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capt.josh
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Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:08 pm Posts: 24
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 LED strip lights
Where are yall mounting them and how many? I bought some that are like 21" long. I've got some ideas just wondering what everybody else is doing.
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Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:20 pm |
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dom
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:01 pm Posts: 229 Location: Georgia
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 Re: LED strip lights
i mounted ones a lot longer thn that under my catwalks.
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Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:24 pm |
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GeorgiaRiverRunner
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Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 10:04 am Posts: 150 Location: North Georgia
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 Re: LED strip lights
If you haven't opened them and can send them back, do. Ching chong on Ebay has a 20 ft strips for something like $10. Get you a couple of those and you run them around the entire gun rail. Just an idea.
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Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:00 pm |
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capt.josh
MMT Member
Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:08 pm Posts: 24
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 Re: LED strip lights
Yeah I haven't opened them and I saw those long ones that you can cut
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Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:10 pm |
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deerman101
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:25 am Posts: 64 Location: Abbeville, LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
I used the 21" strips as well it took me 7 to do mine and I put them under the catwalk and front deck. I just soldered the strips together make a longer strip. yes the 20ft strip would of been the easiest route to take and would eliminated a lot of the soldering process but that only took me about 15 min to do.
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:20 am |
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duckduckboom
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: LED strip lights
I got a 16' role of of Amazon for like $15
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:33 pm |
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sas8819
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Joined: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:05 pm Posts: 131 Location: West St. Paul, MN
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 Re: LED strip lights
X2 on the 16 ft amazon ones.
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:36 pm |
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baron von
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:52 pm Posts: 2806 Location: Minnesota
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:39 pm |
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deerman101
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Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:25 am Posts: 64 Location: Abbeville, LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:41 am |
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baron von
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Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:52 pm Posts: 2806 Location: Minnesota
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 Re: LED strip lights
 no just from bitterness of being launched from there for bitching about every thread being a bitch about this place or Dean - bunch of red neck pecker woods
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:44 am |
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LAduckbuster
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Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:19 pm Posts: 329 Location: Blanchard,LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:48 am |
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LAduckbuster
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Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:19 pm Posts: 329 Location: Blanchard,LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
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LAduckbuster
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Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:19 pm Posts: 329 Location: Blanchard,LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
These are the 16' strip off Amazon I cut it in the middle
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:49 am |
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baron von
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:52 pm Posts: 2806 Location: Minnesota
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 Re: LED strip lights
the Amazon led strips are pretty easy to work with - they cut clean and use a little silicone to secure in place - I used door bell wire to wire them in,
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:56 am |
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270Handiman
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:46 pm Posts: 2342 Location: Mandeville, LA
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 Re: LED strip lights
Has anybody had both red and green, for comparison?
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:16 am |
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msm8281
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Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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 Re: LED strip lights
Red white and blue all at one time would be sweet... 
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:51 pm |
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GeorgiaRiverRunner
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Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 10:04 am Posts: 150 Location: North Georgia
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 Re: LED strip lights
The ones I got off Ebay can do a wide range. Here is a link:
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Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:11 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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 Re: LED strip lights
Dumb question but how do these hook up to a battery source?
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:39 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: LED strip lights
postive to postive negative to negative
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:56 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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 Re: LED strip lights
I guess I should have clarified...do they come with cables that hook straight to the battery? Or do I need to buy some adapter? Thanks
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:59 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: LED strip lights
they come with about 6" of wire coming of both sides . you just need to add the correct connector for you application.
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:01 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:05 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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 Re: LED strip lights
Anyone have the link to the particular brand they like? I know they are pretty generic it seems but all yalls look good.
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:08 pm |
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tyler_johnson
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:22 pm Posts: 1094 Location: El Dorado-ish, AR
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 Re: LED strip lights
I get mine from superbrightleds.com Pay quite a bit more but I like red, and the smaller chipset outshines the cheaper larger chipset, and that's where I get all of mine, I did install the supernight leds from amazon in 3 different friends boats so far but those were green and white, their green is bright as shit, and $15 a 15ft roll.
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:16 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:23 pm |
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tyler_johnson
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:22 pm Posts: 1094 Location: El Dorado-ish, AR
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 Re: LED strip lights
Rspade connectors basically, if I tried to explain my wiring diagram of my boat it wouldn't happen, just hook your positive to positive and negative to negative, just like anything else.
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Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:36 pm |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:51 am |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:57 am |
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micahb
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Joined: Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:34 am Posts: 174
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 Re: LED strip lights
Can you cut them up in different lengths and solder pigtails on them for multiple locations?
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:30 am |
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banded-mallard
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Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: LED strip lights
the ones I had, yes. There are designed marks where you had to cut. But you would have to gently cut back some the the plastic to expose the terminals and then solder new wires to it.
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:29 am |
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doubleBanded
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:26 pm Posts: 3084 Location: Down South
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:31 am |
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huck Finn
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Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:42 pm Posts: 1913 Location: Conroe tx
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 Re: LED strip lights
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Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:34 am |
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Fooshman
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Joined: Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:39 pm Posts: 97 Location: Black Dog, TX
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 Re: LED strip lights
For the guys that are mounting them under the catwalks, are yall centering them under the walk or what?
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:31 pm |
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tyler_johnson
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Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:22 pm Posts: 1094 Location: El Dorado-ish, AR
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 Re: LED strip lights
Wait til dark, play with placement and figure out where you like your light, peel then place. Easiest way to me.
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:25 pm |
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Fooshman
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Joined: Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:39 pm Posts: 97 Location: Black Dog, TX
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:53 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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 Re: LED strip lights
do y'all run a surge breaker on these?
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Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:36 am |
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msm8281
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Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:22 pm |
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Will B Free
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Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:11 pm Posts: 183
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Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:35 pm |
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Terraboat
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Joined: Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:46 am Posts: 288 Location: Northwest Louisiana
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 Re: LED strip lights
For long term reliablity, best to run waterproof fuse holders to stop corrosion. Especially if running in salt water . I also spray contacts with a little corrosion x before I close water proof lid. They are only about 2-5 bucks a fuse a fuse holder.
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sela_native
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Joined: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:13 am Posts: 739
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 Re: LED strip lights
Pictures of my boat layout. I wired one set backwards for a comparison shot. Supernight rgb leds. 12 different colors plus a dimming option.
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