Testing and tearing apart some 12V LED neon-flex.

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Can you help me i just bought one mine smells like that burn smell at the start of the neon and it warm in temperature about a quarter of it but the rest is cold it 12v power supply 12v neon 4 pin version any advice would help thankyou

Where you got this one from?

The wiring and clips for LED neon are so ugly and difficult to start on, that it is more worth to have glass neon. We do this ourselves, and would love to grow the business someday soon. Only small items can be shipped though

@xtremecables why doesn't your led lights have cutting instructions???

I recently bought a strip and half of it is not working and now you’ve given me hope just to cut it off. Wish me luck because I have no clue what I’m doing but I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thank you, cheerio

OUTSTANDING video - great detail on the power mapping and breaking down (with fantastic focus, I might add)...and all with a mesmerizing voice and accent! I always wondered why we don't see the individual LEDs on these increasingly popular flex lights, and you showed us why! CHEERS!

Bro what's the name of connector

I just picked up 2 boxes of Twinkly Flex 7 ft strips. I normally don't like retail, but I had a $50 Best Buy gift card and they were on sale for $79 CAD (regular $129 but still overpriced I'm sure) so I took a chance. You are SO right about this stuff. I tried using the clips and double sided adhesive, but it's so rigid that it kept lifting them off of my kids' headboards.

If you stick it flush to an object, you have the dull side facing out? Will it look OK like that?

I bought 200m in 5m lengths to re do my non working xmas rope lights. Look great when painted with with glass paints.

Feel like am hearing a car radio

"It's quite a long length."

Ooh Matron. 😁

What type of glue is best to stick this stuff down with? I tried contact adhesive but it just started to peel away after a couple of weeks.

The metal is not steel or aluminium its cooper thats not clean it turns to a normal silver ish colour.

I believe that you can get 5v versions

would this be bright enough to light up a fish tank ?

I only wish it could bend the other way so I could go around the edge of my desk.

IN CHINA THEY PRODUCE LARGE ROLLS OF THE SILICONE TUBING & LARGE ROLLS OF LED TAPE, THIS IN TURN IS SOLD ON TO THE SMALLER WORK HOUSES ( SWEET SHOPS ) WHERE THEY PLACE TOGETHER & CUT TO SIZE ALL DONE BY HAND 1M 2M 3M & SOLD AT GOOD COST & THUS ARE ABLE TO MAKE A PROFIT

I’m gona use this in my headlights. Custom lights

awesome job explaining how it works, thank you for doing the video

i watched this a while back, and recently booked a lap of lights lap at silverstone...

im using red LED rope light as underglow for my car when im out on track there with my little brother (the visit is a christmas present). 12V works great as car battery voltage is 12.88V typically, i think addressable LED rope light might be better for car underglow, wire it in to a switch with a LED controller, and press the switch to cycle modes or have a receiver behind the switch and a remote to change colours etc.

I like the diffusion of rope lights, it's much better than almost all other LED strip.

Make the Glasses 2 USB ports lol

What do i do if only half of mine is lighting up 🥲

What kind of battery would I need to power, say, a 2M strip of this?

I just bought one strip of 12V flexible neon exactly like the one in your video. My question is, how do I power it on? Where can I get a 12V power adapter? Thanks

Neun that sounds like what he is saying,

Learn from my stupidity and don’t pull on it to straighten it out. I think the link between the bus and the pad broke and now there’s a dead half meter section in my 2 meter strip. But it’s fairly cheap so I bought another.

This video turned me on to the stuff. It’s really nice. I got it in a 110vac version. Very convenient and certainly looks nice.

nice vid

Sorry to dig up an old video! Is this a warm white or a yellow? I’m working on a lighting project and this looks perfect. TIA sir!

You should fill in the lenses on that coaster with glow-in-the-dark resin.

Thank you sooooo much

Lots of manual work here....no biggie. Communist controlled China has lost of slave labor to throw at a project.

This video was really informative. Thanks so much!

This man has the voice of a documentary

well explained

Anyone know if this stuff can be bent along the other axis?

Can these be run on 5V USB ie. less bright but longer lasting?

can you please tell me how many volts and amp power adapter is used to light them up

Mr. Clive, if I may I like to pick your knowledgable brain for a second:
I like to connect a 12V light tape (you know the kind you get on a roll) and use it in various lengths throughout a camper van.
Is there anything I need to put in series (most likely a resistor) with the sections to prevent any damage to the lighting in case the voltage gets any higher then the 12V the strips are intended for? I intend to use different lengths of the strip (obviously cut at the appropriate locations) to suit various lighting needs inside cabinets, drawers and for ambient lighting. The household part of the van is powered by a 12V lead acid (AGM) battery and is charged by a regular automotive alternator (or in case I am parked by a solar setup) which puts out 14.4 volts.
Thanks for any answer you have to help me pull off this plan...

If you wanted to run a very long length, couldn't you feed it from both ends?

i got this to use on a standard wall clock (10"). it was 'glorious' beautiful even. after two months of continuous use, I noticed that it was fading. after four months of continuous use, it died a lingering death. no need to run off to ebay.

these comments are really shitty, i enjoyed the video and thought it was quite wholesome

I got some from AliExpress that is just a 12 Volt LED tape extruded into the form, 5 X 13 mm with no other embedded wires. It has barrel connectors for 12VDC, but lights at 9VDC as well.

So, neon flex is basically just a led strip wrapped by a diffuse material? then whats the reason people bought led strip when they can afford neon flex with similar price?

Does anyone know to remove stain on this strip? The strip is turning yellow.

Anybody know who makes that knife he's using?