IP68 Waterproof 24V COB LED Strip, 16.4FT CRI>90 480LEDs/m 11W/M, 6000k Super Bright LED Tape for Outdoor Bathroom Swimming Pool Decoration (Without Power Supply)

While installing this does require some degree of electrical knowledge, the instructions should guide you to the proper type of power supply and dimmer. These cannot be controlled from a normal wall dimmer, but require a dimmer after the DC power supply (1-10V dimmer). With high quality silicone tube, IP68 waterproof, the COB LED strip has higher brightness than older SMP lights, with Uniform lighting, without dark areas and spots. The COB strip is very flexible and bendable and can cut to different lengths. If you want a longer strip (say double), you will need to add a power supply to the other end and control independently.

The reel of light has leads at both ends. So easy to cut into 2 pieces and both be pre-wired. I have not tried adding leads to a cut end. Prior experience with other waterproof LED strips has taught me to avoid it if possible. Don't see any reason this will be different.Speaking of a little different, the cross section of these LED is a little different than other waterproof LEDs I have used for the past decade. Not bad, just different. These are squared off on the clear part instead of radiused as I usually see.And for seeing. When I first powered these I they were very bright. At first I though I wired them to the wrong power supply. Turned them off and checked the power supply, 12V. I have the correct power supply, I didn't screw up and use my 24V. These lights are some of the most powerful LED strip lights I have used. Which isn't bad, you can always put a dimmer in and throttle the light back if it is too much. Side benifit is they will also last longer.If I have to find something that might be an issue for some people. The cut lines. They are old school spacing. I'm spoiled on the new stuff that can be cut in short incriments. These, 2" spacing. It's been years since I have seen anything over 1". I can work around it for that I am planning. But that might surprise some people. But for the light you get out of it, I'll take the light over cut line spacing. These are still a win.

These are 12v lights and as the instructions state you must use a transformer if you want to power them with anything other than 12v. I directly wired these to my 12v system through a dimmer/switch (not included) without any problem.They are very bright and the wires in both ends are awesome. I’ve installed this type of light before and soldering the ends when cut is very painful unless you have some great soldering skills for tiny tiny areas. Having wires in both ends make this much easier if you choose to cut them.It would have been nice if end caps were included for where you cut them and I would have preferred a white cover instead of the clear silicone that is included. You’d lose some light transmission but if they’re going to be visible not the most attractive look with the yellow stripe and circuit on the side.Bottom line is that the brightness, color temp (warm), no hotspot COB light, and two sided wiring is better than other strip lights I’ve used.

Unfortunately, we did not anticipate the cost of hiring an electrician to hard-wire these strips into an outdoor power source. We will do it eventually, but the cost surprised us making this product questionable on quality to value ratio. If you’re a handy DIY electrician, you’ve probably found your perfect year around outdoor lighting product but for the rest of us….it is a few hundred dollars per strip to install (at the very least).

DON’T buy, a cheap overhyped product that doesn’t work. I noticed it was starting to fade in brightness, and now after 45 days it’s almost completely gone and it doesn’t live up to its claim of a continuous bright light, it’s now just a few intermittent sections that are faded and almost completely gone. It’s beyond the Amazon 30 day return window, so it’s just $ in the toilet purchase.

I ordered this to use in an indoor lighting application so I can’t comment on the claims of water proofing, but for my use it is great.Hooking this up is easy though you will need an appropriate transformer (plenty available on Amazon) and it’s a simple matter of sticking it in-place, connecting the wires and, if needed, cutting to length. I also added a dimmer to my setup and it worked just fine. The light output is plenty bright (almost too much for my taste which is why I added the dimmer) and has a nice, warm slightly yellow color to it.Overall I’m pleased with this product and would definitely recommend it.

Replaced an old strip from over 10 years ago onto the same connectors and it worked. Put these under our cabinets for countertop lighting and they're wonderful and bright. It was easy to cut and split into multiple pieces so we could control them using multiple separate switches.

Nice bright uniform light throughout the length of the LED strip. It did not run hot over the length of the strip or the end with the power feed, which is always a good sign. However, the photos and description now appear to be inconsistent with the product I received. Therefore would not recommend.