Soft light strips are very popular because of their flexible cutting and random bending characteristics, which can easily outline the shape of curves and achieve various special-shaped decoration effects.

Today let’s talk about what soft light strips are.

1. What is a soft light strip?

Literally understood, LED flexible light strips have more "flexibility", that is, flexibility. This is the difference between them and ordinary light strips, and at the same time they have the basic functions of LED light strips.

Nowadays, flexible circuit boards, that is, FPC, are used as carriers for LED flexible light strips. The production process is relatively simple, the quality is easy to control, the service life is long, the color and brightness are high, and it gradually replaces the early light strips.

The lamp is welded on the copper wire or strip flexible circuit board using a special processing technology, and then connected to the power supply to emit light.

According to different waterproof levels and usage area requirements, flexible light strips can be divided into: bare board, glue, casing, glue and other light strips. Solid casing glue dripping: glue is injected on the basis of silicone to achieve full waterproofing. It is mainly used for outdoor work in complex environments.

LED flexible light strips are divided into the following types:

1) Low voltage flexible light strip

Because the substrate of low-voltage light strips is relatively thin and the ability to overcurrent is relatively weak, most of them are 5m long. If the use scenario requires a long light strip, multiple wiring locations and many transformers will be needed.

2) High voltage flexible light strip

The whole lamp has 220V high voltage, which would be more dangerous if used in places that are easily accessible, such as steps and guardrails. Therefore, it is recommended to use it in places that are relatively high and cannot be touched by people, such as ceiling light troughs. Note that high-voltage light strips must have protective covers.

3) RGB color light strip

there are three cores in each bead, so each bead can emit three colors. When the three beads are powered on, they can mix different colors of light. You can also adjust the current and input control to mix richer colors.

Performance features:

1. Can be curled, cut and extended

The advantage of soft light strips is that the length can be flexibly cut and bent at will, making it easy to outline a curved shape. This is the most essential difference between soft light strips and hard light strips. It is easy to create graphics and use in special-shaped design works. broad.

2. Low power consumption, high brightness, long life and high safety

The light bulb and passage are completely covered in flexible plastic, which has good insulation and waterproof properties and is safe to use.

3. Installation method

a. Installation method

Installation methods include: embedded, ceiling-mounted, suspended (suspended rod/suspended wire) and other installation methods, and the installation process is relatively simple and convenient.

The flexible light strip will be equipped with a special plug, which comes with a transformer. When connecting, be sure to remove the transparent plastic cover, then connect it, and then cover it again after testing the light.

b. Lighting method

According to the form of light strips, silicone flexible light strips can be divided into four types: single-sided light (front light), three-sided light, arc light, and 360° full light.

4. Application display

LED flexible light strips are not only used in the field of interior decoration lighting, but also have excellent performance in urban lighting, landscape lighting, commercial lighting and some special lighting fields.

a) Commercial places/public spaces

b) Outdoor architecture/landscape lighting

c) building appearance