gareth Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Sourcing LED tape directly from the manufacturers in China has proved to be less than satisfactory, so ... which UK-based suppliers would people recommend for decent-quality LED tape/strip at a reasonable price? It seems to crop up in almost every production we do these days, one way or another ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I've used beamled before. Good prices and good quality high power tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhuson Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 These guys approached us fairly recently www.digitaltape.co.uk we weren't really in the market for any but seemed a decent bunch of guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 These guys approached us fairly recently www.digitaltape.co.uk we weren't really in the market for any but seemed a decent bunch of guys. Just as background info... Digitaltape is a brand of Abstract/AVR so they do at least have experience of the needs of the entertainment industry. I've written the firmware for their pixel tape drivers, there's some good macro pattern generation stuff in there (though I do say so myself), if you don't want to have to pixelmap it all from the desk or are limited on DMX chans you can run it in 24ch pattern mode, and it's been out on a few music tours so is well tested. The digital (pixel) tape uses WS2812 LEDs. They do sell ordinary RGB and RGBW tape as well. They aren't the cheapest but will support you. (I don't get paid for promoting or selling this... just in case you were wondering) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I just changed all the lights on my boat to LED and it might be worth getting in touch with these people as they were very helpful and are good for price: http://hmsmarinesupplies.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 I just changed all the lights on my boat to LED and it might be worth getting in touch with these people as they were very helpful and are good for price: http://hmsmarinesupplies.com Can't see the LED tape on their site, Gary - give us a clue? The Digitaltape stuff looks great, but more often than not we just need bog-standard RGB or white tape, not pixel-driven stuff. What I really need is a pointer towards decent suppliers who want to sell to professional users rather than the DIY or car-modding brigade, and who can supply sensibly-priced product of decent and consistent quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I get mine via Aliexpress.Delivery is slow and rather variable, but very cheap - easily $2 - $10/m delivered, depending on colours. That said, you're unlikely to find consistent colour White LED from anyone other than specialist suppliers - I've not seen any LED tape suppliers anywhere that state the binning. RGB tape seems relatively consistent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 This is on their site but as they seem to have good contacts with the source of product in china I thought it might be worth you talking to them if this is not suitable. http://hmsmarinesupp...String=LED+tape The LED fittings for my boat are superb and were very good value. 10% off too with the discount code HMS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 This is on their site but as they seem to have good contacts with the source of product in china I thought it might be worth you talking to them if this is not suitable. http://hmsmarinesupp...String=LED+tape The LED fittings for my boat are superb and were very good value. 10% off too with the discount code HMS1I wouldn't trust them very much. If they refer to needing a "transformer" to run LED tape off a higher voltage (=mains voltage) and referring to a fitting that takes MR11 lamps as an MR16 fixture I would suggest they are just importing the stuff and selling it with no understanding of what it is they are selling, and therefore no care about getting the same stuff for repeat orders?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I get mine via Aliexpress.Delivery is slow and rather variable, but very cheap - easily $2 - $10/m delivered, depending on colours.That said, you're unlikely to find consistent colour White LED from anyone other than specialist suppliers - I've not seen any LED tape suppliers anywhere that state the binning.RGB tape seems relatively consistent though. Abstract/Digital will sell you ordinary non-pixel white and RGBW with consistent colours - I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say it is "binned" but they do several different colour temperatures. They get it manufactured specially for them so have some control over the quality. But as I said you do pay for the privilege. I also get it via various online direct-from-china websites and it's so much cheaper that it is often worth the risk of having to have 2 goes at getting something suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrV Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 City Theatrical also sell their range of tapes which are manufactured to their spec. You could contact Lauren Drinkwater at their London office. ldrinkwater@citytheatrical.com (I do a bit of work for them but don't get any commission!) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Many thanks to all who have offered suggestions, in the thread and by PM. Been away for a few days so I'm just catching up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Beesley Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 We offer a reasonable range together with PSUs and DMX drivers. If you need demo kit feel free to give me a shout. https://prolight.co.uk/product-cat/lighting-effects-and-control/flexible-tape/colour-changing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I get mine via Aliexpress. Ditto. Ray Wu's store is very popular with the Christmas light crowd, and I've had nothing but excellent service and product from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_the_LD Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 We normally use Light Initiative for all our LED based needs, based in Park Royal. Typically they do lots of clever LED stuff and bespoke projects, as well as rental, however I'm sure they'd be happy to sell some standard LED tape. Another plus side is they're from inside our industry too! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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