HitLights LED Strip Connector 2Pin 8mm LED Connector Kit Include Solderless Gapless Connector, 6Inch Jumper Connector, DC Female and Connector, DC Jack Splitter for LED Light Strips

I had installed some LED's under a table to illuminate a glass bowl 10 years ago! from this same company. The transformer finally gave out after 10 years of NEVER OFF! Super quality, well made. The new transformers work with these new connectors. Oddly enough, the LED's which came in a movie reel roll still work flawlessly after 10 years. Thank you!

I bought these to replace some cheaper connectors with stabby metal prongs that proved to be unreliable, resulting in flickering LED strips. This type with screws provides a *much* better connection. The screws are a little stiffer than I'd like, but my lights have been rock solid since swapping in these connectors. I will only use this type (with screws) on future projects.

…and get a good quality 00 Philips screwdriver before you begin work with these. These connector thingies are an improvement over having to solder tiny connections, upside down, while standing on your head - almost - but sometimes they fail internally and won’t clamp-down on your wire and/or LED strip. The supplied screwdriver is too small. Last, I suggest avoiding 22 ga. wire… there’s not enough material there for the clamps to get enough grip to hold.

These made the necessary connection between the LED strips and the wiring harness.

VERY USEFUL PRODUCT

I recently did some extremely cheap under cabinet lighting using a roll of some pretty standard white LED strip lights. Having never soldered before, I was looking for a product that would get me through connecting the led strips across the cabinets. This product was well reviewed and decently priced.I found the experience with these connectors to be very frustrating. They did not provide enough pressure to maintain a solid connection. I connected all of my strips and none would light up with these unless I pressed down hard on the connectors. I did try both with and without the backing paper on the connectors and still had no luck, even tried shimming with some very fine material.At that point I went out and bought a 5 dollar soldering gun from HF (or here - Pit Bull CHIS250L Pit Bull CHIS250L 60-watt Soldering Iron, 20 gauge red/black hookup wire ( 20ga 25' Red/Black Hookup Wire 12V DC) some heat shrink (Anytime Tools 48 pc HEAT SHRINK TUBING WRAP SLEEVES ASSORTED SIZES), a cheap coil of solder (Alpha Fry AM62964 Cookson Elect Lead-Free Rosin Core Solder ) and learned that soldering these LED strips is pretty darn easy. It was more expensive than these connectors, but worth it, and you may be able to find cheaper versions in your local hardware stores. You can find many videos on youtube about soldering LED strips, and I found the process to be quite simple. I had 14 different soldered connections in my installation and it all worked perfectly the very first time.I also mounted my LED strips using some right angle aluminum channel from a big box store, which allowed me to mount the aluminum under my cabinets using screws and without cleaning off the grease (yeah I know, I'm gross for that), and give the led strips a clean surface to adhere to as well as dissipate heat. It was also very, very inexpensive.This product seemed like the perfect solder free solution and I was so excited to try it, but be warned that it may not work for your particular lights, and even if they do, over time the connection may fail. A soldered connection is going to be much more stable, and I encourage you to check out some youtube videos on soldering led strips. It might be a lot easier than you think!

These connectors do NOT connect. They do not work. I will be returning them for a refund.Sheerness.... what does that even mean? Oh well I gave it a zero too.Value for money. Well, since they do not work they have zero value and are a waste of money and more importantly a waste of time to experience a product that does not do what I bought it to do. Now if have to mess around with sending it back. What a hassle!I fiddled with the connectors again. This is what I recommend. Do NOT cut the lights on the cut line which leaves equal parts of the copper connection points on both haves. Cut it to leave almost ALL of the copper to connect under the metal tabs. This gives the most area to use as a contact point. It works very well. I also tried shimming the strip to make it thicker as others suggested and sometimes got that to work. But a wrong wiggle and the lights go off. Poor connection! So I recommend cutting to the far side of the connector tabs instead of down the middle. Even with wiggles the connection is solid. I have my new string attached to the first set I ordered and have them plugged in my room. They go around the wall and out to the hall. Up over and around the washer and dryer in it’s closet area lighting our hall across from the bathroom. I turn it down as a night light so I have a faint glow to get up and use the restroom in the night. A better product would be one that comes on automatically low light And STAYS ON VIA A backup battery during a power outage. I will do a search for such lights. I give the product only three stars because you have to fiddle with it and NOT FOLLOW the directions (video) to get it to work.

Great product.

It is convenient to use, but the pins in the connector do not align with the LED strip and manual adjustment is required.

The quality of wire is not good.The clips are looking good in pics but in real feels Chinese clips..