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Is soldering better than LED strip connector for strip light ?

Flexible led strip light are convenient linear lighting solution. The reason is that it can be trimmed every SMD group (normally include 3 or 6 SMD) along the scissors mark across soldering pad. But it is another thing when it comes to connection for a project. What ways to connect ?

Soldering or LED strip connector

Soldering VS LED strip connector

The answer seems clear as we all agree soldering is most reliable way of electrical connection. But we also know the fact that not everyone are skilled enough to operate soldering iron, what worse is soldering pads of led tape light are small especially when it is a RGB, RGBW or even RGBWW version. Things become more complicated in commercial project since more factors should be considered. They are Reliability, Convenience, Maintenance, Learning curve, Cost

RGBWW Soldering Pad
RGBWW Soldering Pad

Is soldering really better than LED strip connector for strip light ?  Here is our view.

Reliability

There are some critical application in which even a temporary break is not allowed. In these applications, soldering would be a better option

Soldering is most stable
Soldering is most stable

1.In ambience with great temperature difference

The thermal difference may lead to Expansion and Contraction in plastic

2.In ambience with strong acid, strong alkali or strong oxidizing

Because conductor is normally made of copper that may get rust

Strip light on boat
Strip light on boat

3.In vibrating object

If strip light is intended to fix at surfaces that vibrate often, considering soldering more than connector because in theory vibration can make contact loose and soldering is way more stable.

strip light in car
strip light in car

Despite above 3 situations LED strip connector is acceptable and perform very well.

Convenience

You can not always have a soldering iron on hand or several soldering irons in your team to work at the same time. Normally we hope less devices as long as we can finish work in time. Compared with soldering devices, LED strip connector is much easier to carry and allow multiple person to do connection of different parts at one time

Bring soldering iron or a bag of strip light connector
Bring soldering iron or a bag of strip light connector
Maintenance

There is possibility of defect on LED strip light due to SMD bad soldering, bad heat dissipation, resistor defect, bad led chip,etc. Replacement should be done in this situation.

If connection is done by connector, you can easily replace defective section by just opening connector and insert a new strip light.

But soldering connection will need you to send an experienced electrician taking soldering iron there.

Learning Curve

Learning to solder is not that easy if you are not an electrician.

But using connector is so easy that you don’t even have to LEARN.
No need to worry wrong polarity because you can just easily disconnect and fix the issue, no need to worry scald (the temperature of working soldering iron is as high as 300℃ / 570℉),no need to worry bad smell produced by rosin.

Learn to solder
Learn to solder
Cost

A LED strip connector cost 1 USD at max in end market and mostly less.

But cost of soldering is higher because it require soldering iron, professional electrician, longer working hour and has risk of health.  All those issue need money to fix

Conclusion

We made below table listing comparison

FactorsSolderingLED Strip Connector
StabilityHighAcceptable
ConvenienceLow ConvenienceHigh Convenience
MaintenanceHardEasy
Learning CurveHard to learnEasy
CostHigherLower
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