What is led silicone tube and led silicone sleeve?
LED Silicone Tube is a sleeve for LED Strips
The led silicone tube is suitable for led strip for both indoor and outdoor applications. Led silicone tube make the led strips can applicate more areas possible.
The silicone sleeve prevents UV damage, waterproof, solvent-resistant.
We offer a wide range of dimensions.
What difference with led silicone tube and aluminum channel?
Silicone led diffuse is soft, easy cut, bendable, long and easy transport. Lengthiest 50meters or 100meters length at rolling.
But aluminum led channel can not bendable and not easy to cut, not easy transport. lengthiest 3meter one piece.
What do the two colors mean on drawing of these LED silicone tube?
For example: see the above drawing picture: the green part in drawing mean luminous part ,the white color part mean non-luminous part that led strip can’t transmit lighting .
See above real object is the overall two-color silicone : frosted part( luminous part)+ white opaque part (non-luminous part).
Differences in different silicone tube types and how to use them？
Recessed Silicone Cover can be express setup , fast and easy install .
Just choose different sizes ,and cut slot at wall or furniture to put in the led strip, then cover the silicone cover finished.
You can easy remove it to maintain the led strip.
If you choose the Recessed Silicone Covers with edges, it easy can hide slotted edge.
Top view led silicone tube ‘s bending direction
is vertical, the led strip PCB and the silicone tube lighting transmit part is same.
The silicone tube is vertical bendable.
For example: the projects shapes like vertical bending…
Side view led silicone tube ‘s bending direction
is horizontal, the led strip PCB and the silicone tube lighting transmit part is not same.
The silicone tube is horizontal bendable.
For example: the projects shapes like horizontal circles…
360º 270º 180º Round Led Silicone Tubes at different designs.
Others Led Silicone Tube shapes
How to install led strip into the silicone tube?
- test led strip to sure no break before Tie the led strip, there has a tie in the tube, you need tie it to the led strip.
- then pull the led strip out of another end side.
- endcap(very cheap and need buy separately)
- connect to power supply to test
Attention: do not contact acid and alkaline substances or glue.
Recessed silicone cover not need this, just cut slot and cover it
How to install led silicone tube?
Attention: do not contact acid and alkaline substances or glue.
You can cut slot to recessed or mounted by clips or joist (clips and joist are very low cost and need buy separately)
How stock the silicone tube?
- Normal use of no yellowing and do not contact acid and alkaline substances or glue.
And pay attention: not to use acid and alkaline glue when installing, now install could use a joist to avoid glue. - It is usually rolled up and stored. There won’t be any bending when using it again
