LED backlight LED ribbon

The original and excellent solution can be called the backlight of the ladder by the LED ribbon. In this case, you can ensure safe walking on the stairs and radically change the interior by adding it a certain charm. This method of backlight is now rarely used, so making it with your own hands, you can surprise all your guests. And how to make such a backlight, and what materials are needed, you will learn in this article.

How to choose a tape and other components

Initially, it is worth noting that the backlight of the steps of the LED ribbon staircase is possible only if you buy all the materials you need. In this article we will tell you the most difficult way to connect, you can easily simplify it, because we will connect another motion sensor that will turn on the backlight automatically.

Choosing a tape

Since the tape will be installed in the room, you should not take it with good protection, enough IP 33. If the room is too wet, take IP 65 or more.

We recommend paying attention to the LED tape for the ladder by 220 volts. She has a number of excellent advantages:

It costs it cheap.
Easy to install.
No need to buy blocks, it works from the usual network.
In which case it can be easily replaced.

Of the minuses, you can only allocate too strong flicker, but do not forget to look at the power, because it should not shine too much.

Answering the question: what the desired length of LED tapes for the stairs, we can immediately answer - it all depends on your parameters. But, there is a certain secret, in such a measurement. Take the usual thread and pave it to the place where the tape will be installed, then simply measure it. So you do not make a mistake. Learn how to make headlight backlight in the car.

Tip! If you decide to use the usual tape, then count on purchasing a special unit. The standard 12 volt is designed for 5 meters of tape, for a small staircase, this is enough. Otherwise, the block must be purchased with a higher power.

Color and brightness suspension for stairs

As everywhere, we recommend installing only the white light of the glow, it is considered optimal, it will be clearly visible to the whole staircase. But, with the help of it, add a specific charm will not work, choose any other colors, from the main you can allocate: blue, red, green, blue, yellow.

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Illumination is not a staircase is first of all convenience, but after already beauty. We recommend choosing the brightness of 3000 K, then everything will be highlighted neatly and beautiful. Brighter will be able to illuminate too much plots, and just beat the eyes when you go along the stairs.

We deploy wire

To hide the wire, we recommend using conventional channel cable, so they will be protected. Plus, they look natural, and they can be chosen by the color of your staircase.

Other options are better not to consider, of course, you can pave the wire and just above the stairs, but then it will look at all ugly. Sometimes it is required to connect the tape among themselves, have this in mind.

Optimally, if you have the opportunity to start the wire from the inside. Then everything will look just gorgeous, but this possibility is quite rare.

LED backlight LED ribbon with motion sensor

How to turn on, and shutdown depends on the sensor you buy. Sensors with steep features We do not recommend buying - this is an excessive waste of money, but also Chinese is better not to take - they rarely work.

The sensor must be installed in a place where it will not close anything. The best solution can be called the installation of the sensor for the first step. When you connected experiment with the capture angle.