Just found this video. Thanks for making it. After soldering a couple of strips, I used a small Popsicle stick under the strip. Using the alligator clip to clamp both the stick and the strip together really stabilized it. Now I can put some real pressure on wire and strip and it won’t move away. I hope this helps somebody else.

@WireGuyGlobal

2 жыл бұрын

Great Idea, Thanks for Sharing!

@axg275

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this top!

@ryry7886

2 жыл бұрын

I ended up taping the end of the LED strip to the edge of the unfinished back part of the mdf kick panel that i made for the speakers and leds I'm installing. It was not a part that i was worried about burning or anything like that. Sure wish i didn't waste 2 hours of my life burning up the edge of the LED strips tgough. I tried over and over...and over and over trying to put the soldering iron on the contacts of the strips. I put solder on the end of the wires first( I was half way there but had the exposed part of the wires stripped too far back) but not on the contacts. Its way way way easier to just dab a little solder on each contact and then marry the pre soldered connections together. I burnt like 4 led sections because the tin comes off the led connection as soon as it gets heat for an extended period of time. Way easier this way

@galaxophone

Жыл бұрын

My family doesn't eat popsicles and I'm always finding a reason I want popsicle sticks around

The focus dude!

@davidblah-7215

2 жыл бұрын

OMG! LoL

@Chris-kw6fs

4 ай бұрын

I concur!!!

Straight to the point and no extra unneeded vobab. Thanks for confirming it is possible to do, brother man.

Man, I have been struggling with soldering the led lights. Thank you for making this video.

Tip: I usually have my heat shrink already on there before connecting wires, especially if I’m going to have a long strip I won’t have to pull the shrink all the way to the solder job. Also, you can always put Heat shrink on your swan’s mouth, it will soften her teeth so she doesn’t damage your LED strip. Happy soldering, god bless my friends

@JuanFernan-fm4ef

6 ай бұрын

Ya Ya, Ya f❤19

I want to take the time to say thank you, i check a lot of video and yours was by far the most helpful to me. I order some angle connectors and the seller send me wrong one.. so i decided to do it myself by soldering wires... never practice since i was kid.. better to tell that i am really bad at it, after watching your video its helped me a lot. For protection i did not use what i think you called heat and shrink, i only use glue gun for make sure that it goes between solder, because they were so horrible that i scare it touch each other and malfunction.. ok i finish writing my book.. so just thank you for this video.

After wasting about 20 pixels and 5 connectors, this is the video I needed ^.^ Thanks for making it! Will report back after I try this technique.

Your a life saver, my soldering is now sticking and not falling off lol, thanks for the video!!!

Ima need some glasses after this... Thanks for the tips

Great video bro! Helped a lot!

Thanks for the video. Just a comment though, the alligator clip mount isn't helping too much because the strip is moving around while soldering, making precise soldering difficult. It's better to have weighed down the base of the DIY helping hands with a weight (like a heavy book), or better yet, just taped down the strip to the table. The flat shape of the strip makes it very easy to secure with just tape. One of the important things I learned during years of soldering is that soldering a moving piece is such a pain and the simple step of making it immovable/fixed helps greatly.

You can test 2-3' of lights off of a 9v battery. Once my connections are tugged and tested for current I use liquid electrical tape to insure resistance remains between each, then I heat shrink. Another thing I found is that sometimes the silicone covering doesn't come off clean. A simple scrape with the flat of a razor blade tends to correct that. FYI, max length for 5050 wire is 30' to a line.

I sure as hell should have watched this video before i wasted 2 hours trying to wire those damn things up. Awesome time and headache saving video. Thank you sir.

useful video, i suggest you, have a mic attached to you when u speak for clear audio, I also suggest you have your auto focus on the camera.

what temp is your iron set at?

Just a quick thing I've found... soldering from the inside out is easier than across. If you solder the inside wires first (red and green), then you won't have to crossover the other wires to solder the other two.

Thank you,thank you soo much for explaining instead of just music and very vague if any communication...

What temperature do you use? I find it easier to tape the led strip to the table so it Will lie completely still and not move

Hi thank you for that information I am about to start wiring my Enterprise but haveing trouble finding a on of switch

I’ve experimented with many different types of solder and soldering irons, and surprisingly, what works best for me is hiring an electrician.

Thanks helped a whole lot I appreciate people like you

Thank's Wire Guy, very helpful

@WireGuyGlobal

3 ай бұрын

Your Welcome Parker 🤙

Just did a few myself, quick tip to make sure nothings shorted out with a multimeter on continuity before putting on the heat shrink

Really liked your video, I'm going to be trying to solder some led lights soon, so far most videos are full of useless info, yours seems to be to the point, never soldered anything before, I'll update after. Thanks again for the video.

I would have first slid up pieces of heat shrink up each wire before soldering. Then slid them down over the solder joints to ensure each wire never shorted out with its neighbor. Not much more work and the odds of a short are greatly reduced.

You seem like a cool dude man. I gotta explore your channel.

this youtuber needs more lav

Good video. What gauge of wire did you use?

the start of the video looked like a workout vid

Dude...I'm learning a lot from this video, so thanks. One thing tho...don't blow on the solder joint. Just like happen to you. The wire you had just soldered fell off. Cold joints....

Can you fix a chewed up wire from led underglow lights? Wasn't sure If I can snip wires put back together an put black electric tape around them an put back together? Hope I can!!

2:40 This is the part I came here for, separating the clear off of the copper, an entire video would be in order for this part, looks easy, but is far from it, lol. Still looking for someone to show us how to do this part the right way , whatever that might be.

I need help with a project. I need to convert a led with 4 wires to 3 wire connector. I got an electric scooter that had leds that had 3 wires. I want to install a led with controller but it has 4 wires.

Is it okay if there is solder already on it? Am I able to melt it away and put new solder?

Thanks man, great advice on the technique. This made my project so much easier!

what temperature on soldering tool ? it heats through the wire instantly , something i cant get :(

😂 I have 6 rabbit's. So yeah they chewed my rgb led strip. Plus other pets in the past. I save so much by learning. Thank you sir

Dude! Thanks for the video! We owe you a beer!

Love your video just bought a Weller soldering station to do LED strip tape light I'm having a hard time with the four strips

How are these not shorting? It seems like you get the solder covering both the green and yellow pins at 5:03

I'm did all the steps and ideas you said but my led just turns into ball blobs and doesn't stick to the strip copper pads neither with the soldering iron.

The solder is not sticking to my let's pad. Any suggestions? I'm very new to this

Thanks. Great video. To heat the heat sync is a butane torch too powerful?

Question; The exposed wiring on the strip and under the heat shrink won’t short out if they make contact?

@WireGuyGlobal

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they will short if contact is made. Best to use glue-filled heat shrink to cover the contacts or silicon if the LED will be moving.

Thanks for the tutorial, Chad

Nice video. I like the way you did this. Super helpful vid bro. I'm going to try this technique today on an LED project I'm working on.

What can I do if my solder keeps undoing itself when I slightly bend it.

Didn’t know you had to tin the wires first, thanks for the video!

@WireGuyGlobal

3 ай бұрын

This makes it way easier for the wire to stick to the led

Thanks for the help! It was easy to follow.

Oh - and here I thought my monitor needed glasses. :0)

Good stuff Dude! Thanks🌟

This way worked so well but when I tried connecting the other LED onto the wires the light connected to the battery but it won’t light up the second LED strip I connected 😭

Hi Elliott , just So you video very kool . I know its been a while you made it . Where can I get that 4 wire you used or do you have something better now . Thanks

Thanks for the video! I don’t solder much so it will help a lot. One thing I noticed in your video is the order of soldering when you did the second connection you had to go over the first one and inadvertently unsoldered the first. Wouldn’t it be better to start on the far side of the light strip so that you wouldn’t do this?

@WireGuyGlobal

2 жыл бұрын

That is a good observation. Yes I would agree with you. They can be temperamental, so sometimes the order doesn’t work out as planned .

Thank you so much

Thanks. This was really helpful.

What mm heat shrink gets around 10mm led strip with less give? Also get a little better mic? The audio mix is nice in the close up hands shots but the longer shots a bit tough to hear.

Thanks much, I watched your video and did it. Success! Thanks much.

another way is to just tape the LED strip on the table or platform and then tape the wires on the opposite in a set position, and then all we need to do is solder both, by taping we remove the shaking part, This works best for me mostly because I don't have steady hands.

Flux is your best friend. Grab some RMA and go nuts. Also the flux included in the core of some solder is not enough. The Flux core's only purpose is to get the solder flowing once heat is applied.

Tnx I cuted the rgb control box and you got me out tnx

If you have too much solder on the strip contacts and the solder is "jumping" more than one wire, can it short out a controller?

@WireGuyGlobal

7 жыл бұрын

Correct , make sure the solder joints are not touch at all or you will have problems.

@Boombomb

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you will. I have and now I need a new one.

My Focus!

Good info, but you gotta review your product prior to publishing... your focus made for the loss of what you're showing.

Cheers man!! Great tip.

İ like it .....whats the recommended voltage for such circuit

Where can I buys these strips at ty

If you don’t have heat shrink can you use electrical tape?

Can you post a link to where I can get that 4 conductor wire? I've been looking for one for a while, all I see on Amazon is standard RGB 4 wire but it doesn't have that white cover over it.

Can I ask a question, where did u connect the black wire?

@neila9251

2 жыл бұрын

'B' on the strip

can you use glue and then heat shrink?

Hey man. Nice video but my question is my RGB strip broke off from a weak solder point, instead of on the cut line. Could i just use solder to re attach the points back together without using wires so that my strip is solid and looks clean?

@austinvanness19

5 жыл бұрын

Native Man Dan same thing happened to me just last night im just trying to figure out if the colored wires matter on the connector piece

@pennytowner728

5 жыл бұрын

They can only be spliced at the contact points of the cut lines.

The Swan is very unstable, it probably wants to shoot off for a swim, a walk or something. I suggest holding the strip down with a paper clamp on the edge of a thin worktop or MDF off cut, you will have better control. Good effort though.

The swan though 🤣🤣🤣

Can I use a red black wire for a 4pin ?

Sir can we use only one type of wire

Is that security 24/4 wire?

These strips doesn't need an adapter? Or it goes straight to the power?

@Tom_Goss

6 жыл бұрын

They are rated for 12v DC

@SG-kp2ql

5 жыл бұрын

At least 6v to make it work and more volts up to 12 for brighter

Have an led strip project coming up and was curious how one should solder the contacts under the layer of silicone. Thanks! Sometimes it really is as simple as just take it off 😅 don't solder too often myself, liked how you tinned your wires & took some mental notes. Mine are just + or - contacts so this video makes me a lot more comfortable with the upcoming work.

5:20 "Everyone needs a swan" Nice DIY helping hand bru. Very well done, some flux might help the solder flow better. I use a bit of kapton tape to mask off the spot is am soldering which eliminates solder bridges

@misadventuresintechnology8940

3 жыл бұрын

hey Elliott, I was able to fix my LED and make them go around the back of the TV in style using your technique . I cut an old VGA cable and repurposed the wires inside, perfect gauge for the LED solder pad Everyone does need a swan, that's for sure.

Is this even doable on a 10 mm RGBW strip (5 wires)? It's miniscule, but on the other hand I'm not sure how to do it otherwise.

@pennytowner728

5 жыл бұрын

Yes but I recommend good light and reading glasses. I also bought 5 wire tape to simplify life. You may also want 2 gator clips to hold each side for you.

Great video, but for us who dont know was that battery a standard 12 volt like a car battery? Can a 9 volt work too?

@neila9251

2 жыл бұрын

probably but not as bright

my solder wont stick to the led stripe what could it be?

Awesome Buddy!!

Nice Swan bro. Cheers.

Completely forgot about getting solder on the tips of the wires before putting them on. This'll be useful for those strips that need a little repair after getting banged up or ripped during transport.

What about the plastic coating over the copper connectors? Does the iron melt through it?

@Pablo453

5 ай бұрын

It did on mine.

Wire Guy should talk to Camera Guy about how to macro focus.

Nice video but please reduce the BG sound

I did, but they ended up shortcuiting each other, I threw the strip in the trash and bought others to practice, my biggest issue being that I need to make a u turn

What happens if any of the 4 solder connections touch each other?

3:08 that looked like a pretty decent wood coffee table that you dripped your solder onto. I'm wondering, will that come back off okay, or is it pretty much going to leave a booger?

I cut the first beginning and i only have 1 side of the connecter

How about clamping the strip so it would not move while you solder?

Nice

Where do I get the wires?

ahhhhh i get it, so the yellow cable is neutral cable right?

I see you love Ikea Lack tables so does the entire 3D printing community. You need to get a printing farm going and use each one as an enclosure. You can pimp it out with LED galore. Nice video btw.

@WireGuyGlobal

2 жыл бұрын

You’re on it! That’s a fantastic idea! I’ll look into doing something like that 👌

How precise do you have to be? If your solders spill over onto each other will it short it out?

@droidzhunterz6861

4 жыл бұрын

Each individual blob of solder must not touch the other contacts. Otherwise you will have problems controlling the colors.

What size is your heat shrink?