5M RGB LED Strip - WS2812B 30 Per Meter - Black Strip - Weatherproof (CE04856)

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This is a roll of addressable (WS2812B) RGB LEDs. Each LED has a built-in controller chip which allows you to daisy-chain the LEDs and control them individually - all from a single GPIO!

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What connetors are needed to connect to the strips?

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Anyone?

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Are these suitable?

2, 3, and 4 pin connectors are available.

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Thanks Robin, not sure they look like they might be looking at the pictures though.

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Hey Geoff,

I just tested one of those 3-pin connectors in the RGB strip, they are the same connector so that will suit.

Nick
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Thanks Nick,
I have a couple on order :slight_smile:

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@Nick103998

Is there any way of adding the pigtails to the “Related Items” tab of the product description? Perhaps something to take up with Graeme?

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Very good idea Robin, that would have saved me a bit of time, thanks for your help.

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Hey Geoff and Robin,

I’ll put that on our to do list now, great suggestion.

Have a great day and a Happy New Year!

Bryce
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Is it possible to cut these strips to length, attach a new connector to the offcut, and still address the LEDs as expected for each smaller strip?

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Hi Tim,

Yes, absolutely. As long as each individual WS2812 chip has a connection for +5v, Ground, and Data In, it will work, and as long as the Data Out of one chip connects to another chip’s Data In, they will work in a chain of any length.

The biggest limitation is for very long strips - the high current needed to power large strips can result in significant voltage drop, to the point that they won’t work correctly near the end of a very long strip without additional connections along the power and ground rails.

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