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LED Strip Loop Clamp
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I have been playing around with addressable LED strip and wanted to cut it into 20cm sections and solder wires to extend the overall length.
The problem is that solder joints are fragile, especially when suspended above a crowd of excited dancing people. Also as the strip is addressable, a break at any place will affect all the LEDs downstream.
To make the connection point between strip and wire more secure I designed a clamp that simultaneously clamps the wire and strip, protecting the solder join inside. All the wires come out the top, while the LED strip loops out the bottom. You can give it a good yank without breaking it: proper party proof.
The clamp features three components: the outer support hub, the tapered wire wedge and the tapered strip wedge. Using a single M3 screw the top wedge is pulled towards the bottom wedge clamping the wires and strip simultaneously inside the support hub against the tapered faces.
The wire I was using was 2.5mm thick and as this is
The problem is that solder joints are fragile, especially when suspended above a crowd of excited dancing people. Also as the strip is addressable, a break at any place will affect all the LEDs downstream.
To make the connection point between strip and wire more secure I designed a clamp that simultaneously clamps the wire and strip, protecting the solder join inside. All the wires come out the top, while the LED strip loops out the bottom. You can give it a good yank without breaking it: proper party proof.
The clamp features three components: the outer support hub, the tapered wire wedge and the tapered strip wedge. Using a single M3 screw the top wedge is pulled towards the bottom wedge clamping the wires and strip simultaneously inside the support hub against the tapered faces.
The wire I was using was 2.5mm thick and as this is
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