LED Strip connectors - where to buy

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CokemonZ

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#280629 30-Dec-2020 14:05

Hi all,

I'm in Auckland, Northshore, Birkenhead are half way through and LED project, and need some of these right now

Any ideas where I can go and buy them from?

i have a range of other connectors for different purposes, but I need these ones specifically.

Googled, Jaycar etc don't seem to stock them.

richms

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#2628176 30-Dec-2020 18:04

How many you need? And its 5 pin ones you need? I have some 4 pins around that came with some magichome controllers that I opened and put wires into because those round pin connectors are terrible I might be able to find in the shed later tonight when its not a sauna in there.

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CokemonZ

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#2628179 30-Dec-2020 18:15

Thanks, but as a temp fix I sorted something out with some other connectors.
Agree they aren't great but the power injectors only take those fittings

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#2628182 30-Dec-2020 18:21

The ones I am having problems finding are the 6 pin ones for the RGB+CCT controllers because theyre a smaller pitch than the normal ones. 3 orders on aliexpress cancelled or had to get refunds on. FFFffffff covid.

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CokemonZ

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#2628188 30-Dec-2020 18:34

yeah - had similar issues, thought the order had come through, but must have been one of the cancelled ones.

stevenb

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#2628217 30-Dec-2020 21:10

Like this and cut to the number of pins you need.
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/28-pin-header-terminal-strip/p/HM3211?gclid=CjwKCAiA57D_BRAZEiwAZcfCxTKWVtCg79o2fmO5NohcKq4CPdFmd4b7qVPwev8oEtRQjPNynFOT0BoCaSEQAvD_BwE

CokemonZ

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#2628219 30-Dec-2020 21:18

stevenb: Like this and cut to the number of pins you need.
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/28-pin-header-terminal-strip/p/HM3211?gclid=CjwKCAiA57D_BRAZEiwAZcfCxTKWVtCg79o2fmO5NohcKq4CPdFmd4b7qVPwev8oEtRQjPNynFOT0BoCaSEQAvD_BwE

Interesting.
Didn't know led connectors were standard sizes like that, but I guess it makes sense.
I'll go and pick up a set of those tomorrow.

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#2628220 30-Dec-2020 21:20

Those will not work, they are square pins and you need round and thinner pins to go into those LED connectors.

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