LED strips and the reasons for their burnout

recently, LED products in the domestic market enjoys a very high demand.The highest demand during this use LED strip.Despite the abundance of offerings on the market, the problem is related to the fact that the LED ribbon ceased to burn, is relevant to many users.

Causes partial burnout LED strip

Unfortunately, fierce competition is not always the incentive to improve the quality of products.Therefore, many sellers are traditionally quite successfully increase sales by lowering prices.Buyers who are not specialists in the field of LED technology, acquire on the advice of sellers cheap tape, install them and enjoy the results obtained.True joy that lasts very short amount of time.Very soon the question arises, why burned LED ribbon in front of users.But even if the tape to the delight of the customer continues to function after a while it will lose brightness by about 30-40% of the original performance.And the user will again be disappointed.

In principle, the service life of LED strips long enough.But only in the case when it comes to quality lighting equipment, manufactured in full compliance with the technological process.Unfortunately, about 99% of LED products made in China.Of course, in China, producing high-quality LED strips, but to find them for 100 rubles with a little unlikely to succeed.

Many consumers LED products do not reflect on whether a burn LED strip with such a low market value.As a result, they become owners of the product with a minimum content of copper foil or even with low-quality diodes and resistors and eliminates the adhesive layer, which was made hard-working people of China in some basement workshop.

consequences of saving on the purchase of LED strips

If you have opted for a cheap and low-quality LED products obviously, you should not be surprised by the fact that after a short amount of time LED ribbon ceased to show signs of life.Moreover, you must be prepared mentally and to the following unpleasant surprises:

• diversity glow;
• loss of brightness;
• uneven illumination from the beginning to the end of the tape;
• low quality glue.

Moreover, all claims against the seller will be useless.At best, he visited the Chinese quality, and at worst simply refuse to talk.

Why can still burn out LED strip

However, the purchase of an expensive tape enough - it does not always guarantee a long work.Damage can happen with an expensive and potentially quality products.And the problem is often not to use cheap components and workmanship.Often the problem is related to the fact that the chosen buyer tape does not correspond to its specifications the conditions under which will be operated.

So often do not take into account the force of the current tape and source of energy from which it will work or fail to comply with the thermal conditions by mounting LED strip designed for use indoors, outdoors.
Often the reason that the burned part of the LED strip or equipment is completely out of order, is due to an error in installation.Most people incorrectly install elementary LED tape.In particular, it does not provide a robust mechanical protection.As a result, even the most insignificant damage leads to the ingress of moisture or water inside the unit, and then the individual sections or entire LED strip fuse.
Sometimes the cause of the entrance of the building belt LED equipment becomes error made in the preparation of wiring diagrams.Since the bulk of the LED strips are a chain, consisting of parallel segments at the ends of the whole chain of the current flowing in all areas taken separately, are added up.And if we are talking about quite a large segment of the total current can be rather big.This usually leads to the fact that the tape track are exposed to overheating and therefore very fast partly or completely fail.To prevent this problem, you must carry out a breakdown of long sections of tape into smaller segments.

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How to operate the LED strip to extend its operation

If you do not want to burned out LED lamp, you should follow some rules that will help to significantly extend the trouble-free operationLED equipment:
in no event should not be connected in series LED strip, the length of which is more than five meters.In this case only be connected in parallel segments.Otherwise, do not avoid significant voltage swings and increasing the current in the tracks.And this in turn will cause the belt causing serious damage, up to its exit from the system.
Do not operate the tape LED equipment in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 40 ° C.
necessary to prevent the ingress of moisture in the open tape.
Under no circumstances should not be immersed in water, LED strip, even partially.

Equally important to mount the LED ribbon correctly.Correct installation in conjunction with proper operation will allow to significantly increase the service life of LED strips.
Before assembling the equipment, it is strongly recommended to turn it on and make check of the specified color.Unfortunately, practice shows that the tapes of the various parties may differ significantly enough for shade.When connecting
particular attention should be paid to the correct polarity.This is especially important if you do not want the LED ribbon light stopped after a couple of months.If
LED equipment mounted on a metal or other conductive surfaces, it must be insulated.If not, a short circuit occurs, which can lead to the most tragic consequences.
In no case the installation can not tolerate even the slightest damage to the tracks of the tape.Cut the strips is permitted only between the special sections for soldering.If you cut the equipment elsewhere, will be outside the segments.

LED tapes often burn out, because users connect them directly to the household power supply units, which is absolutely unacceptable.LED strip is designed to operate only on 12 volts DC or 24 volts.

Typically, voltage is printed on the entire length of the tape.To convert voltage switching power supply is needed.This unit is responsible for converting the AC mains voltage 220.to DC velichiny.Pravilno necessary to calculate the current online calculator can help.

Accordingly, when selecting the power supply is very important not only a DC voltage outputs at the output, but also how it may issue the load.Not to be mistaken with the choice, you need to make careful calculations of the total amount of current that consume mounted LED strip.And depending on the result to select the power supply.

LED Strip in recent years, is often used for decoration of both interior and exterior of buildings.And every consumer who makes the choice in favor of this equipment, is interested in the fact that it has served, without causing problems, as long as possible.It is possible to purchase products only thing reliable manufacturer and not to make mistakes during installation and operation of the equipment.