5V and 12V LED Strips' 3 Differences

When you are looking for some LED light strips to decor your house, you may find thousands of LED strips with different working voltages such as 5V and 12V on Amazon, eBay, and other websites of LED strip suppliers. Do you feel confused by so many different specs and don't know how to choose? In this article, we'll introduce their difference and let you know which is better for you.

1. Materials/ Components
Most of the components of the 5V LED strips and 12V LED strips are universal except the printed circuit board, aka PCB. Generally, the cutting unit of the 12V PCB contains 3 SMD LEDs and 1 resistor, and that of the 5V PCB is 1 SMD LED and 1 resistor. The minimum cutting length of the 5V LED strip is much shorter, which means that it's more likely to suit the specific length you need.

2. Input voltage
The power supply is a device that provides electrical energy to the LED strips. The output voltage of the power supply is constant. At the same power, the higher the voltage, the lower the current. And the lower the current, the longer the LED strip can be connected in series. Therefore, the 12V LED strip is more convenient for installation. But the 5V LED strips also have an advantage that is they can be driven by USB ports and batteries.

3. Applications
The 5V LED strips can be used to decor our TV background, computers, etc., for these devices can supply power to the LED strips through the USB ports. And the 5V LED strips are widely used in bike, skids, and other portable items, with a batteries pack. Oppositely, the 12V LED light strips are more suitable for large decoration lighting, such as ceiling, bed, wall, roof, and so on, for it is more stable and durable.

According to the comparison and description above, you can know which is better for your projects. If you have any questions about LED lighting, welcome to contact us. Shenzhen Mailederun Technology Co., Ltd. (MLDR®)

China Company Launches COB LED Strip with Shadow-free Light - MLDR®

COB LED STRIP VS. SMD LED STRIP

Last week, MLDR® (Shenzhen Mailederun Technology Co., Ltd.) launched a brand new COB LED light strip series including 12V and 24V DC. The COB LED strips have a shadow-free light performance and excellent flexibility, filling the high quality LED strip market.

COB (chip on board) is not a new manufacturing technology and has been applying in the lighting industry for tens of years. But it's just a few years since the tech has been used to produce LED strips. Due to there is always a gap between SMD (surface mount device) LEDs, it's hard to form a continuous and uniform light track without a diffuser. However, the COB LED strip doesn't have this problem. The COB LED strip's diodes are directly mounted on the PCB (print circuit board) without the package, which makes it can be mounted with more chips than the SMD LED strips.

MLDR®'s new COB LED tape light has 512 pieces of chips per meter, and the fluorescent resin is continuous cover the chips, forming an uninterrupted lighting strip. This product fills a gap in the high-end residential and commercial light strips market and marks an innovation in the line of LED light strips. The product is now available on the website (www.mldrled.com).

The representative of Shenzhen Mailederun Technology Co., Ltd. said: "We believe that COB is the direction of light strip development, with the improvement of processing technology and related supply system, the COB LED strips are expected to replace the high-density strip lights' market in next few years".

What Exactly Is Dual White LED Tape Light

Dual-white LED tape light, as its name implies, is a light strip that has two color temperatures. There are 2 different color LEDs on the PCB (print circuit board), and 2 independent circuits that are connected to different colored LEDs. So that you can switch the light's color and adapt their brightness separately. The picture below is the dual white LED tape light with a product number of R2835-SSW120, we can see that it's made of warm white and white SMD 2835 LEDs. In addition to these 2 colors, it can as well as provide daylight (4000 Kelvin) by the composition of warm white and white. Having 3 color temperature options, the dual white LED strip can improve the flexibility of both residential and commercial lighting.

2835 dual white LED tape

1. The methods to realize dual white/ dual color
Generally, there are two kinds of methods to achieve dual color in an LED strip. The first one is mounting 2 different color LEDs on a PCB (the 2835 dual white LED strip above is a typical example). The next one is using the 2-in-1 dual-color SMD LEDs. This kind of SMD LED has 2 colors.

2 in 1 SMD LED

2. Dual-white and RGB, which is better
I have to say that there is no fixed answer to this question. They are two products designed for different applications. RGB LED strips can realize more colors, while the dual white LED strip's white light is purer and has higher brightness. Therefore, if you want to decorate your home with comfortable light, you should take the dual white LED strip into consideration. And if you want to add some dynamic to your home, the RGB LED strip will be more suitable.

3. How to install the dual white LED tape light
Like other low voltage LED strips, the dual white LED strip needs to be driven by the AC-DC power supply. To achieve color changing, dimming, and dynamic effects, a dual white controller is requested to install between the light and power supply. Most dual-color LED strips are 3 pins (1 positive pole and 2 negative poles) or 4 pins (2 positive poles and 2 negative poles), and they are a little different in the wiring.

To summarize, dual-white LED strips can provide pure white lights and more CCT options. It's widely used in residences, hotels, signages, mirrors, and so on.