Dimmable Warm White LED Strip Light

I was looking for a hidden lighting solution for my newly renovated pantry, and didn't want a battery-powered solution. Everything I'd researched indicated that at best the batteries would last 2-5 weeks, and I wasn't interested in yet another charging scenario. While my pantry doesn't have an internal electrical outlet, it is positioned next to the refrigerator, which obviously does, and separated by an internal, uninsulated 8" drywall. A small hole through the wall, and the purchase of an additional 10ft 12VDC extension cable (also via AMZN), and I was in business. The pantry is not particularly large - it's a step-in that is 2 doors wide, with 6 custom-made solid oak shelves that are adjustable in height. With 6 shelves that are 16.25" deep, you really want to have a lighting solution that shines into the shelves at all levels, so an LED strip light sounded like the best solution to me, which meant that I wanted a light that would be positioned at the door, facing backwards into the pantry. What initially attracted me to this one was (a) the length of the two strips (16.4 feet or 5 meters each), (b) the packaging that included the ability to cut and join the strips with supplied connectors, making it easy to put strips around 90 degree corners such as those found on the perimeter of a door frame (and shown in the picture), (c) the fact that the larger one comes with 2 strips, and the controller has an adapter to supply power to both strips - this was crucial because my installation required that the power control button be mounted about 4 feet above the floor, and rather than buy a 2nd power extension cable to run power to a connector on the floor (because the included cable wasn't long enough) I opted to cut a length from the 2nd strip and simply use that, and finally (d) the price - it's really hard to beat $22 for this setup. The light temperature of 6500k is perfect for the pantry - yeah, it can be dimmed, but I wasn't super interested in that. The amount of light shed is also just right - I opted for the "white" as opposed to "warm white" or "yellow" color. Installation of the strip is super simple - to get around the 90 degree corners, you're going to want to cut it, and then join it with the wired connectors (of which 2 are supplied). Since the strip comes with double-sided tape attached to it, you need to carefully peel off the double-sided tape from about 3mm at the end of the strip, insert it into the (opened) connector, underneath the two lip guides, and underneath the two contact points. It doesn't matter if you use black as positive and red as negative or vice-versa, all that is required is that it is an inline connection with no wire cross-over. Once the strip is snug under the connector contact points, you can close the connector clip. See one of the pictures for the connected strip. Since the cabling itself can't be seen unless you really stick your head into the pantry I did not opt to cut it to length and secure it carefully - I may do that in future, but since nobody can actually see it ... Do your measurement, cutting and joining *before* you attach the strips to their final location. The adhesive sticks firmly, and doesn't want to come off once you've secured it in place. Make sure you cut *only* at the indicated contact points (little copper connectors), and cut *exactly* where the scissor marks indicate. I would recommend installing the switch to its correct place before you connect and install the strips, because it may be your biggest limiting factor. At a minimum, mock it all out first. In summary, this is a super cheap, 12VDC powered LED light strip for those who *don't* want the hassle of a battery. The dimmable, 6000-6500K light strip that is perfect for making a neat and hidden lighting solution in many different scenarios, and was perfect for my requirements. The only thing that we don't yet know is longevity. Typically LEDs last for 10s of thousands of hours, and I have no reason to believe that this will not do the same. Five stars all around.

This is a fantastic light strip!! Our pantry didn't have a light, so we installed this and it's made a wonderful change for us. It is bright, but not too much. And because it's a strip, it would light up areas a single light would not. We are incredibly happy with this. I even had issues with the light about a month past the return window. The seller had great customer service, and quick to respond - - SO appreciated!!

These were easy to put up and are very bright!!

I purchased these lights to replace old incandescent rope lighting that was being used as accent lighting in my kitchen ceiling and family room tray ceiling. Very satisfied with the product. Pros: - easy to install: while I was installing in hard to reach/hard to clean areas, the adhesive is strong enough to stick in place despite those issues. - easy to splice: it wasn't difficult to add extra length on some of the strings to get exactly the needed length - damage resistant: again, working in some difficult to access spots, there was one LED chip that I could see some superficial damage after trying to get it through a tight area. I was worried it might cause problems, but the chip seems to work just as well as the rest of them. Cons: - Lighting color: I don't know what makes it so hard to manufacture LED lights around 2500K, but that would seem to me to be the sweet spot of a warm white color. These (and most warm white LED's) run 2800-3000k, which still feels a little bit harsh, but I didn't want to drop down to 2200k which seems to be the next tier because that is more yellow than white. Probably some technical issue with manufacturing and not particular to this brand, since I can't find 2500k LED's anywhere. - QC: I purchased 11 light strips to complete my job. In one set, the dimmer switch does not work (lights to adapter works fine, but lights to dimmer to adapter the lights don't turn on at all). This wasn't a problem for me because I ordered an extra set just for the LED strip to splice on with the other strips. Of course, I don't know if that's truly a frequent problem, or if I happened to get the 1 in 1000 dimmer switches that didn't work.

Light strips worked perfect for what I needed them for. Had to return the first set as I didn't like the hue, but the warm white is perfect for my display case. Cleaned the surface and then ran the strips inside the case. They bend good enough at the corners to not break. The two separate strips worked perfect for me to run out the back of the display case and the button remote has sticky tape so I fixed it to the back when I can just reach behind to turn on and it's hidden! Love it and looks awesome 😎.

The set of lights came in a roll and was a little tricky to peel off the back and stick it under the counter. I was able to bend it around corners and it stays in place once you stick it on. The lights are quite good actually but very bright if you look straight at them. The dimmer works well and we keep it on the lowest setting. Great value for the price.

I’m renting, and my landlord chose to put a ceiling fan fixture in the kitchen for the only source of light other than that wimpy bulb from the microwave over the stove. (argh and double argh) I was desperate for more light, bought some dollar store LED lamps that are pretty handy, but it was annoying to have to plug each one in and move it around to get the light where I needed it. I decided to invest a few bucks in one of these strip lights, and I’m really glad I did. It was pretty straightforward to install, and so far it’s staying, but I do go back and press down any areas that start to come loose under the steam of cooking. I wasn’t prepared for the art of turning 90 degree corners in plane, or I would have sprung for connectors; now I know. Still, it makes a world of difference. I showed my landlord, and he was so impressed he was hoping I’d leave them. I will, of course; they won’t stick somewhere else, so there’s no benefit to doing otherwise. They make the small kitchen light up well enough that not only can I cook and bake more confidently, but I can also see anything that ends up on the variegated granite countertops, so I can clean it up. I hate cooking and washing dishes in inadequate light. He put in the brightest bulbs he could find, but it’s just the wrong fixture. Now I don’t have to care; these strip lights solved everything nicely. I stuck the switch to the side of a cabinet, so it’s not visible from the kitchen itself, but it could’ve gone under as well. Comes with a few handy adhesive clips for cord management that came in very useful. I like these so much that I’ve already decided I’ll buy more when I get a house of my own; my mom hates low light in the kitchen, too, and she will love this. I might put them in hers, too, if she wants, but I’ll do it right, use the corner bits there. Live and learn!

Well, I have this same strip/brand that I purchased in late 2019, and they look marvelous under my kitchen cabinets---took all of 5 minutes to install. Fast forward to this most recent purchase 9 months later. I bought the double length this time around. Well, it comes in two diff strips........the adhesive strip is an absolute nightmare- I either got a defective box or the adhesive peel away strip is far far less quality than the older version of this exact item. I want to note that the lights themselves are spectacular even on this purchase, they look and function perfect! They brighten and dim and have no issues on the actual item. I would say though-if the adhesive strip changed in quality, go back to the old version. I have made every single bed, installed every single light fixture, change alternators and work on cars, etc etc. I know how to install and put things together.----It's the peel away paper that doesn't peel off. You fight it, it tears and I can't even get to the adhesive part of the strip through 80% of it. I fought it for a long time...... After 30 minutes of fighting this adhesive strip, I gave up, put them up and am not happy at all with how it looks. I hand made this soda fountain and had to get it bolted to the wall in time for my party this weekend. The strips had to go in so I can finish the rest of the room tomorrow. I will most certainly be removing these and just donating them because they are worthless at this point and make the hand made finished product look sloppy....The only thing in the room not making it to the weekend are these lights---hand made the cabinet in 3 hours but spent almost an hour just messing with these frustrating strip lights.......When I pull out duct tape, there is a big big problem, these got the tape treatment as the last resort...... Gotta get better adhesive strips-the paper tears all the way down, it took me 20 minutes to peel paper of 4 inches of one of these strips. I have 3m clips I had to go buy and used duct tape to make it presentable to the naked eye for this party. I have since taped the sagging parts, but it's a battle from the angles I have to work with etc. Not a fan of these any longer after this experience. Will be looking for an alternative next week.