LED Awning Strip Lights

RonWSl wrote:
Success - cut the light strip as suggested.

Do you have any photos of the installation you could post?

Success - cut the light strip as suggested. BTW thanks for the picture. The mfg websige and Amazon weren't very clear on where to cut and the mfg website said a connector was necessary if they were cut - which is not accurate. They are installed on the awning and work great. Now, my only complaint is that the remote has to be close to the end of the lights where the reciever is for it to work, but that is no biggie. For $30 I am happy. Thanks to all who helped.

CaptJeff1731 wrote:
Cutting them powered up might not be the best thing to do....

x2!! hopefully it didn't do any damage other than blowing an upstream fuse.

Cutting them powered up might not be the best thing to do....

Do yours look like the photo above? If so, the cut line goes right across the contacts, so if you touched all the contacts with a metal blade it is likely that just caused a short and that is why the went off. If you see one of those lines every three LEDs, that is what it is - the cut line.

Here is a video that reinforces that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlRiVv8kUs

Thanks will try it, if it doesnt work, will send them back per AMAZONS excellent return policy,,,,the instructions that came with these were horrible, on a piece of paper smaller then a playing card, and didn't really tell you anything,,,before I posted yesterday, I put the cutter at that spot but as soon as I put a little pressue on the cutter they went out,,,,perhaps they shouldn't have been on? Will post the result later. Thanks a lot, appreciate it.

There should be a "cut line" every 3 LEDs. It is normally at the copper contact points. Something like this...



If you are just cutting some off the end and not planning to use it, you shouldn't need a connector.

It says right in the description that you can cut them every 3 LED's. You should see solder pads at every 3 LED's as well.

300LED Diodes per Reel, Double side adhesive on back for pasting
12V Super Bright SMD 5050 than 3528 Single Chip
Length: 5M or 16ft. Thickness: 0.1inch. Width: 0.4inch. IP65 Waterproof
RGB Color, 12V DC Input Voltage, Cuttable Every 3 LEDs
Easy and Flexible installation. Ideal for home and business light decoration

Cheers!