NeoPixel Connection

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treh1966
 
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NeoPixel Connection

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Hallo,
I would like to do a lot of room-lighting via NeoPixels arranged in varios lengths and angles, so i would like to have an easy way to connect them (cut off at a custom length e.g. for forming rectangles ).
What i am looking for is a Connector which i can easily slip on the end of one strip.
I see there are products with a 3-pin jst connector already mounted, but i would need those connectors to be added at wherever i cut the strip.
The jst's i found googling all dont seem to look like they would slip on the pixel-strips ?
Do you have any such product, or reference to one ?
Yours
Thomas
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Re: NeoPixel Connection

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We have none but others may have found something that worked for them.

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Re: NeoPixel Connection

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Sorry to hear that, guess they would be very nice to have for all neopixel users, which cut their stripes part.
Please consider to stock them.
I had to get mine from shiji Lighting
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Re: NeoPixel Connection

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I use 3.5 mm stereo headphone jacks/plugs.

Tip - 5V,
Middle ring - data,
Case ring - gnd.

Male for "in"
Female for "out"

This way you can set things up to plug into your controller. Works a treat, easy to get connectors. Try wireing them up with 20 AWG wires. That size seems to fit the connectors best. 18 AWG fits, sort of but it can be rough.

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Re: NeoPixel Connection

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The "controller" end is not what I am worriyng about, i simply dont want to solder 50+ strip-ends to wires,
with the connector mentioned i am rid of this problem.
On the loose end side, i only connect through tha data line ( mini banana plug ) and add seperate power lines every meter or so, as recommended.

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