[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

I agree with lighting up the horizontal surface instead of the vertical surface for positioning. .

This was not a standard install of presectioned lights with connector attached.

The channel was routered into the undercabinet for a 10MM aluminum channel for an 8M light strip, which is on a reel and must be cut with scissors. The 8 MM didn't work, had to be soldered per the manufacturer. That was impossible, i found someone to do it but with a 22 guage wire, broke too esily. so we went with10MM, which has to get pushed over a 9MM width opening.

The 18 GWT wires coming out of the wall are fixed, no sliding and the strip connector is about an inch away, and the strip connectors are wider than the 10 MM channel, so some more routering had to be done, by me with a dremel, though not very well. Of course, 2 out of four are on a ladder. . so If I cut too short, then lots of cussing as the system would not work. So i had to curl the 18 GWT solid wire into a spring shape to get it longer and then into the channel.

To get the connectors to work you have to strip off the plastic weather proof coating on the LED strips to expose the actual copper connectors, and then overtightening them onto the LED strip caused the connection to fail. So the connectors had very tiny screws and dould not be tightened hard and then the whole assembly was twisted up into place, which sometimes caused the connector to fail, circuit opened

The issue was mostly by gradient progressive lenses aren't made for this type of microscopic work. All this is on a 20K feature wall which goes 18 ft high, so I am not quite wanting to hack it up as its all exposed to be seen

I would have to see your installation, but I have installed the LED strip lights on 15 foot rolls with 3M tape on several houses, ours 8 years ago. It sounds like this project was made more difficult than necessary. Unless the wall is outside or otherwise subjected to very high moisture, the NON waterproof LEDs work fine and are easily soldered, and these are the only ones I use and and I only use soldered connections, 18 to 20 gauge twisted wire. Let me know if you would like to discuss over the phone, or I could possibly come over and take a look. I do not publish my contact info on open forums, so use a private message.