Which would give the better light from these two types of strip lighting?
The 5050 SMD 300 LED lights OR The 3528 SMD 600 LED lights ?
Or would they be about the same ? Thanks guys....
woofta and precious said
12:21 PM Aug 6, 2015
Hi Sarg,
In my experience, it depends whether you want the highest light output, or the lowest power consumption.
I reckon the 3528's use around 5-6 watts per metre, and 5050's can use up to about 15 watts per metre.
I'm guessing light output would be very similar, depending on warm white or cool white or even daylight?
Just get some cheap ones of both sorts from eBay, and do a comparison yourself. You will use them anyway.
PS: No expert here!!
Regards,
Brian
Cruising Cruze said
09:33 PM Aug 6, 2015
Hi Sarg
got to pieces of 50 cm on a aluminium track and milk collored cover from Evil Bay they are the best thing since sliced bread
Got one inside above the stove and one asa outside light they are using only 9 watt each
they are 5630 strip just stronger then the 5050
Cheers John
aussietraveller said
10:36 AM Aug 7, 2015
Are these strip lights waterproof as I have been thinking about replacing my external van light with them as any one of them will surely give more light and use less power than the current light.
Cruising Cruze said
11:34 AM Aug 7, 2015
Yep the ones I bough are waterproof David
But check when you order them if they are
Cheers John
Cruising Cruze said
11:39 AM Aug 7, 2015
you can get even 50 % stronger one than the 5630 type ( with more power usage ) the 7020 type I have no idea how good or bad they are they must be little heaters
aussietraveller said
01:34 PM Aug 7, 2015
Thanks for the advice John
madaboutled said
08:00 PM Aug 7, 2015
Just so you are aware guys.... The "waterproof" strip LED you can get Flea Bay on whilst "waterproof" are not UV stable. The strip lighting was originally designed for fridge lighting, so, ask yourself, how much sun light does the inside of a see???
LED's are designed to disapate any heat from their surface, the silicone covering on the self adhesive strip lighting stops that from happening. But in a Fridge system it's cooled by the Fridge so it doesn't matter. When exposed to sunlight this type of strip lighting starts to yellow, the next stage it will become brittle and eventually break. If you want to use this type of lighting, I'd recommend putting it on a stick and put it up when you need it and keep it out of sunlight both direct and indirect. Doing this will make it last a lot longer.
How many watts they use will depend on how many SMD's there are per meter, here's some examples.
Emitter Type: SMD 3528 LED Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll) Rated Voltage: DC 12V 4.3 Watts P/Mt - 21.5 Watts P/Roll Length Per Roll: 5mt
Emitter Type: SMD 5050 LED Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll) Rated Voltage: DC 12V 13 Watts P/Mt - 65 Watts P/Roll
Emitter Type: SMD 5630 LED Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll) Rated Voltage: DC 12V 18 Watts P/Mt - 90 Watts P/Roll
In terms of brightness, the 5050's are 3 times brighter than the 3528's and the 5630's are about 3 times brighter than the 5050's.
Pure White is a nice white light whereas Cool White has a slight blue tinge. Warm White is actually Pure White with a yellow lens across the surface.
Hope this helps.
-- Edited by madaboutled on Friday 7th of August 2015 08:01:44 PM
madaboutled said
08:11 PM Aug 7, 2015
aussietraveller wrote:
Are these strip lights waterproof as I have been thinking about replacing my external van light with them as any one of them will surely give more light and use less power than the current light.
aussietraveller, in all honesty you'd be better off converting your existing awning light to LED rather than relacing it, if you want some help with that PM me and I can point you in the right direction.
woofta and precious said
09:59 PM Aug 7, 2015
Sorry, I was assuming the OP was saying 120 per metre with the 3528's.
Brian
madaboutled said
09:42 PM Aug 9, 2015
woofta and precious wrote:
Sorry, I was assuming the OP was saying 120 per metre with the 3528's. Brian
Hey Brian, I sort of missed that point and was trying more to point out that it's not UV stable etc...
But for a direct answer to Sarg's question, SMD for SMD the 5050's are 3 times brighter than the 3528's. So, 300 x 5050's (1 - 5mt Roll 60 SMD's per Mt) power consumption would be 13 Watts per meter or 65 Watts per 5mt Roll and would still be one third brighter than 600 x 3528's (1 - 5mt Roll 120 SMD's per Mt) which would use 8.6 Watts per meter or 43 Watts per Roll.
A question to the brains trust here.
Which would give the better light from these two types of strip lighting?
The 5050 SMD 300 LED lights OR The 3528 SMD 600 LED lights ?
Or would they be about the same ? Thanks guys....
In my experience, it depends whether you want the highest light output, or the lowest power consumption.
I reckon the 3528's use around 5-6 watts per metre, and 5050's can use up to about 15 watts per metre.
I'm guessing light output would be very similar, depending on warm white or cool white or even daylight?
Just get some cheap ones of both sorts from eBay, and do a comparison yourself. You will use them anyway.
PS: No expert here!!
Regards,
Brian
Hi Sarg
got to pieces of 50 cm on a aluminium track and milk collored cover from Evil Bay
they are the best thing since sliced bread
Got one inside above the stove and one asa outside light they are using only 9 watt each
they are 5630 strip just stronger then the 5050
Cheers John
But check when you order them if they are
Cheers John
you can get even 50 % stronger one than the 5630 type ( with more power usage )
the 7020 type I have no idea how good or bad they are
they must be little heaters
Just so you are aware guys.... The "waterproof" strip LED you can get Flea Bay on whilst "waterproof" are not UV stable. The strip lighting was originally designed for fridge lighting, so, ask yourself, how much sun light does the inside of a see???
LED's are designed to disapate any heat from their surface, the silicone covering on the self adhesive strip lighting stops that from happening. But in a Fridge system it's cooled by the Fridge so it doesn't matter. When exposed to sunlight this type of strip lighting starts to yellow, the next stage it will become brittle and eventually break. If you want to use this type of lighting, I'd recommend putting it on a stick and put it up when you need it and keep it out of sunlight both direct and indirect. Doing this will make it last a lot longer.
How many watts they use will depend on how many SMD's there are per meter, here's some examples.
Emitter Type: SMD 3528 LED
Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll)
Rated Voltage: DC 12V 4.3 Watts P/Mt - 21.5 Watts P/Roll
Length Per Roll: 5mt
Emitter Type: SMD 5050 LED
Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll)
Rated Voltage: DC 12V 13 Watts P/Mt - 65 Watts P/Roll
Emitter Type: SMD 5630 LED
Total Emitters: 60 per metre (300 per 5mt roll)
Rated Voltage: DC 12V 18 Watts P/Mt - 90 Watts P/Roll
In terms of brightness, the 5050's are 3 times brighter than the 3528's and the 5630's are about 3 times brighter than the 5050's.
Pure White is a nice white light whereas Cool White has a slight blue tinge. Warm White is actually Pure White with a yellow lens across the surface.
Hope this helps.
-- Edited by madaboutled on Friday 7th of August 2015 08:01:44 PM
aussietraveller, in all honesty you'd be better off converting your existing awning light to LED rather than relacing it, if you want some help with that PM me and I can point you in the right direction.
Brian
Hey Brian, I sort of missed that point and was trying more to point out that it's not UV stable etc...
But for a direct answer to Sarg's question, SMD for SMD the 5050's are 3 times brighter than the 3528's. So, 300 x 5050's (1 - 5mt Roll 60 SMD's per Mt) power consumption would be 13 Watts per meter or 65 Watts per 5mt Roll and would still be one third brighter than 600 x 3528's (1 - 5mt Roll 120 SMD's per Mt) which would use 8.6 Watts per meter or 43 Watts per Roll.
Regards Steve