregor3730 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having issues slipping it in

@samp6162 2 жыл бұрын

I did at first but after I spat on it, it slid in quite nicely.

@wilky8392 6 ай бұрын

I had that problem at 1st so I just used lube but now she's had two kids it's no longer an issue

@miztrusa 7 ай бұрын

Yeah those 90 clips are very difficult to slide strip under. If you pry them up a bit to make room the clip no longer works. Don't use them!!

@jeanettaervin5807 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris

@TipsNNTricks 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jeanetta:) Thank you for watching and I hope you can install some sweet lights in your home:) Have a great day:)

@Jae4Joy Ай бұрын

i’m so mad.. i bough LED strips and connectors, matching the amount of pins and read EVERYTHING in the description of the two items because i messed up the pin amount last time. The LED streps we’re too damn small for the connectors. And they even had the same size displayed as the connectors!! I’m not even able to get a refund either. Stupid.