LED Rope –Splicing LED Rope Lights

One of main reasons that many people select LED rope light over other types of lighting is just because it is very versatile. Not just it can be shaped for fitting any area, but it can be cut and spliced with any other pieces if the longer piece is required. It can be sliced in case you want the color combination for matching your décor. It is vital to know what you do before you begin cutting rope or try to splice it. There are lot of option one has but you always want something by which you can save some money. The LED light helps you to achieve this without any problems. Following is the guide for splicing LED rope lights:

• Cutting LED Rope Lights - To cut LED lights you require one of following, the PVC pipe cutter, heavy duty scissors or box cutter. It is recommended to have a pipe cutter as you get the straighter edge & there is very less chance to cut crooked. Entire pipe has the slash marks on pipe for showing you where you can cut it. Don’t cut anywhere, which isn’t marked or you may end up ruining this piece of light and rendering it useless. The slash marks run from 18 inches or 36 inches.

Two wire form is every 18 inches and the 3 wire, or else chaser lights, is every 36 inches. You must measure an area that you would like to cover very carefully and select the rope according to how long this rope has to be. In case, 36 inches is very long then you have to get two-wire light. You can make the cut cleanly and trim off an excess copper wire from an end just by bending this light to expose. When it is rightly prepared, you have to add connector kit and splice other color or else length to this light.

• Splicing Rope Lights - First thing you have to know about splicing the rope lights is you can’t mix n match voltage or wattage. You need to splice same with the same for these lights to work & not short out. So, what makes this procedure simple is a splice kit, which comes with the things you want to connect these ropes. These kinds of light are very popular and people from all over the world are using them.