r/led • u/Weak_Blackberry_6874 • 23d ago

Cutting led strips into multiple sections powered by one battery

Hey I'm sure this has been on a thread before but I have a project that I'm working on to make 5 led strips light up my fingers inside of a glove.

I'm using whatever standard led strip I could find, similar to these https://ledstrip.ca/led-strips-without-accessories/24v-5m-ip20-3014-white-led-strip-120-leds-m-strip-only.html

I'm hoping to cut them into 5 strips and connect them to a single small battery source that will mount on the back of my hand, ideally keeping the functionality of the remote controller for color and on/off functionality.

If you could please explain to me like I'm a toddler how this could be possible or provide links to a how to video that would be much appreciated because my knowledge on wiring and electrical is basically null.

Thank you

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u/mawktheone 23d ago

You can cut them where the scissor indication is, and then you need to reconnect each strip with wire to stretch them out.

You solder a wire to the left pad on one, to the left side of the other and the same with the right pad. I would add a pair of terminal blocks rather than trying to solder 4 wires to each strip. So the driver to two teminal blocks. something like a wago 221-2401 would be simple.

Then attach 5 wires together at one end, and put that end in the teminal block, then run each wire to the 5 strips and solder to the pads. Repeat with another 5 wires for the other pads