Everything You Need To Know To Find The Best Custom LED Light Strip

23 Jun.,2025

 

The Ultimate LED Strip Light Guide: Selection, Installation, and Tips

Flexible LED strip lights are thin circuit boards that house a series of small LED chips. You’ll also hear these lights called LED strip lighting, LED tape lights, or LED ribbon lights. Strip lights come in various chip types, widths, lengths, and outputs. They typically have adhesive tape on the back for easy installation. Depending on the type of strip you have, you can change the color, CCT, brightness, or mode when paired with a compatible controller or dimmer.

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LED strip lights are commonly used for under-cabinet lighting, backlighting, display case lighting, accent lighting, bar lighting, landscape lighting, and vehicle lighting. Strips can be cut at indicated cut marks, meaning they fit almost anywhere and are customizable for any project.

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Determining LED Strip Quality

Sometimes, it can be tricky to distinguish between LED strip lights designed for high performance and longevity, and those that are not. Below are some pointers for knowing where to look.

  Circuitboard Composition & Quality -  For higher power LED strips, the quality and specification of the underlying circuitboard is paramount. Because high levels of electrical current must travel through each section, sufficient copper material is needed. Look for LED strips with a copper weight of at least 2 oz, and ideally 4 oz to ensure the circuitboard can handle the higher power - otherwise, you can become victim to voltage drop.

  LED Quantity & Quality - The efficiency, quality and stability of light output is directly determined by the LED emitters. Look for LED strip lights that place stringent quality controls and specifications on the LED emitters, and watch out for LED strips that claim a high power despite a low LED count, as this can indicate overdriving the LED emitters, leading to premature failure.

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  LED Strip Surface - High quality LED strips will usually include an extra coating of white paint to help increase the reflectivitiy of the light and increase overall light output. Lower cost LED strip options will use skip this step, keeping the copper color exposed. This can affect both the brightness and color of the light, especially in an aluminum channel installation.

Determining LED Strip Quality

Sometimes, it can be tricky to distinguish between LED strip lights designed for high performance and longevity, and those that are not. Below are some pointers for knowing where to look.

  Circuitboard Composition & Quality -  For higher power LED strips, the quality and specification of the underlying circuitboard is paramount. Because high levels of electrical current must travel through each section, sufficient copper material is needed. Look for LED strips with a copper weight of at least 2 oz, and ideally 4 oz to ensure the circuitboard can handle the higher power - otherwise, you can become victim to voltage drop.

  LED Quantity & Quality - The efficiency, quality and stability of light output is directly determined by the LED emitters. Look for LED strip lights that place stringent quality controls and specifications on the LED emitters, and watch out for LED strips that claim a high power despite a low LED count, as this can indicate overdriving the LED emitters, leading to premature failure.

  LED Strip Surface - High quality LED strips will usually include an extra coating of white paint to help increase the reflectivitiy of the light and increase overall light output. Lower cost LED strip options will use skip this step, keeping the copper color exposed. This can affect both the brightness and color of the light, especially in an aluminum channel installation.

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