A look at the inside of LED based neon tube effect.

[@scorinth]

Rants for twenty seconds about people saying he'll cut himself. Immediately admits that he has in fact cut himself, managing not to sound sheepish. God I love you, Big Clive. Don't ever change.

[@bigclivedotcom]

As I put a brand new blade into my big knife I was actually thinking I'd probably cut myself with it. Then I did.

[@Peter_S_]

_Nothing_ will ever truly replace neon. Neon is life..... neon is love.

[@jimvandamme]

This stuff is way easier to work with. My wife drives a Caliber, 2008. One of the best cars we've ever had, and she can't kill the CVT (she's killed two Torqueflites). I had a Neon, fun to drive and got 40 MPG (5 speed). But then the oil leaks got too bad, rust came through, the water pump died and that was the end.

[@3DMegadoodoo]

What about the Caliber?

[@AiOinc1]

+jimvandamme Neon can be driven with a resistor connected to mains. LED needs a rectifier and (preferably) a smoothing capacitor.

[@Fabianwew]

AIO inc. Neon is way harder to drive than that...

[@jimvandamme]

A big neon sign takes a big high voltage transformer. They are expensive/hard to find. So are people to work on neon signs. Hmmm, I wonder why they don't use inverters to drive neon. It would be way lighter and cheaper, but not as reliable. I worked with high voltage, high power electronics for many years, and it was never highly reliable. My daughter has a big neon sign that she wants to get repaired, (it's cracked), but I suggested EL wire snaked through the glass. This LED plastic tube might be a better way to go.

[@sokolum]

Don't have to upgrade to avoid only the flickering, your content is what is all about!!

[@joinedupjon]

btw looks similar to the stuff being used in some recent model car taillights... I appreciate car manufacturers who give me some interesting lights to look at while I'm queued up behind them in traffic

[@GadgetAddict]

Very interesting, I'd not seen this before. A bit bulky for my liking but an interesting idea.

[@t0m_mcc]

This channel deserves a better camera! I think most would agree. The ipad has served it's duty well

[@EeekiE]

Tom M if it's an iPad 2, it's done well to be fair to it. There's no guarantee an Android would be any better as it might boil down to camera hardware.

[@nightshadelenar]

routari my Smasung Galaxy J3 2016 can record 4k videos, and with the right mic adapter, you can have high quality audio as well (the J3 has great audio capture and playback)

[@jameslawrence8734]

It isn't a fault with the camera, it is someone decided to use a 60Hz camera with 50Hz lighting. Even a cheap camera made for the communist standard frequency would remove the flicker.

[@ruralaccentwoodcraft604]

Did you come up with that one all on your own? Give yourself a pat on the back! The isolationist USA is one of a minority of countries with 60hz, made worse by pathetic voltage.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Pathetic voltage? Care to expand on that?

[@mbaksa]

No, you shouldn't upgrade from an Apple product - it is great detector of unstable lights (some people might not care, might not be affected, but some people are sensitive to unstable, flickering lights, so this is useful information). :)

[@bilkyasko]

mbaksa Except it shows flicker where the human eye wouldn't see it

[@mbaksa]

+Willlovesomething - Either I'm an Apple fan, or you're an idiot. I don't use Apple products, I have never owned one, and don't wish one. So that makes you... Someone who is missing the point.

[@mbaksa]

+Bilky Asko - I don't see flicker of a 75 Hz CRT monitor, but have had frequent headaches and eye problems because of it. I don't see flicker of a capacitive dropper LED bulb, but that kind of light makes me uneasy, and everything looks weird. When Apple introduced PWM regulated LED backlight into their MacBooks Pro, there were people returning them because they had health issues because of the flickering (or "flickering") screen. Apple noticed that and stopped using PWM to dim displays. Please look into the issue, before dismissing it.

[@bilkyasko]

mbaksa Erm, I'm not dismissing it. I'm saying that it will show flicker in cases where it would be unnoticeable. I don't suffer with headaches from flicker but I am sensitive to it (hence why I used to crank up my old CRT monitor to 120Hz).

[@0xCAFEF00D]

mbaksa this. I'm bothered by most lights. But some are worse than others.

[@fziii]

OMG ... a straight edge to your finger gave me goose bumps and chills . bad Clive, bad ... LOL

[@Luca-jy8ne]

"It *does* stab your thumb" well, that's a surprise ain't it?

[@CliveBlackledge]

Luca Morgenstern UK version of the electroboom guy. Only difference is electroboom catches it on camera :)

[@LordDragox412]

Emo version of the electroboom guy. Instead of shocking himself, he's cutting himself :'( Self-harm is no joke! Please Clive, stop it! Get some help! #Kappa

[@TheProCactus]

I am interested to see if it yellows over time. UV and Blue seems to affect most things. I have a strip where the gel is actually yellow over the portion of gel just over every blue led in an addressable strip.

[@LakeNipissing]

Clive - maybe use an inverter for 240 Volt, 60 Hz for some of your LED lighting videos, to test if it works better with the Apple's camera. Even a small 50 or 100 Watt inverter would be enough for LED lights.

[@fxm5715]

Big Clive, the frame rate isn't an issue with the hardware, it's the software; the basic video utility in iOS is pretty bare-bones. I use a great little app called Moviepro that gives me frame rate options from 1-30, then 48, 50, 60, 96, 100, 120, 192, 200 and 240. It should work just fine with the UK's 50 Hz power. It also includes a pretty good, real time, software based motion stabilizer, resolution options from 320 x 240 all the way up to 3072 x 1728, support for bluetooth mics, audio metering, saveable presets, etc., etc. It's a great little app for something like $5 US. I am not affiliated with the app, I just like it a lot.

[@sparkyprojects]

You could shove an electrolytic cap in the other end to reduce flicker, but the voltage would go up to 330v, unless you have a variac to reduce the input.

[@bigclivedotcom]

The smoothed peak voltage is the issue there. But a small transformer wired to buck the voltage by a chunk would work.

[@iamdarkyoshi]

bigclivedotcom I've done this with my christmas tree lights, I just found a small 24v transformer from a furnace, and wired it to buck the voltage down, it worked absolutely fantastic.

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

If you blink your eyes at the right speed you can almost see it without the flicker

[@kevintopete1049]

Matt Brine yup

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

You tried it?

[@fxm5715]

... or shake your hand back and forth in front of your eyes with your fingers spread.

[@kevintopete1049]

Matt Brine yup

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

FXM Doesn't really work for me, especially since LCD's dont experience as much of that motion blurring thing that CRT's did.

[@thesoosbois3303]

Is there a multi-coloured LED version of this?

[@whatsonchannelB]

If I lived nearby I would love to volunteer my services in video production. Your show rocks!

[@anononomous]

You'd think with a hybrid of the rope light and this, with substantial diffusion and a higher density of leds in alternating orientations, you could get a full 360 defused led tube light effect.

[@android61242]

you can get a used gh2 with a lens for around 300 dollars. You have grown a pretty large channel with nothing but an ipad so clearly the content is far more important than the capture tool. However if you want to upgrade it's something to consider.

[@terryblake1554]

Thank you Clive for sacrificing yourself for science!

[@Shardtm]

Where can I get those Led tubes?

[@daShare]

I just got an offcut of the 24V version from the sign guys next to us at work. It's cuttable every 125mm.

[@itastain]

The reason the light flickers when recording is because the shutter speed of the camera(1/60th) is not equal to the refresh rate (50Hz) of the power source. Search for a manual camera app on the iTunes store and you can change the shutter speed to 1/50th when turning on the light and back to 1/60th when done

[@whitcwa]

To cut down on the flicker you could try using manual exposure control (with a neutral density filter if needed). I'm able to make madly flickering dimmed LEDs look stable. It doesn't bother me though. I like the spontaneous nature of your videos.

[@whatsonchannelB]

bigclive - idea - you should do a live show once a week, steam it on youtube and take it to bits!

[@prizm246]

Ive got a lightning bolt light that uses this stuff seems alright been working for a few monthd and still does without any issues

[@philnewman1110]

Hi Clive, is it better to wire multiple leds in series or parallel? And is it better to have one resistor per led or one resistor per group?

[@MrSoflash]

Excellent stuff. Hey Mr Clive, how about an explanation video (naturally with drawings!) on why the flickering occurs at 120V and why recording on the Ipad causes the strip to appear to flicker?

[@unlokia]

Hello, Clive. 🙂 The correct optical engineering term for this diffusion of light, is _"scattering"_ Thanks for your superb videos.

[@OAleathaO]

8:54 - "But that's Ok, I've got full engineer auto-repair functionality..." Great line...LOL

[@CutshallcapturesPhotography]

Not sure if it was said. But up your camera's brightness and or sensitivity. So it is brighter, and it will eliminate the flickering.

[@dj_paultuk7052]

My new Mercedes has the same for sidelights at the front. A continuous LED light beam that appears seamless around the headlight unit.

[@therealjammit]

Hey Clive, have you thought about making a variable high voltage Dc power supply with good capacitor filtering for testing lights flicker free? I know some lights won't work on DC, but the rest might be usable on video. The only other option I could think of is a variable high voltage and variable frequency oscillator and "tune" out the flicker. An oscillator driving a high powered audio amp comes to mind.

[@MELEGO351]

Nice, on the subject of the camera flicker, could you film at a different frame rate? On my iPhone I changed the settings to film in 60fps (I like the smoother effect it gives) It is standard at 30fps... Might make the difference?

[@jimvandamme]

Where do you buy this stuff? Is there a trade name?

[@multiseiberpurz8981]

nice sideway casual apple kick!

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

I might make some interesting mood lighting by running it along where the wall and ceiling meet. It might get expensive to do that though.

[@Theuploadair]

Clive what about EL wire as a replacement for neon

[@drkastenbrot]

How flexible is it in the other axis? Im considering making a giant arch to use it for perfectly even bench lighting. I hope its bright enough.

[@bigclivedotcom]

This stuff is more suited as a visual effect and not as a light source, but you do get mains voltage tapes. The low voltage 12V tapes are better though as they don't flicker when used with a good power supply.

[@kyoudaiken]

The "LED CONTROLLERS" you showed in the color changing LED fairy light conversion video have arrived. I now want to mess around with the capacitor dropper. Can anyone of you send me the formula to calculate the correct capacitor value I need? Thanks!

[@JarrodAllenSmith]

Can someone get this man an actual camera instead of an iPad?

[@Kezat]

How are the buss-bars connected to the LED strip? Is is making connection all along the strip or in set intervals?

[@bigclivedotcom]

A short wire tail connects each end of each section to the appropriate buss core.

[@ekner]

Doesn't that milky plastic look a lot like hot melt glue? Would be interesting if it's the same material. On the issue of Apple shimmer, I think you should keep it, run your next camera unsmoothed when you upgrade. I find I get tired gritty eyes much faster if I spend any time in a room with shimmery lights, so the first thing I do when lamp shopping is to see how the light looks through my cell phone camera. So if I'm gonna buy something I'd like to know how much flicker it has. I bought the "death star" banggood kit because it had that nice flywheel circuit, partly because it looked so free from flicker.

[@snowfurthefox]

im not that expereanced with this kind of stuff but could this stuff be used as lighting in a computer case? Or dose it put off a lot of heat?

[@Tom-gh8lz]

So ive been wanting to add automatic soft night light tech to the under sides of the tables in my house and this seems perfect for that application am I right?

[@bigclivedotcom]

If the lightsource is not in direct view then you could also use the standard low voltage LED tape.

[@LucasVanderBartlett]

Have you done a review on G4 leds? I have brought a few to replace my 20w halogens in my extractor hood and both failed within a month they were modeled to look like the halogen bulb but started to flicker before rows would go out and then the whole bulb will fail, I also brought Diall and Panasonic G4 leds but they wouldn't fit.

[@bigclivedotcom]

They've been pushing many of the smaller lamps too hard, so they do fail quickly. Hopefully they will evolve over time.

[@XciterD]

It looks like they used basic hotmelt glue as the diffuser, is it actually?

[@oscarzt1652]

i reckon they should line the interior of the extrusion with a reflective foil on the bottom half to reflect the light outwards at the top

[@crazyproject7938]

can you tell from which silicone this neon is made? model or number. Many thanks in advance, bro

[@mariodalmatian6441]

I bought same strip and at the end it burned... I cut last meter but its not working and i put finger at cut end and it works but burn fingers, or if i touch iron wit cut end it works... Did i cut bad, so minus is disconected or.... Can you give me advice

[@Darieee]

What iPad do you have ?? Having seen all your videos I'd say perhaps you do the edditing / uploading on that as well ?

[@bigclivedotcom]

iPad 2 I used to edit and join videos on it, but now just upload them to KZbin and edit them there.

[@Darieee]

bigclivedotcom very nice .. well, we clearly live in the future if that option not only exists but is preferred xD

[@TheProCactus]

Does it matter what iCrap it is ?

[@danxepha4535]

You should get a pair of the LED display bluetooth sunglasses that I keep seeing on the ads on your videos. Could make a fun video!

[@jamesln5392]

If you drove the lights at 60 hz would that prevent the flicker during recording?

[@ian-c.01]

UK mains frequency is 50Hz, you cannot change it

[@joblessalex]

Ian Clarke You can always use a 12v inverter. You can change the frequency, it's just more work than it's worth.

[@ulrickteissier363]

Thanks for this great video. Do you know if I can connect it to a power bank with usb? Thanks

[@bigclivedotcom]

You can get a low voltage version. I've only seen it as complete frames with shapes though.

[@twocvbloke]

Interesting strip that, might make for a better shed illumination than the 12v LED strip I have in there at the moment, though it'd be nice if there was a DC version of this diffused one (assuming there isn't, but there probably is!)... :)

[@madinatore]

wouldn't LED filament in a defused tube come close to neon tubes? I mean they are already fantastic tungsten replacements.

[@MABFR01]

Hey! Hm I'm usually silent, don't comment but always drop a like and today I just wanted to say that I love your videos, very interesting and funny! Also it trains me to understand English accent because I might be a little bit short with this accent. So yeah just thank you very much from France!

[@toysareforboys1]

Can't you get a 50hz to 60hz converter?

[@EM-fi2qg]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to figure out how these are manufactured. I am trying to mimick the new Ford F-150 truck tail light in my own vehicle.

[@jameshunt2141]

Would your Cubot provide a better output?

[@thullen84]

Thank you very much for this review! It looks very promising so I think I might get a 20 meter set for my lit porch railing project :) Perhaps I'll try to find the 24V version though since it feels safer to have in a railing like I have in mind!

[@cynaptyc]

Yeah! Linear.........for a strobe! lol :) Thanks for another great video! This channel satisfies my inner pre-teen self that loves to tear into electronic any things to find how it ticks! Thank you! ;)

[@MilesB1975]

For the electronically-challenged here (i.e, Me) , Could someone tell me how this is running directly off Mains voltage? Does the Rectifier lump on the cable also transform the voltage down, Or do the resistors on the LED strip drop the voltage to a safe level?

[@bigclivedotcom]

The lump is just a rectifier. Each section of LEDs has enough resistors to run directly at mains voltage.

[@ryansrandomshop]

where would I get this, and what's the actual name of it

[@Fabianwew]

what search words do you use for this?

[@kenzot11]

Bigclive, can you make a video of the working of an electric heater for rooms etc? I would love that video, I always wondered how theh work, it can't just be a resistive element right? btw I have learned so much from your video's!!

[@MilesUmbrae]

Would've been cool to get a side-by-side comparison between this and real neon.

[@davidcolwill860]

I spent hours on that stuff. I worked on the set for the UK tour of Grease. All the signs had routed channels for it to fit in. The only problem was that they never fitted the cut points, so I had to break in to it and rehash it. Beware this stuff is not all equal! Some is so bad you have to solder it every foot or so. Thankfully I don't do that sort of stuff anymore :)

[@tudor8291]

I have the same strip but I cannot light it. I cut the strip,connect to plug but nothing.Do I have to glue the led strip with the wires?

[@bigclivedotcom]

It can only be cut on specific positions and either a suitable connector has to be used or in some low voltage versions wires have to be soldered to the internal copper pads.

[@CarstenSvendsen]

Hold on, does that mean that your studio lights are 60 hertz? Did you put a converter in front of them?

[@gothboiuwu]

It means they flicker much faster or not at all.

[@_waymin]

Where can I get something identical?

[@lukasinsam6238]

Hey! Where have you bought the Power Cord?Could i have a Link?

[@andyregapratama9940]

Hi there.. May i ask you something. About the flexible neon, Can I cut it anywhere I want it or not? Because i don't want to make a trouble if i cut the neon anywhere i want. thank you before for helping. best regards.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It must only be cut on the marks as if you cut it anywhere else,part of area it was cut will not light. You also have to cap the end with a suitable insulated cap as it has live wires running along the inside to power all the sections.

[@andyregapratama9940]

bigclivedotcom Oh i see, thank you for your attention. So, i can cut anywhere as long as i covered at the end when i cut the flexible neon right?

[@vkoskiv]

You're using your iPad for recording, right? I'm around 97% sure there are video recording apps available that let you adjust the framerate.

[@richielevy3821]

Hi Clive why can it only be cut in 1mtr intervals?

[@bigclivedotcom]

In the 220-240V stuff that's the length of each series section of LEDs. In 120V stuff it may be able to be cut in half that multiple. Cutting it anywhere else will effectively kill a large portion on either side by breaking a series circuit.

[@TychoCraft]

Thats flicker isnt becouse of Apple, Apple films ( most of the time ) at 30 fps, Android films (most of the time) at 30/40fps. The flicker comes becouse off the pulse shift reculation.

[@Kyrator88]

AKA it's because of Apple. Apple makes so much money they should get off their lazy asses and make their products compatible with European standards.

[@nightshadelenar]

Tycho Craft The Samsung J3 is the first one with 4k 60FPS 50-60Hz

[@simonparkinson1053]

Hi Clive, Please consider adding a 5-10 second "outro", even a still-frame info screen at the end of your videos. Generally I am watching on the TV and because your videos end abruptly, I don't usually have the chance to hit LIKE before the next video cues up, unless I purposely go back and restart the video. I believe LIKEs entered in the first 30 seconds of the video aren't counted, but may be wrong on that. I suspect you are missing out on many more LIKEs because of this. Keep up the great work!

[@waycon2056]

Great channel. I just discovered it recently. I used to do electronic stuff 40 years ago. Things are much different now. That light looks something like El Wire, but much bigger. Did you ever take El Wire to bits to see how it works? I am still going through your videos, there is a lot to catch up on, but I am watching a lot of them every day.

[@Unnaymed]

Where do you buy this cheap led "tube" ? :) aliexpress?

[@Tim_Small]

interesting, been looking at these recently and I thought it was probably something like that inside... I've seen an RGB version being used to trim a jukebox in a pub, looked pretty nice with the colour shifting they had set up - despite the lack of 3D-ness of them, you can't colour change real neon!

[@andrewglowitz2182]

can i cut it every half meter or should i only cut it every one meter

[@bigclivedotcom]

It depends on your supply voltage. The 220-240V stuff is usually per metre, the 120V stuff may be able to be cut at every half metre, but there will be marks to indicate it.

[@axelpit987]

0:09 "if you want neon, the best thing to get is actual neon" right because real neon is soooo cheap compared to that 20$ led tube

[@Silentsouls]

Yes you should upgrade from apple

[@tin2001]

Silentsouls Perhaps even to a real camera...

[@nightshadelenar]

tin2001 agreed

[@kyoudaiken]

I rather have lights flicker in his videos than a stuttery video because my monitor refreshes at 60 Hz and the video would then be 25 Hz.

[@DavidGloverAoki]

Android devices are known for many good things but "being a good camera" is generally not one of them.

[@fxm5715]

Simply upgrading the software for a few dollars should do the trick. The basic utility that comes with the OS is pretty basic. The hardware can do a lot more with the right app.

[@hughjenjin1416]

Could someone possibly tell me the make and model of the power meter that Clive normally uses or any recommendations for any reasonably accurate power meter for a sensible price.

[@whitcwa]

I'm not sure of his, but I use a similar 120volt Kill A Watt brand unit, model P4400. $20 at Amazon.

[@hughjenjin1416]

Amazon UK doesn't do a 240V version of that meter unfortunately.

[@whitcwa]

hugh jenjin Look for "power monitors" there's lots of them on amazon.co.uk.

[@joinedupjon]

I got one from aldi a couple of years ago at about £8 - it's ok... course you never can predict whether they'll do that sort of offer again or not

[@hughjenjin1416]

The trouble is some of them aren't worth the plastic they are made out of. In one of Clive's videos he said the one he normally uses was good but then showed another on camera and said it was a POS. Any meter off Amazon may be ok or may be rubbish so i was hoping to get a recommendation on a specific known good one before randomly buying the first i liked the look of.

[@jjk-9]

Looks very interesting, do you have a link? I tried looking on ebay and got some very strange results. Im just waiting for my normal led tape to arrive so I can experiment with lighting as you've inspired me to do but this stuff has some interesting possibilities if its not too expensive. edit: never mind I found it by searching for LED Neon Flex which seems to bring up the relevant results in ebay.

[@CH11LER.]

Hi Big Clive. I've watched quite a few of your videos and find them really interesting. You show quite a lot of the cheap Chinese led lights and I was wondering, are the mains ones safe to use in the UK with a simple visitors adaptor or is it worth paying more for the lower voltage ones which come with a big chunky wall plug like when you purchase fairy lights from a shop? One thing I've noticed on sting lights, is the Chinese ones seem to be made of much cheaper insulation however, with the ones your showing on this video, that's not the case. Cheers mate, I hope I can get an answer to this.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I generally recommend that the low voltage lights are used as they are a lot safer and will last longer.

[@dakiloth]

How does the led strip contact the bus bars?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Stranded wire soldered to the strip and then pressed through the strands of the bus wires.

[@dakiloth]

bigclivedotcom Awesome. Thanks!

[@AuctorisVideo]

Clive: have you tried a video camera app called 'Mavis' - it's a very high-end video app for iOS devices - with lots of customization options for things like frame-rate, etc. There's also lots of nice manual feature for white balance, exposure, focus, etc. I'm not affiliated with them in any way - it's just an app that I quite liked and have been playing with a bit for video stuff... I don't know if it'll fix the flicker problem as I don't have any way to replicate that myself - but if you have a spare £10 it might be worth a look?

[@KentuckyRanger]

It'll never look like neon, but it's cool none the less...

[@avada0]

Wow. This is convoluted. They could have achieved the same effect if they just used the blured, diffuse silicon for the original mould... Though I quess it wouldn't be bendable that way.

[@zx8401ztv]

Brown bottom :) , Trust you to think of pooo :-D. That rope looks much closer to neon, they are getting better and better.

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Is is weird that I keep coming back to see what new injury/scar Clive has each week? ;)

[@zaqway]

Clive, have you considered using your phone to record videos? If I remember correctly, you used during the last year's military tattoo in Edinburgh. Quality seemed to be better than what you get from the iPad. The phone might handle the flicker better as well. Plus, you would have a clearer view of your bench, with the phone taking less space between you and the bench itself.

[@EeekiE]

zaqway those videos were awful. It was constantly hunting for focus. But it wasn't Apple so nobody felt the need to shit over it.

[@zaqway]

Honestly, I couldn't care less about what brand equipment Clive's using. Just pondering about how to improve the quality and help with existing issues, using what we know Clive already has. I reviewed one of those videos just now and yes, you're right. It is hunting for focus and exposure quite a bit. However I wouldn't count this option out because of this, since these settings can probably be locked, like Clive is doing with the exposure on the iPad. Aside from that, the overall video quality seems to be better on those videos, at least in my opinion.

[@bradbeining3341]

Man I love this channel👽

[@mynorchinchilla2932]

Where can I purchase this?

[@rupert274]

You can get 360 degree versions of this now but they don't all appear the same (I've seen some with shadows).

[@bigclivedotcom]

Do you mean the round LED ropelight? It's been around a long time.

[@rupert274]

Didn't realise you'd replied, sorry. I meant stuff like this: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360-Degree-Glow-flex-Round-LED-Neon-Rope-light-strip-220V-2835-waterproof-lamp/291978684010?hash=item43fb49266a:m:mW_8fjGTYt2327iPnLlQHWQ What is likely to be inside the lump of plastic between the LEDs and the mains plug in the picture in that listing? I can only think of one reliable way to find out :P

[@12strongmike]

Hey Big Clive......any chance you might do some live streaming soon?

[@bigclivedotcom]

I wish I could, but the Internet connectivity here is too slow with just 600Kbs upload.

[@thomasvanlommel]

got those lights from ebay, but they do not work? any ideas?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Three possibilities. The material can only be cut on specific marks. If it's a metre or less then make sure it's not been cut mid-run. The lead supplied with it contains a rectifier and the connection must be put on the correct end for the polarity to be correct. The connection is made by metal pins pushing up the end of the busbar wires's strands. If not aligned correctly it can miss the strands and go into the plastic instead.

[@thomasvanlommel]

thanks, tried it all, but they wont light up :(, gonna ask for a replacemend on ebay.

[@shurdi3]

Did you get a new pen?

[@tonybaines3332]

isnt the conector polerised by the shape ? your not going to attach the other bit upside down.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's quite neat. It can only go on with the correct polarity whichever end you connect it to. Did you get approved for the lift forum?

[@tonybaines3332]

yes thanks clive

[@Scotty24198424]

Hi Clive, the Ipad can record at 720 60fps, so why not render video's at 60 fps? Great video as always.

[@wupme]

because it makes the files to upload larger, and there is seriously no benefit for videos like ones clive makes.

[@Scotty24198424]

it would stop the flickering effect from the lights.... and the files are not that much larger.

[@whitcwa]

It wouldn't help. The lights flicker at 100 hz.

[@spyghetti4206]

Scotty24198424 I dont think that would work for him as the UK runs their power at 50 hertz.

[@Bin216]

Scotty24198424 50Hz electricity + 60fps = flicker...

[@B4AFX]

whats this called so i can buy em

[@bigclivedotcom]

Try searching for LED neon. They do a new thinner version that is very good.