LED Strip Lights

LED strip must run from a constant voltage driver at its own rated voltage, so choose 12V or 24V to match the driver or power supply you will use. The LFX512CW is 12V flex, while the LFC24 flex is 24V, and a 24V run such as the LFC24HLCW3M can reach up to 10M from its driver. LYYT tape comes in both, for example the 156.715UK at 12V and the 156.776UK at 24V.

Yes, low-voltage LED flex needs a constant voltage driver at its rated voltage, unless it comes as a kit with its own power supply. The LFC24CW3M requires a 24V constant voltage driver and the LFX512CW a 12V one. LYYT DIY kits such as the 153.725UK include a power supply with a UK adaptor, and the UCLED18WW linkable striplight runs on 230V mains with a 2m power cord.

An LED strip light kit pairs a reel of tape with a mains power supply, and some add a controller, so it plugs straight in. The LYYT 153.725UK has 5m of IP65 tape at 12Vdc with a power supply and UK adaptor, and the 153.727UK RGB kit includes a mains power adaptor and an IR controller. The 153.806UK COB tape kit runs at 24Vdc.

Yes, if it carries an outdoor IP rating. The LFC24IPWW5M and LFC24IPCW3M are IP67 flex for indoor and outdoor lighting, the 156.742UK 4mm bendable tape is IP66, and the 153.693UK DIY tape is IP68 for full submersion. IP20 flex such as the LFC24WW3M is for indoor use only, so keep it inside.

At the marked cut points, which differ by product. The LFC24CW3M cuts every 100mm, the high lumen LFC24HLCW3M every 62.5mm, and the LFX512CW at 50mm intervals. LYYT 156.715UK tape cuts at 5cm intervals. Rope light is coarser: the 153.456UK can be cut only at the marks on its tube, at 2 metre intervals, and any cut end must be made waterproof.

It is chip-on-board tape with LEDs packed so closely that the light reads as one continuous line. The 156.665UK has 528 LEDs/m under a phosphor layer and a CRI of 90, and the LFCOB24CW is a seamless, dot-less flex giving 1100lm/m. The LFCOB24CW has a maximum run of 10M.

Yes, where the tape will be seen or needs protecting, because a profile covers the LEDs with a diffuser and shields the tape. The Knightsbridge 1MSUR, for flex no wider than 12mm, includes two clips and an opal diffuser, and the 1MFLR recesses into a floor. The LYYT 156.842UK has a knock-in diffuser that makes a waterproof seal, for tape on floors or walls at risk of moisture.

Use a click connector or a solderless link made for that tape. The LFCON2SS joins 8mm single colour flex. The LFCONIP2FX is an IP65 connector with a 150mm cable for LFC24IP flex and requires silicon glue, sold separately. LYYT 156.147UK flexible links snap onto the tape pads to extend runs or turn corners.

Yes, RGB and RGBW strip can produce a range of colours through a controller, and CCT strip adjusts its white between warm and cool. The LFC24CCT5M adjusts between 2700K and 6000K, the LFC24RGB5M is RGB and needs a remote control unit sold separately, and the LFC24RGBW3M adds a 6000K daylight channel to RGB. LYYT also has RGB tape such as the 156.720UK at 12V.