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Thread: LED STRIP acquisition options

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    So in the NB4 manual it says "We use strips of 144 pixels per meter with white PCBs to enhance the light reflection. They can easily be found online for around 13€ / $15 per meter"
    Anyone see these for $15 per meter somewhere? On the adafruit site they look like they are about $60 per meter (144) which i believe if I'm understanding - i would need 2- so thats $120 per blade. Are these what people are using...... that would make for pretty pricy blades.......

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    I used the Adafruit skinnies for my build and they work well. But yes, they are expensive. The best cheap option I've found is the Alitove 144/m on Amazon for $22. I haven't tried them yet, but I'm planning on it soon. The reviews seems pretty good.

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    I'm just about to embark on building a blade using the cheapest 144 led/m strips I could find on eBay. They were only ~$20 CAD/strip (standard 10mm with waterproof rubber tube)

    I'll let you know how it goes. I'm pretty pumped.

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    I purchased some online, from alitove and another.

    The alitove one had some bunged up neopixels that I had to fix.

    I have others I haven't tested yet. You can also get them on wish.com.

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    Thanks, I'll check out these other things..... after I posted I found some on amazon for about 18 dollars..... anyone get them off there? Prime does have its advantages!

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    Update: I've built my strip, soldered my connectors and it works great! Next I've got to get the blade diffused enough so I'm happy with the look. It's been a challenge thus far with a thin trans-white 7/8 blade but I'll post some of my tests later today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SA22C View Post
    Update: I've built my strip, soldered my connectors and it works great! Next I've got to get the blade diffused enough so I'm happy with the look. It's been a challenge thus far with a thin trans-white 7/8 blade but I'll post some of my tests later today.
    Which strips did you wind up getting? Diffusion is a pain, it's probably easier with a 1in and much easier with a closed cell tube. I trailed the 1/16 packing foam method and it diffused well but I couldn't get rid of the foam seam.

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    I am also having difficulty diffusing my blades. I might have to sand the outside.

    I am using the 1/16 foam, which was difficult to find in Canada , and I suspect is open celled. I also used a layer of toilet paper, and a small width of Low-Density Polethylene sheeting (LDPE) 1/32" thick. I sanded it and it is against the inside of the tube.

    It is tough to make it look perfect. I hear the tophat PL9823's are easier to diffuse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meatsweats View Post
    Which strips did you wind up getting? Diffusion is a pain, it's probably easier with a 1in and much easier with a closed cell tube. I trailed the 1/16 packing foam method and it diffused well but I couldn't get rid of the foam seam.
    The seam is problematic, for sure. I bought these strips: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/WS2812B-5050-...72.m2749.l2649

    I bought the waterproof, which was a mistake since they came in silicone tubes, rather than being silicon-coated. However, both strips fit into one tube back-to-back, so that's a plus. Whosle, where did you source the LDPE sheet?

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    Cool, keep us updated on how those look. The adafruits are just so expensive. Did you cut off the silicone? Having that stuff probably adds to shadowing I would think. I just cut mine off.

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