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Fluorescent Fixture - Inspired LEDs Vs ebay LEDs ???
Yahoo Message Number: 137212
Hi All,

RE: Fluorescent Fixture LED
 Does anyone (Andy?) know if any of the ebay LED strip reels correspond well to the cool white Inspired Ultra Bright LEDs???
 I have another brand of LED installed in a fluorescent fixture and don't like them compared to the Insprired Ultra Bright LEDs (42 LEDs per strip). The other brand is too blue and has a larger power drain per strip.
 I like the Inspired cool white color, light output and power consumption, but they are a LOT more expensive than the ebay LEDs.
 I'm also buying a butane soldering iron like Andy describes.  I was having lotsa trouble with both of my soldering irons (one high and one low output) producing anything other than a cold solder joint or a burned strip.

Thanks for your help, Bob
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Re: Fluorescent Fixture - Inspired LEDs Vs ebay LEDs ???
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Yahoo Message Number: 137222
"Does anyone (Andy?) know if any of the ebay LED strip reels correspond well to the cool white Inspired Ultra Bright LEDs???"

Bob
 LEDs are available in various colors, rated by the Kevin temperature.
Blue-white LEDs are in the 4000+-6000 K range, while the warmer colors are below 4000 K. The Ebay rolls are available in several colors.
I bought a roll of the warm-whites LEDs, rated at 3200K, and they are similar to the warm-white Inspired LEDs. A good deal for $12.25 shipped.
We found the Inspired Ultra Bright cool-white LEDs to be much too blue for our preferences. I have found that mixing both the warm and cool-white LEDs can provide the perfect combination for most people's tastes.
You will need a low-wattage soldering iron for making the connections to the LED strips. It is easy to overheat the circuit board with too powerful an iron.

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Larry
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* Not to be confused with Larry W (3000 of my posts are actually from expert Larry W due to Yahoo transition mis-step)