{"product_id":"surface-led-channel-profile","title":"Surface LED Channel Profile | Aluminium with Opal Diffuser, 1m to 3m","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe part that makes tape look like architecture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLED tape stuck straight to a surface reads as a temporary fix. The same tape inside an aluminium profile reads as part of the building. The channel does three jobs at once: it holds the tape straight, it pulls heat away, and its diffuser turns the strip into a clean line of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heat part is the one people skip and later regret. Aluminium acts as a heat sink, and heat is the main reason LED tape dims years before it should. Tape in a channel simply lasts longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtruded aluminium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiffuser\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpal cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1m, 2m or 3m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasure your tape before ordering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChannels are cut for a specific internal width. Most tape is 8mm or 10mm, and a channel sized for 8mm will not take a 10mm strip. Measure the board, not the packaging, and check the internal dimension rather than the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eClear, frosted or opal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCover\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum output, dots stay visible\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrosted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHides the dots, costs a little brightness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMost diffusion, for where the strip sits close to the eye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith COB tape the dots are already gone, so an opal cover is about softening the edge rather than hiding anything. With standard tape it is doing real work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOrdering the right length\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure the run and round up to the next whole metre, then add one extra length. Aluminium cuts cleanly with a hacksaw and a mitre box, but a short piece left at the end of a run is not something you can fix later. Order end caps and mounting clips at the same time — they are easy to forget and awkward to source on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/led-strip-lights\"\u003eCOB LED tape\u003c\/a\u003e to go inside it, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/led-drivers-power-supplies\"\u003eLED drivers\u003c\/a\u003e to run it. For corners, see the corner profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Alvetto Lighting","offers":[{"title":"1m","offer_id":67584468091245,"sku":"ALV-CH-SURF-1M","price":36.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2m","offer_id":67584468124013,"sku":"ALV-CH-SURF-2M","price":72.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3m","offer_id":67584468156781,"sku":"ALV-CH-SURF-3M","price":109.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/alvettolighting.com\/products\/surface-led-channel-profile","provider":"Alvetto Lighting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}