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LED Lighting Strips Canada
« on: January 12, 2014, 04:24:17 pm »
Here are a couple of LED lighting kits from IKEA that are great for marquee lighting.   I used the white as I can get 4 bartops out of one kit.  They do have an RGB kit but not sure how to break it apart if you want to use it in more than one cab.  A cheap controller from China would probably do the job if you want more than 1 cab.

These are from IKEA Canada.

Dioder White LED Lights  $29.99 Cdn
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20119418/

Dioder RGB LED Lights $39.99 Cdn with Controller
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50192365/

Come with lots of fittings and wires and run on 12V dc  1 PS included per kit as well as metal mounts and screws.
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Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 08:15:06 pm »
Yeah, I looked at those myself in store.  Too many wires, didn't seem bright enough.  And honestly for the price and simplicity of a NovaMatrix kit from GGG, I couldn't justify the ikea kit.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=307

Plus for around $20$30 shipped you can get 5m RGB led rolls with a basic controller off ebay.

Meh, I guess if you're in a pinch, want it right then, close to an ikea and don't want to mess with your own power supply then these ikea ones could be a good bet.


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Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 02:57:44 am »
It all depends on how quickly you need something. 2 to 3 weeks from China, 2 weeks from the USA if Canada Post co-operates.   Plus shipping and sometimes duty.  Use all 4 strips if 1 is not bright enough and it is here when I pick it up.  The wiring is simple, just plug and go or swap the transformer for a 12V disk plug.  ;D  Just offering a quick purchase alternate for Canadians.

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Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2014, 04:09:59 pm »
Will be making a trip to Ikea thanks for the heads up. GGG is awesome servicewise but I got screwed on duty fees. 

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Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2014, 06:14:28 pm »
I agree that GGG has some of the best but for a quick fix a local product saves alot of money on shipping and duty.