COB LED Strip Light | 480 LEDs Per Metre, Ra90, Dotless Line
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| Density | 480 LEDs per metre |
|---|---|
| Board width | 8mm |
| Colour rendering | Ra90 |
| Voltage | 12V DC or 24V DC |
| Colour temperature | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K or 6500K |
| Cutting | At the marked points only |
- Pick the voltage by run length - 12V for runs under about 16 feet, 24V for anything longer. On a long 12V run the far end goes visibly dimmer.
- Pick the colour temperature by room - 2700K or 3000K for living spaces, 4000K for kitchens and workspaces, 6500K only for garages and display cases.
- Measure the run and order the channel to match - tape belongs inside an aluminium profile, both for the look and to pull heat away.
- Size the driver - watts per metre times the run length, plus 20 percent headroom.
- Cut only at the marked points - cutting between them breaks the circuit for that section.
- Clean the surface before fixing - the adhesive needs a dry, dust free surface, and inside a channel it needs to sit flat.
- Test before you close anything up - power the run and check the full length before the cove or the cabinet goes back together.
A line of light, not a row of dots
Standard LED tape puts individual diodes at intervals along the board. Look at it directly and you see the dots; put it behind a shallow diffuser and you still see them. COB tape does away with that. The diodes sit under a continuous phosphor layer, so what you get is one unbroken line from end to end.
At 480 LEDs per metre on an 8mm board, this is the tape to use anywhere the light itself will be visible — a cove, an open shelf, a handrail, a reveal.
Specification
| Density | 480 LEDs per metre |
| Board width | 8mm |
| Colour rendering | Ra90 |
| Voltage | 12V DC or 24V DC |
| Colour temperature | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K or 6500K |
| Cutting | At the marked points only |
12V or 24V
| 12V | 24V | |
|---|---|---|
| Run length before dimming | Shorter | Longer |
| Voltage drop over distance | More | Less |
| Suits | Runs under 16 ft | Runs over 16 ft |
On a long run, 12V tape gets visibly dimmer towards the far end. 24V holds its brightness much further. If the run is longer than about 16 feet, take 24V or feed the tape from both ends.
Which colour temperature
2700K and 3000K for homes — living rooms, bedrooms, coves. 4000K for kitchens and workspaces. 6500K only where you need daylight-neutral light, such as a garage or a display case. Cove lighting at 6500K makes a living room feel like an office.
Ra90 matters here
Ra90 means colours read close to how they look in daylight. On a wall wash or under a cabinet, lower-rated tape makes timber look grey and food look flat. If the light lands on anything you want to look right, Ra90 is the minimum worth buying.
You will also need
An aluminium channel to hold it and pull heat away, and a driver sized to the run. Tape stuck straight to a surface runs hot and dims early.
Related
See our LED channels and profiles and LED drivers. For a finished hidden-glow install, see cove lighting.
