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Title: LED Lighting Strips Canada
Post by: BobA 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/ (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/ (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.
Title: Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
Post by: ChanceKJ 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 (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.
Title: Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
Post by: BobA 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.
Title: Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
Post by: Xarcade 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.
Title: Re: LED Lighting Strips Canada
Post by: BobA 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.