What is the best wattage LED strip for your project?
We specialize in the home owners market. Mainly used in interior rooms of a home. Our strips are a grade IP20 rated for indoor use. We offer two colors used by most indoor applications.
3000k LEDs leans toward a warmer color.
4000K LEDs leans toward a more natural light.
"You can purchase cheap LED strips that boast 5 - 8 watts per meter" "When they are tested they only yeild about 1.4 - 2 watts per meter"
Our strips yield 4.5 - 4.8 watts per meter. (3.28') This is plenty for any household use. You may only power them about 50% - 75% most of the time.
A fact is, by using a higher wattage strip than you need to achieve good lighting, requires a larger transformer, power supply, wire and dimmer controls. Unnecesarry cost is added.
For comparison the pictures below are a 3.8 - 4 watt per meter strip at 100% power.
These images of LED strips lights are turned up 100% 4.5 - 4.8 watts per meter.