Fitting LED strips?
 

YEAH boi, and what?

I iz got some LED strips to put under my tank, just a bit of fun. There are two strips:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709742875...84.m1497.l2649

and a switch:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2808121958...84.m1497.l2649

How do I connect them up to my battery? The switch has two prongs as you can see in the link, but I don't know which bits I'd attach to each.

Am I correct in thinking:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...35616520_o.jpg

Should I get an in-line fuse too?

Re: Fitting LED strips
 

Yes, and yes.

Put the fuse in the live supply as close to the supply connection as possible.

As they're LEDs they will consume a very small current, therefore you could connect them to the lighting of your bike without straining anything. It would still be wise to use a fuse, (one of a low value), when connecting them, that way if they should suffer a fault they won't take your lights out with them.

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

Awesome! And I haven't been told I'm an idiot for wanting to do it (yet).

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

You're an idiot!


Do you feel better now? ;)

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

Y u messin blad, I'll shank u 4 dat. don't diss ma neonz i get bare gash cos of dem lites.

(Feels good to get that out of me)

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

Post of the day, for the drawing alone. Top marks from me!

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

That circuit didn't work! Any other ideas?

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

Allan could be worth doing it through a relayed circuit to the lights off the battery. you sure you don't need a driver for the LED's?

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

There's nothing wrong with the circuit you scribbled out.
Are you sure they're for a 12V supply? Are you sure they work? Connect them directly to a suitable supply to check.
Being diodes, (the 'D' of LED), they only work when connected one way round, if the positive/negative connections are reversed they will not light.

Re: Fitting LED strips?
 

Could you please tell me what do "relays" and "drivers" do, in a simple way?

Ad on eBay says they're 12V. I will try them the other way around. Good idea! I though that because both wires were the same colour it wouldn't matter.