Low cost RGB LED strip

[Dusnoetos]

The other day I was in the electrical/lighting section of a local Menards and found some LED tape lights. And i thought they would work with a motherboard RGB header. And at $8 i bought a few. And they work! I tried the LED's on a ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming ITX/ac MB. And at only 6.8 watts & 12 volts the LED strip is well with in the capabilities of the MB: "*The AMD Fan LED Header supports LED strips of maximum load of 3A (36W) and length up to 2.5M." (direct from ASRock MB Specifications). SO... i have no reason to think that these wont work with any MB that has a 12v RGB header.

The strips have a nice connector with indicator for 12v wire. They have rather aggressive adhesive backing. The strips can be cut to length (4 inch increments with 3 LED's). And if you can solder - you could cut the strips and solder wires to allow for nice 90º corners. All in all very versatile.

Any-for-who. I hope this interests some of you.

 

[Al_bundy]

I checked the market and decide to this.

SK6812 WS2812B IC 3535 4/5mm S PCB Addressable led pixel strip light bendable 5v | eBay

Works great with Arduino and is easy to program. Each pixel can have its own color and brightness as your wish. IC type :WS2812 IC. Widthx：4mm / 5mm / 10mm. FPCB board color: Black or White.

www.ebay.de

6USD for 50cm. 5V, ADRESSABLE RGB. Connector: JST -> means u need an adapter. But in the end of all its cheap, its fully adressable and affordable.