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Double-Sided Cool White 6000K 12V LED Strip - 1m
· MPN: ADA5864
This flexible LED strip is packed with cool white LEDs on both sides, giving you bright, clean illumination with close to 360-degree light output. The strip ...
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This flexible LED strip is packed with cool white LEDs on both sides, giving you bright, clean illumination with close to 360-degree light output. The strip is only 6mm wide, making it easy to tuck into signage, props, architectural models, displays and other compact lighting builds.
The LEDs are a cool white ~6000K, suited to crisp, modern lighting effects. Each order includes a 1 metre strip with red and black power wires already attached, so you can power it directly from a suitable 9V to 12V DC supply.
You can cut the strip down to suit your project, with cuttable sections every 17.5mm and solder nubs for reconnecting. This is not a NeoPixel or individually addressable strip; the whole strip is controlled together, typically using a microcontroller PWM output with suitable switching hardware such as N-MOSFETs or a ULN2803.
Specifications:
- LED colour: Cool white
- Colour temperature: ~6000K
- LED count: 336
- LED size: 2.6mm x 3.2mm
- Strip length: 1 metre
- Strip width: 6mm
- Included wiring: 2 power wires in red & black
- Operating voltage: 9V (bright) to 12V (very bright!)
- Maximum current draw at 12V: About 950 milliAmps
- Current draw at 9V: 275mA
- Cuttable section spacing: Every 17.5mm
- Overall LED strip dimensions: 1000mm length x 6mm width x 1.8mm height
Use it where you want bright, even, non-addressable white lighting from a slim strip that can be shaped and trimmed to fit your build.
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- DC
- DC means direct current, where electricity flows in one constant direction, as supplied by batteries, USB ports and many plug-pack power supplies. When a product specifies DC, it runs from a DC supply rather than mains AC, so you need to provide the correct voltage and polarity.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
- NeoPixel
- A type of addressable LED system where colour data is sent along a single digital data line from one LED or controller to the next. Compatibility matters because the timing and signal format must match for the lights or driver board to respond correctly.
- PWM
- Pulse Width Modulation is a way for a digital pin to simulate variable output power by switching on and off very quickly. It matters for controlling things like LED brightness, motor speed, or servo-style signals from a microcontroller pin.
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