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  1. C

    Where can I find additional LED tape like this?

    Hello, I've recently moved into a new flat and want to add additional LED tape to the bottom of cabinets in the kitchen. They are 24v 15w, however, the connection port is like nothing i've seen before. It's like a small modem. There are additional ports, i just need the right connection/tape...
  2. J

    Insulation tape on connector blocks

    Is it necessary to cover the connector block in insulation tape when live connections have been made into a connector block?
  3. T

    Identifying tape

    Hi I'm not a qualified professional electrician but I do repair laptops and pc's. Anyway my question is this. On a couple of cables there's a piece of tape. It looks to be woven from wire fibres and it's silver / grey in colour. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I'd appreciate it...
  4. J

    Dimmer switches for 24v LED tape lights

    Hi All Am on a job tomorrow and while there customer wants me to investigate newly installed 24v LED tape lights that keep flashing on and off. These are on a wall mounted dimmer. If tape lights and transformers are both dimmable which apparently they are this suggests problem is with the...
  5. D

    EARTH ROD or EARTH TAPE

    I've just fitted an earth rod and got a pretty dismal test reading. Has anyone fitted an earth tape or mat? I've never fitted one before and was looking for a chat about it? I'm guessing it going to make a huge imrovement.
  6. L

    UK Tape light receiver/driver help

    Hi I’m going to add some strip lighting (tape lights) into a walk in wardrobe and hopefully this should be straight forward and I’d like to do this task myself, I already have a socket in the area but no switches so I’ve bought a Quinetic receiver and wireless switch and a Ansell driver and...
  7. D

    External LED tape termination

    Hi All, Were currently having a rear extention being built, after we will be having our garden landscaped. Our garden is on two levels, the steps and retaining wall will be made of timber sleepers with the top one having a slight overhang and I'd like to put led lights on the underside. I've...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Any recommendations for 24v LED tape?

    I have a 10m length to light up, this will be a skylight. A few questions.. Any recommendations for a good quality tape that is suitable for 10m? There is a huge amount of choice on the net but lots of poor quality products. What is the best way to wire this up with regards series and...
  9. Marcus Vaughan

    Can anyone recommend a cutable mains voltage LED tape?

    As above really. I've been trying to source a length of mains voltage LED tape to fit behind a purlin, not being keen to try and hide a transformer/driver for 12/24v. Distance is 4.5m but everything I have found at mains voltage is cut by the metre. I know I can do better than that because I...
  10. T

    LED Tape fault help

    Hi Can anyone enlighten me of what has caused this (see attachment ) ? I'm Thinking water but hoping its not so I can take the tape back
  11. littlespark

    LED tape strips. Recommendations?

    Ive got a customer asking me about an LED strip around the perimeter of a bedroom. There is an existing coving which will be removed, and a new one fitted a little lower, with the LED tape hidden above the coving. She has mentioned that there is going to be a mural painted onto the ceiling and...
  12. elpedro

    Is brown tape on switched live a legal requirement?

    Hi all, I've had a complete rewire in my house as part of a renovation. I've noticed two things that I wonder if they are in line with regs: 1) the electrician has not put the little bit of brown tape over the blue or black wires that are switched live. Is the brown tape just best practice or...
  13. rolyberkin

    12v LED tape recommendations please?

    After a recommendation for decent cuttable LED tape, have been using enlite weatherproof (Can't remember where I bought my last reel?) but it has been a pain to join, looking for a tape and supplier, prefer 12v.
  14. J

    A good Try!! Good quality Gaffer tape hides a multitude of sins.

    Have a look at this effort - my client described it as her husband's DIY best effort!
  15. naylorpd

    Digital tape measure

    I'm toying with a digital distance measure for my Christmas pressie for me...had one a few years ago but I never trusted it and always ended up checking with a steel tape. So...do you use a digital tape measure, and to what extent do you trust it? Over how long (or short) a distance do you...
  16. haptism

    Insulation properties of heat shrink, and tape

    Have question thats been on my mind for a while. Does anyone know if; at 250 -500 v, a single layer of heat shrink, or a single layer of insulation tape for that matter, covering a bare conductor, sufficient insulation against ?? direct contact/a shock ? It seems a bit thin in comparison to to...
  17. rolyberkin

    LED Tape recommendations

    Hi All Unbelievably I have never fitted LED tape and have always chosen LED battens. I have an under cabinet approx 1.5m long, any recommendations for a make type or supplier gladly recieved along with any top tips for fitting.
  18. sam400

    New tape measure recommendations

    hi tool tarts my fatmax Xl tape measure snapped today absolutely gutted - it only lasted 8 years of daily use! Anyone recommend me a good one? I’d like to get an all metric one this time, and must have good stand out, think my fatmax could do 3m Cheers Sam
  19. Pete999

    Tape

    Could be useful what do you all think??:sunglasses:
  20. sam400

    RGB tape & controllers

    Hi can anyone recommend me some LED tape and controllers, I need to fit tape in 4 different areas and control them all wirelessly with the one remote if possible? Haven't got involved in much of this so if someone could point me in the direction of the right product that would be great. cheers sam
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