LED Tutorials
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When working with LED Lighting products for the first time or even if you are an experienced user certain aspects of LED Lighting can be a bit confusing. If you do not have all of the correct components or you do not properly calculate your LED supplies then you risk damaging your product, fire hazard, or simply your product not working at all. Follow these simple LED Lighting Tutorials in order to be certain that you are using and installing all of you LED products appropriately. |
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Getting started, proper tools for your LED Project
Using the proper tools is essential when using LED Products, visit this tutorial for an overview on what tools you will need to set up your LED Project as well as troubleshooting techniques to help you solve any improper installation techniques. |
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How to determine a sufficient power supply
When purchasing LED Lighting products it is a common question of what size power supply is needed to run a given amount of LED components. Visit this tutorial to learn more about how to properly calculate the correct size power supply for your project. |
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How to hook up single color LED Lights
Click here to learn how to make your single color LED Lights function properly without damaging the product by improper installation. Also find reference to the different colored DC wires on the market and what polarity they typically stand for. |
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How to calculate the correct components for your LED Project
Confused about what products you need for your project or what components will work best with one another? Click here for a complete tutorial from start to finish on what components and products will work best for your project. |
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How to cut single color LED Strip Lights and use quick connectors
LED Strip Light quick connectors are the only alternative to soldering and work quite well when used correctly and are left untouched in a secure area. Click here to learn more about these quick and easy connectors, although we always recommend soldering for the best possible connection. |
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How to cut RGB LED Strip Lights and use quick connectors
LED Strip Light quick connectors are the only alternative to soldering and work quite well when used correctly and are left untouched in a secure area. Click here to learn more about these quick and easy connectors, although we always recommend soldering for the best possible connection. |
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How to solder wire to single color LED Strip Lights
Soldering is a quick and easy way to get the best possible connection when cutting and re-using LED Strip Lights. Although soldering is fairly straight forward there are still many factors to avoid any damages that can occur from a faulty connection. Click here for a quick and easy tutorial on how to properly solder stranded wire to LED Strip Lights. |
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How to solder wire to RGB LED Strip Lights
Soldering is a quick and easy way to get the best possible connection when cutting and re-using LED Strip Lights. Although soldering is fairly straight forward there are still many factors to avoid any damages that can occur from a faulty connection. Click here for a quick and easy tutorial on how to properly solder stranded wire to LED Strip Lights. |
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How to overlap solder two LED Strip Lights together
Soldering ribbon to ribbon is a bit more complicated than soldering wire to ribbon but is still the best way to ensure a solid connection. There are a few more factors to avoid when overlap soldering ribbon to ribbon. Click here for a quick and easy tutorial on how to properly overlap solder two LED Strip Lights to one another. |
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How to hook up a PWM Dimmer to your LED Lights
PWM stands for Pulse Width Modulation and is the only way to dim any of the LED Lighting products sold by Eco Light LED. Although the installation is rather straight forward, there are a few things to consider and be aware of before installation to avoid any damage to your LED Product through improper installation. |
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How to incorporate a signal amplifier to single channel LED Lights
Currently the only Signal Amplifiers sold by Eco Light LED are labeled as RGB Signal Amplifiers but this does not mean that they can only be used with RGB product. A Signal Amplifier can easily be hooked up and used with single channel products to relay PWM Dimming Signals as well as additional power to your single channel LED Products. |
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How to install an RGB controller and Signal Amplifier when necessary
Hooking up an RGB Controller to a small set or run of RGB LED Lights is a fairly simple process, but when you are pushing the power limits on your RGB Controller and want to add additional lights to your controller a Signal Amplifier is necessary. View this tutorial to see how to properly install an RGB Controller and incorporate a Signal Amplifier when necessary. |
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How to create a color chasing effect using single color LED Modules and an RGB LED Controller
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Many people don't realize the different types of color changing effects you can achieve by thinking outside of the box and using LED components a little differently than how they are intended to be used. in this tutorial we will explain how to achieve a chasing effect using single color LED Modules and an RGB Controller. |
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