COB LED Strip Tutorial: Getting Started. 4 EASY ways to control. Step by Step Walkthrough
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Dude. I just bought some of these for my outdoor patio. Perfect timing and great video!
Man I am loving these lights so far! How did the patio project turn out?!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I'm getting the Power Supply today, so I can't really tell you. I plan for it to turn out well though! đ
Great video with a lot of useful information! Thanks for posting!
Great instructional video. Thank you very much!
keep up the good work Chris!
Thanks as always! Appreciate the support!!!
Very instructive video. I've been watching everything I can as I'd like to add some lights to my kithen. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I appreciate the support!
Another home run Chris. Love your videos.
Thanks buddy!! Appreciate the support as always!
Another awesome video. Great walkthrough. I've been looking to add lights to an entry way.
Thanks as always buddy!! If all you need is white, COB strips are sooo nice!
Awesome explanation! This helps a lot thanks. You got yourself a new subscriber đ
You are very welcome and thanks so much for watching and the support! Glad you liked the video!
Another excellent tutorial Chris,
Thanks buddy!! I'm loving playing around with these! They are crazy bright!
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They are great aren't they, I have them in my kitchen under the top cabinets, in day white for daytime and food prep, but at nighttime when I just wanna snack and a brew that area, about 3 foot is lit up warm white and the rest are blue, all wired to a 3 gang wall switch, one switch for overhead spots, naturally LED!, one switch for food prep and one switch for night.
Lounge update, I have my 'final' (said that before!) Ikea delivery coming tomorrow, once built and put in place I start the long job of wiring the already purchased 10 metres of sk6812 WW,
Another COB LED project I did not long ago was helping a friend of mine who does paint less dent removal on cars creat his own custom PDR light, using a large 12v 6000k COB plate and he says its better than the ones that cost thousands, and it cost us a tenner and a 3d printed back, the reason for the story is we (me) are desperate to see the CCT be incorporated into the large COB plates,
Anyway enough geek talk!
How you doing?
I love you man...
Great job
Learning so much from you man
Thanks so much! Glad you are liking the videos and thanks for watching!!
Awesome job! Very easy to understand.
Do the staircase next, Chris!
Thanks buddy! I have been looking into the staircase project a little lately! Hopefully I can get to it soon!
Was waiting for you to make a video on cobs! Can't wait to watch it after work today.
Thanks for the support as always buddy!!
@@ChrisMaherDIY hey, do you remember that I told you a while back that I was planning an rgb cob led strip project? I was wondering if you know which wires are which on those strips. They have a green, white and red one together in some sort of plug and another red and white one underneath the strip. I can't figure out which ones are data and which ones are power. I think the 3 together are supposed to be data. A second thing.. I ordered some adapters you recommended but when they came in I noticed they have American plugs and I live in Europe lol. Anyway I was so stoked to see the led strips so I powered them with a 12V adapter (I know very stupid but I got impatient) and they were flickering and some of the strip didn't light at all. It was only for 30 seconds but they did get really hot...Do you reckon they still work or have they blown up already lol.
@@HarigeRups hey buddy! It sounds like they are just like the ws2813b led strips. Red for votalge, white for ground and green for data. The other red and white extra ones are for injecting power but are optional. Do you know if the strip is 5v?
@@ChrisMaherDIY yeah it is 5 v and I supplied 12 v adapter so what do you think? Is it broken? I am waiting for american to europe plug to be delivered
I have considered doing a motion sensor enabled set of lights under our bed to act as a night light. I am getting closer to pulling the trigger thanks to your videos ha.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! That would be a fun project for sure and very practical as well! Having a nice glow but yet not directly in your eyes would be perfect!
Great video
Thanks so much!
Great video! I have been looking at these strips for a while now. I currently just use rgb 5050 strips with wifi controllers, but I never change the colour anyway. Some of my strips have LED's that dont work correctly. Granted they are cheaper strips and that might be part of the problem. For simplicity I am thinking of switching to these with just power and a smart plug.
Hey Chris, love the videos - my favorite so far on led info - I have been trying to figure out FCOB CCT dim to warm using lutron caseta as the dimmer. Do you have any videos on dim to warm, or suggestions of where to figure this out?
Hello, thank you for this video.
Is it possible to use only one dimmer switch to control those strips AND COB ceiling dimmable spotlights ?
Hi Chris I had a question, can you have separate cob strips that are controlled together by an app all at once so basically the wifi driver thing if there is 3 of them letâs say can they all be controlled at once? Your help would be much appreciated and fantastic videos by the way!
Hi, I just finished watching your other govee videos and wonder if I can use a govee controller to sync the tv immersion with COB led? Or if WLED can sync it? Thank you.đ
Hello Chris! I'm looking to add these COB lights and ideally be able to control them via WLED (so I can sync with Hue Lights). Are there any specific LED lights you suggest that work with the purple WLED controller you've been sharing lately? I wanna keep things as simple without soldering.
Great videos!!! Dose the motion sensor work with the Wi-Fi controller
Always plug dimmers & other optional controls after the switch (or what'Ms being used for switching I/0 ). Dimming a WIFI module or a PIR sensor is prob' not recommended by the manuf'.
Great video, clear explanations'
Thats great advice and thanks so much for the tips! That makes perfect sense and i'll remember that for next time. Thanks for watching!
@@ChrisMaherDIY these thingy are sometimes protected against wrong wiring or other "oups..", but still, why taking a chance..
What do you mean by "after"? Between the switch and the light or between the switch and power?
@@notsohandyandybetween the light and the switch. This way, the control/module/etc. isn't always live, and will be energized only when needed. Therefore less heat, usage, etc. and
MAKE SURE you switch the hot wire (line), not the neutral.
Feel free to ask any question you may have. Better to feel stupid with a question than in front of the wife who's going to tell all of her friends about you trying to burn down the house...đđ¤Łđđ¤Ł
Chris - first time on your channel and love it already.
Iâm curious how you might set up a strip for the following:
I want to put LEDs in my garage to brighten it up while working and also have a motion sensor at night when just popping in and out.
Could I somehow chain the WiFi controller with the sensor AND have the option to keep the lights on indefinitely and having the motion capability when the power is off without manually switching power supply between the two?
I really hope youâre able to respond - it seems youâve stopped replying to comments on this one.
Great stuff and thanks for answering so many questions already!
Where can we find more of the 5-pin 12mm fcob connectors/splice connectors? The 5 that come in the pack are not enough. I can't find on Amazon or BTF lighting store. Help me Obi-One Kenobi, Ure my only hope.
Great content! Do you know if the WB5 Wifi controller will work with WS2811 lights? I just received the Zigbee version only to find out it doesn't.
Chris, thanks for the tutorial! I bought the setup but seem to have an issue with actually getting the lights on. Did what you did and have the wb5 controller set up, but the lights just arenât turning on. Wondering if you have any suggestions. Thereâs power going into the controller so not sure where the issue is at.
Any recommendations on FCOB CCT WLED Controllers? I was hoping to avoid soldering for some simple task lighting in the kitchen. Something like the Anthom dongle would be ideal.
I have exactly the same PIR and mine doesn't go off. It's like its connected directly. Does this mean I have a defective PIR?
Thanks for all the instruction. I am working on added 1m lights to bottom of stair treads 14 stairs. I thought I was just go with the Govee 100 ft lights but she doesn't like the individual lights, I tried buying a set of cob 16,4' and then plugging into a Govee controller, bit all it did was blink. Any ideas how to use a Govee with BTF lights? How do I calc how much power i need for a that much light?
Very nice video. Iâve maybe would have added something about a controller with Zigbee, since many people start out with a compatible start set from Philips, IKEA etc. and then get interest in DIY and adding lights. Looking forward to more content.
Thanks so much for watching! That is a good idea! Do you know of a controller with Zigbee that works for COB led strips? From looking around there are not a ton of options for COB led strips. Good to hear from you as always buddy!
@@ChrisMaherDIY GLEDOPTO, GIDERWEL both Philips Hue compatible (look for Zigbee ZLL - Philips choice of Zigbee protocol) and available on Amazon. Models available for WW/CW, RGBW & RGB+CCT. SUNRISER (or RGBGenie in the US) is another option, but on AliExpess.
Hey man. Love the vids⌠I have recently got my hands on some 12v 630led/m COB ic strips and been trying to get them going with WLED and esp32âŚ. But they just go hey wireâŚ. No have no data sheet for these LEDs but are they some thing I can use with WLED? You had any Experience with them?
Great video !! One question maybe you can help me with, I am building a home that will have prewire with switches already in place for under cabinet leds, what would I use to lower the voltage to the correct output ? Thank you
this is great vid!, can i use a laptop charger to light up the leds? cheers
Hey Chris I can get the tuning feature to work it wonât change different shades of white and suggestions
Would you use a channel diffuser if you stick this at the back of a desk? Or shelf?
Also, what do you think about the smart WiFi versions of these for $30 on Amazon plug and play?
Hey Chris, thanks for the great content. I was wondering if you had any suggestions/best practice for using these for undercabinet lighting? I plan on routing out an LED channel in the bottom of the cabinet but I'm not sure what would be the best way to hardwire/power these. I'm wondering if I should hide an outlet plug inside the cabinet or run it straight through 12 vt wire. Any suggestions r advice you could give me?
If you know how to hide a plug inside a cabinet, I would for sure go that rout. That would look the cleanest for sure. That way you would only need to run the small voltage and ground wire out of the cabinet to the led strip and those wires can be hidden very easily! Love the idea of routing out a channel at the bottom too!
@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks so much for the response youâve inspired my project a lot already!
Can you connect the bottom changing one to the WiFi controller and the motion sensor like the top ones ?
Which one do you recommend for outdoor use? Cob led or led with a diffuser? Was looking at Ip68 leds
so what wire is the ground wire on the last strip? Do the yellow and the whit wire both act as a ground / negative? Does that last strip have to have a controller if you're not using warm temp color?
Chris, you are the best at this. Thanks for the great videos and for making it so easy to follow. I am interested in using the FCOB + CCT LED Strips as cove lighting. Now, this is 38' in total and all I could find is that the maximum length is 16.4' x 2. I saw your video on the power injection. Can I not get my 38' and inject power half way through? The entire run is to be controlled by the same unit. Having it on two separate controllers will make it a headache to deal with. As a motion detection device I was thinking of using a Lutron wall mounted sensor which will also act as a wall switch. The controller would be the one you show in this video.
I would be most grateful of you would let me know your thoughts in merit.
Thanks,
Lucho
Thanks so much for watching! Glad we were able to connect via email. Hope you were able to get things set up!!
Hello Chris some help here
I follow all your guide, but I want to connect a motion sensor to the addressable COB (3rd type) and doesnât seem to work, how would you connect it? Before or after the WiFi controller ?
Does this style light work with wled? I would assume so but still learning đ
I picked up the BT+WIFI controller and the color adjust COB strip you used here. When I adjust the color in the app it only changes the warm white, there is no cool white, and when I dim the strip using the controller, there is a loud hum. Any ideas, I've tried reseating the wires in the controller?
What would be the best way to connect two section of cob lights together? Or a cut section to a controller? Do you have any recommended connectors or just soldering?
I have a Question for you can you wire rgb led strips to a a led panel light with no controller just a power source, I think I would need a step down but not sure
I just got a strip delivered the have the simple dc adapter bit on the end but also a red and black wire on the other end! I've never seen this before! It must be for the same thing only controlled from the opposite end to the power supply?
how would you set up cob led's with the controller using a Meanwell dimmable power supply (ELG-200-24B). The extra dimmable wires confuse me. I would like to have a wall dimmer as well as the option of using the app ...
For my cabinet lighting, it is split into 3 separate cabinets. Would using 3 wifi controllers work with this?
Chris, your videos are extremely helpful, thank you.
Iâm planning a white LED strip installation in a hand rail leading into the basement. Iâm hoping to use two motion sensors to activate the LED strip on descending/ascending. Any thoughts on best approach?
Go from source to both motion sensors separately, then join the wires back at the strip. That way the power has two available paths.
Super useful, but I can't figure out how to connect 18 gauge wire to the adjustable white without soldering? Every connector clip I can find only supports 2 wires or a minimum of 20 gauge. Any thoughts on what to do? I have everything ready to go but can't connect anything!
I have one question. If I have multiple led strips throughout the house each with their own WIFI controller, when I install the Tuya app it will detect each controller separately on that app? Say kitchen, hallway and bathrooms? Thanks
Is it possible to control these strips with a dimmable wall light switch?
This might be a dumb question, but is it possible to control the 3rd strip with ESP32 as its a 3pin?
I know these are cuttable, but how do i use a 90degree connector on it? (since its covered with some kind of plastic) ?
Thanks again for another fantastic video Chris. Your my âGo to guyâ when it comes to LED strips. 1 question though what gauge wire do you use when connecting the barrel plugs? Iâve tried desoldering the plug off my BTF COB lights and soldering 18awg straight to the lights to connect to a wireless remote Receiver/power but the COB lights flicker on and off. Switched to barrel connector and the light stay on but the side coming from the power supply is getting really hot. Can you help or give any advice if youâve experienced this before?
Thanks in advance and for the brilliant videos đ
Thanks so much for watching and for the support! That's interesting why they would be flickering I have not experienced that so I can only guess. I'm sure you checked all the connections and made sure the power supply matches the led strip your using. 18awg wires should not be the issue. I would maybe try a different cob strip and see if it does the same thing or maybe move the wires to the next copper pad on the cob strip and see if its still flickering. Maybe someone else reading the comments might know what's going on and can offer some advice? Let me know if you figure things out.
I would like to use a normal light switch to turn them on. Is that possible?
Mine are starting to get very hot and smelling at that plug pin after 5 weeks of setting up and don't know why? There not cheap one's there also using a good power supply just plug and play set up not messed around with but the connector is burning hot amd starting to smell now?! Any thoughts would be appreciated to see what else I can actually do to stop this
can these be controlled with wled? I do not mean the effects, but the on/off or dimming
Hello thank you for this Nice vidĂŠo.
I have a question i want to Connect 3 natural light together and than plug in to the wifi connector what option do i have ?
Is it possible to have 15m long cables between the controller and the LED strip? Is it possible to assemble 2 strips of 5m COB cct to have a long strip of 10m? Is it possible to connect 4 LED strips to a single controller?
Hey Chris, I have the rgb bts led strip lights but cannot figure out the connection to the 5 in 1 controller. I have the 24v power. The wire colors are red,white, and green. I tried multiple connections but the strip won't fully light up. I have the FCOB5M24VWS2811RGB30. Can you help me out please?
Hi Chris, great video! I am planning to use the wifi adapter to power the adjustable white COB kit. My question is, will this also work with a motion sensor? Or should I go with one of the first two light strips, with the adjustable dimmer and sensor?
Thanks so much for watching! Great question! I think it will work but I would probably set it up as power, then the wifi adapter then the motion sensor then the lights. I think that would work perfect if you do it that way! I'm not 100% sure since I don't think I tried it that way but if you just played around with things for a little bit I think it should work!
How Brightnes regulation works is this PWM controller or just simple voltage regulation?
Great Video. I have an island that is not powered. I would like my island to have the led as will my cabinets. Can I simply run wire between tiles on floor to the island? Or would the wire pose a fire risk. I don't think these lights get hot enough but you tell me. Thanks for any assistance.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time time to comment! That is a great question! I'm no electrician so I'm not 100% sure on that. I know for sure it would work but if it poses a risk, that I do not know. I think as long as you try to waterproof the connection points it would be fine!
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Hello, I have a question about using a smart plug. When I plug my power supply, that is connected to the cob strip, into a smart plug, it flashes after a certain period of time and when it turns off. For some reason, when the smart plug is turned off, the lights flash once before turning off. They also flash once periodically when on. I am using a 24 volt 1.2 Amp power supply. I also tried using different smart plugs and I'm still getting the same problem.
Online there are also versions of the smart one available that work with the Philips Hue app. In case people already have that and want to have everything in a single app.
Thats good to know! If you already have a lot of money invested into a system, no one wants to add something new. For sure stick with the full integration if you can!
is there a way to have the sensor ight slowly turn on a light so its no so abrupt?
That's a good question! I'm sure there is but I have not used something that does. Maybe if someone else is reading and knows of a way they can chime in! Thanks for watching and If I ever try something that does the trick I'll let you know!
Chris, I tried two of the WB5 controllers on separate BTF-24V-FCOB-640L-W-L strips, wired them the same but in the Tuya Smart App one is controlled via the WHITE menu and the other is controlled via the COLOR menu. What gives? What did I do wrong. Need help.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! That is strange! So you have two strips and two controllers. Each strip is connected the same way to the controller but in the app, one strip is controlled via the color wheel and for the other strip on the other app, its controlled via the white wheel? That is strange! I would mabye reach out to BTF and see if they have any idea! I've never run into that so i'm not even sure myself what might be the issue!
I have. Question about Motion Sensors for LED Strips. Everything I've found is 12v 1A motion sensors
What would happen if you put these in series with 5V 60A Supply? Looking to motion sensor my led strips but BFT and my BFT power supply
That's a good question and I'm not exactly sure what would happen. I'm not an expert when it comes to all the power stuff. But my method of learning would be to order a few different things and just plug everything in and see what happens and go from there. I'm all about trial and error! If you try hooking things up, let me know what happens as i'm curious myself!
What do you mean by the temperature? Can I only have these on for a certain amount of time ? Or can I have them on for hours and no worries
Thanks so much for watching and great question. You can have them on as long as you want with no worries. Temperature means: "Color temperature is a way to describe the light appearance provided by a light bulb. It is measured in degrees of Kelvin (K) on a scale from 1,000 to 10,000. Typically, Kelvin temperatures for commercial and residential lighting applications fall somewhere on a scale from 2000K to 6500K"
Great video! Can the controller also be used via Bluetooth? If not, what are some good options?
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment! The controller I used to connect to the phone is bluetooth capable as well so It should work just great!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Got it. What about for an RGB LED set up? Should I follow the same steps as the WLED video? Context, I don't have wifi at home, so I'm stuck with using Bluetooth.
Great video! Is there a way to have a Wifi controller but still have a physical switch so you have the option of turning it on without using your phone?
Thanks so much for watching and glad you liked the video! I dont think I have personally tried it but I think that would be easy to do. In my mind, I would do it in this order. Power goes to the wifi controller, then to the switch and then to the lights. I would try it first that way and see how/if it works. If things dont seem to be working, I would then try doing Power, switch, wifi controller, lights. Hope that makes sense! Thanks!
Thanks again - do you know any Wi-Fi controllers that work with Homekit? I believe the one you listed does not? Having a hard time finding something that works with these COBâs.
@davideastin did you wind up trying this? I was thinking of a similar setup: both a dimmer switch AND on/off switch in addition to a WiFi controller. Did you do power > switch > controller > LED strip? or power > controller > switch > LED strip?
Any reason you used the wifi controller and not an ESP based board?
Thanks so much for watching and great question! This was my first time really playing around with COB lights and I didn't know how to get these connected or controlled with and esp. I have since been able to connect them to an esp board and control with WLED but it was not the easiest of processes. I could very well have done it wrong and there might be an easier way that I'm not aware of. If you know of a good way, I'd love to know!
@@ChrisMaherDIY But basically the 5 in 1 controller is just easier? Is there any pros of the using the ESP style board (8266 or 32) vs the controller (speed, compatibility, features, or just size)?
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Do you know if they make a rgb version of this strip?
hahaha thanks buddy! I appreciate the support! They do make rgb versions of this (entire strip can be changed to 1 color at a time, and they do make an rgbic version but the rgbic version is not sold on amazon and where it is sold it costs a lot of money so i'm waiting on those to come down in price and to be sold on amazon) Here is an rgb one on amazon: amzn.to/3PIBaT3
How do I place two motion detectors (top and bottom of staircase) for these LEDs?
ID GET A WIFI outlet by Cync by Ge for where it's plugged in. Then buy the Cync Motion Sensors that are wireless and link them. This will trigger an automation via motion. To hardwire a Motion sensor on both sides would not be ideal as power flow. You'd need both to be wired in parallel to 1 side of the strip. It just isn't feasible
Do you have any recommendations for an Alexa enabled controller?
I would still probably use the one I used in this video. That is Alexa compatible. amzn.to/3ARC6PY
How would you go about controlling one of those with an ESP32? Especially the dimming part
I'll have to do a follow up video on that. I got it to work with an esp device and wled. I was able to dimm it using the app. I however am still not able to figure out how to connect a cob led strip that has adjustable white to an esp to control. But for the first one I had to use a mosfet trigger to get it to work!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Hey man, did you manage to figure it out? Would love to just use ESP32 to control the LEDs
I really like the 4000k middle option , however the process of cutting and spicing in additional lights is unclear
Have you done a video on a two motion sensor light strip.?
Thanks so much for watching! I have not yet but at some point I'm wanting to do a motion activated stair setup so that would probably be the perfect time to do it!
@@ChrisMaherDIY yes also wondering if I can have multiple sensors for one strip?
What about a WiFi controller that is compatible with HomeKit?
Can you add more than one LED strip Lights on the WIFI strip controller?? Or isit only and black and red connection (1 Led light) as shown on the video
Thanks so much for watching! You should be able to do it one of two ways. Either plug multiple wires into the same terminals for both led strips. or you can use something like a wago connector to split the wire that is plugged into the terminal and then connect to the strips if that makes sense!
yea, well it didnt find it. I love your videos, you got me interested in doing LED's. Trying to do my first project which is under cabinet lighting with this same controller. The directions for the controller are crap as all directions form that country. Only videos ive found are crappy 2 minute long, no speaking, just a pair of hands LOL I jumped down this rabbit hole because of you heheh. Can you please do a detailed instructional video on this controller for us simple Hobbitsis? Please....
At 6:50, I don't really understand why the WW channel (white wire) goes into the CW port on the controller, and the CW channel (yellow wire) goes into the G port. Why wouldn't WW go into the WW port and CW into the CW port?
Is it possible to control this COB strip with WLED using an ESP device?
So it turns out it is possible but I'm still trying to figure out exactly the best way of doing it. I literally could not find ANYTHING online about how to set it up so it was pretty much me just doing a ton of trial and error. I got the single color one to work but I have not yet been able to figure out if I can control a cob led strip that lets you adjust the white temperature to work with WLED. I'll try making a video at some point down the road on it!! Thanks!!
@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you very much for your reply. I hope you will found a solution to share with us.
@@ChrisMaherDIY You ever figure this out?
I want to add two strip light on on two ends of a wall panel about 5 meters apart controlled by wifi or switch. Having trouble working out how to run both strip light to connect to one switch which then is powered by one plug
Thanks again for the comment! I would just use a couple wago connectors that have 3 slots and the red wire from the controller would go in one wago connector and the black/gnd/neg wire would go in the other which means you are just splitting the power signal and then you can wire up both strips to those wago connectors if that makes sense! I think that would work!
COB LED LIGHTS
Are they Waterproof
Do LED strips dim down to low ambient?? My contractor installed exposed LED strip but it wont dim down to ambient low light
Thanks so much for watching and great question! Most led lights can be dimmed very low to provide ambient lighting. These cob strips do a great job of dimming low as well as the other btf led lights I've used in most of my other projects.
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks for responding!
The contractor said when he done they should dim down to 10 - 20% the light is directly exposed -- i hope its low enough for mood lighting.
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks for responding!
The contractor said when he done they should dim down to 10 - 20% the light is directly exposed -- i hope its low enough for mood lighting.
Itâs probably a better idea to put the dimmer after the motion sensor module.
I think you are right! Good catch!!
@@ChrisMaherDIY with the smart module you shouldnât have a physical dimmer like that at all, since you are directly affecting the power going to the smart components of it.
This might damage it in the long term or might behave the same at all on different smart modules like that.
I'm working on this now. The lights are awesome. The controller sucks. I cannot get it to work with Amazon Alexa.
What if you want an smart WiFi controller but also an on/off switch when you don't want to be bothered with the app? This WiFi controller looks like it's an app only option
mine were easy as hell to install. Mine has a usb plug and I plugged it into the 3d printer enclosure and taped it around the inside. Now if the printer is on the lights are on, if it's off, the lights are off. Easy peasy , cost $7 on amazon
dude sounds just like stu pickles
Favorite episode?
Good video..but he skipped how to get the motion sensor to work on the last led strip..wuth the cw/ww
Shouldnât the sequence be: strip, dimmer, Wi-Fi, power?
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I think for sure that's the best way! Good catch! The way I did it still works but there is going to be a slight delay (1 or 2 seconds) from when you turn the dimmer dial on to where the wifi device gets the power and connects to wifi where you can control things via the app.
bro ur vids r fuckin awesome dude
Thanks so much for watching and glad you like the videos!! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
â@@ChrisMaherDIY of course man, you convinced me to use wled for my projects and i don't regret it
what are with these things? Its like no company makes them, you can only find them by e-mailing someone or buying some generic no name thing off ebay. Nobody reviews these, nobody says "oh these are the best ones", I don't get it.
Yeah i was surprised at how little information there is on them as well when I started this project. I ended up just using BTF lighting cob led strips because I have always had great experiences with their ws2812b led lights I've use. I dont think you can go wrong with them. But at least in the US, their are a bunch you can order from Amazon.
@@ChrisMaherDIY You know of any that are very bright warm light? I got some basic LED strips but once I put them behind a diffuser they lost maybe more than half their brightness.
@@KevinGeneFeldman the ones I used in my diy under cabinet video are very bright and have been awesome in our kitchen. I would try those first!
At about 4:10, you installed the dimmer BEFORE the motion detector, when in FACT, the motion detector should be installed FIRST, then install the dimmer SECOND with the dimmer output connected to the LEDs.... The motion sensor needs to have the full DC voltage to work properly and THEN the dimmer will do it's job of dimming.... A "how to" video should show the PROPER connection method and the above snafu puts the entire video's accuracy in question.... Just say'in....
Would be really helpful if you didn't SPAM your own video w/ so many links, just the best setup is needed not the other trash.
Best...is subjective