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This is where I'm really not sure about legitimacy... or the specifics to soldering a strip... and why I'm adamant about buying from a reputable place like Digi-Key.
Some red flags - They crossed out the specs on the product label. China-made. No series or model number... I can't, for the life of me, find anything labeled Sun Board M3.... They also state 30mm x 400mm on the label but on the strip they printed 400x300... odd... but, China-made. They're damn good at replicating product labels, but they definitely make oversights like that. Also haven't seen a PC board that's 400mm
So, that's just my skepticism.
Now, looking at the product for its pricepoint and what they give you in the description, I throw up another red flag right away...
So, right off the bat, they're misrepresenting the product by listing its max output... like what would burn them up in no time...
But they do make mention of their efficient rating...
In reality, you're looking at about 33 - 35 watts. (1.4A • 24V = 33.6W)
So, you could run 8 of those puppies and get a nice 2' x 4' spread. Although... 400mm is only 15.74"... would probably still suffice.
But for $184 for just the strips...
I don't want to be a dark cloud on this, and I might be wrong and not seeing something. But I'm dubious.
Yea, that's why I went with 3 different vendors with all 3 different lights, but I have to say, I'm impressed with all of them. I think there what they say they are, and your right there throwing out "theoretical" numbers out there, that would burn it up in a year to two, that's why I'm doing the build myself. I figured 35 watts per strip, was my idea, but they could be pushed to 50 pretty safely, with sufficient cooling, I suspect and still last a good long time. The cost, might not be a big savings, but I'm learning something, and getting to configure them myself. But yes, the idea was to spread them out and try and maximize the amount of penetration I can achieve.
The source is pretty much guaranteed. I've never had a problem with ebay, I'm satisfied that the product is legit, although it does appear they were sourced though China. Anyhow, I'll know the difference from the lights I've got when they get fired up, because they can't fake the intensity of the Samsung product lines, it's simply that good, those diodes would have to be double that size, and take 50% more energy, just to come close.