![]() ![]() Repeat at the opposite end of your board. As you approach the curved end of your board you may need to apply more heat in order to bend the strip around the curve properly. Heat the LED strip and board at the location of application just before applying to the board (This ensures a strong adhesive binding to the board). If your LED strip is on or over the edge of your snowboard, icy conditions can easily damage the LED strip by grinding away at the silicone as you go down the hill. This way when your board collides with an object, that object makes contact with the snowboard and NOT your LED strip. Keep the LED strip at least 1/8" from the edge of your snowboard. ![]() Ensure you have the input of your LED strip, now start adhering it to your snowboard starting at the edge of the zip tie mount (This is where the LED strip will connect to the battery/controller). It is preferred to start from a slightly closer distance to the binding that will always be strapped in while riding (This zip tie mount is used to prevent unwanted tension on the LED strip connector wire). Adhering the LED Strip: Begin by applying the adhesive backed zip tie mount just before the location where the LED strip will begin.*If you need help removing your bindings tryout this video I found on Youtube.This is very important because it removes dust and unwanted oils, allowing for the 3M tape to adhere properly to the board. ![]() Snowboard Preparation: Remove the bindings from your board and make sure you thoroughly clean the edges and center of the board with rubbing alcohol.Hopefully you now understand what end of the strip is the input, starting with the input, you now need to outline your snowboard: The use of a female input also makes it nearly impossible to crush the input connector! Here is link if anyone is interested! Making it impossible to connect the LED strips in the wrong direction. The LED strip now has a 3-pin female input and male output. Since this tutorial was posted earlier this year I have upgraded the RF controllers and LED strip used. Therefore, there is only one flow of traffic (data on the LED strip). Now imagine there is no alternative road that allows traffic to flow in the opposite direction. Picture yourself driving on the express way, your car is the data and all of the exits are the LEDs. What makes this possible is the flow of data from one LED to the next in line telling each one what color its supposed to be. Why do LED Strips Have Direction: The LEDs in these strips are individually addressable that simply means they are capable of changing colors independent from each other.This is essentially the same thing without the arrows, you have an in and an out for the LED strip. This DI stands for Data In, if you have ever used flowing/chasing/WS2811 LED strips you have seen the arrows on the LED strip showing the direction of the data. How to Identify LED In: As seen in the photo above, the input of the LED strip can be identified by the (DI) where the wiring connects to the LED strip.If you end up adhering the LED strip in the wrong direction the only way to fix that is to manually solder an input to the LED strip or buy an entire new strip. If you connect to the output of the LEDs they WILL NOT LIGHT UP. LED In, Not LED Out : One thing to remember about these LED strands is that they have an input and an output.Now this may vary depending on what type of LED Strand you used, I will be using 5-pin waterproof barrel connectors, many of the other LED strips on the market use the same 3-Pin JST connectors listed above.īefore Installing Your LED Strip Pay Attention To:.3-Pin Female JST Connector (For connecting to the RF controller).Right Angle Male DC Power 5.5mm x 2.1mm Cables (Connects to Battery).Above ive provided a diagram of how the wires need to be soldered together. ![]() If you dont want to go through the hassle of building this splitter i've included it into the kit i mentioned in the last step. The only piece of this project that I was not able to find an easy solution too was the splitter that connects the RF controller, the battery and the extension wire than runs down your snowboard. ![]()
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