Part/Tool for DIY LED strip build

[kushedy]

Ok looking for a little help here. I have a terrible memory & have forgotten the name of an implement/tool I have seen used by a number of people on this forum on their DIY strip light builds.

Because I cannot remember what they are called I cannot locate one for a build I’m doing soon.

I’m hoping that from my description someone will kindly enlighten me?

It’s basically like some sort of terminal that you screw in multiple sets of positive & negative cables from you’re strips & only have to run one positive & negative cable from the driver to this terminals input. This is for multiple parallel connections. Probably really simple & obvious but I cannot for the life of me remember what they are called.



Thanks in advance

 

[Humple]

Ok looking for a little help here. I have a terrible memory & have forgotten the name of an implement/tool I have seen used by a number of people on this forum on their DIY strip light builds.

Because I cannot remember what they are called I cannot locate one for a build I’m doing soon.

I’m hoping that from my description someone will kindly enlighten me?

It’s basically like some sort of terminal that you screw in multiple sets of positive & negative cables from you’re strips & only have to run one positive & negative cable from the driver to this terminals input. This is for multiple parallel connections. Probably really simple & obvious but I cannot for the life of me remember what they are called.



Thanks in advance

Terminal block.

 

[Airwalker16]

You're talking about WAGOS.

 

[1212ham]

Ok looking for a little help here. I have a terrible memory

Welcome to the club.
IIRC, "terminal strip" gets the most hits. This is probably what your looking for?

https://www.amazon.com/XLX-Positions-Terminal-Pre-Insulated-Barrier/dp/B01M7NT4VI/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1532814339&sr=8-24&keywords=terminal+strip

 

[Airwalker16]

Ok looking for a little help here. I have a terrible memory & have forgotten the name of an implement/tool I have seen used by a number of people on this forum on their DIY strip light builds.

Because I cannot remember what they are called I cannot locate one for a build I’m doing soon.

I’m hoping that from my description someone will kindly enlighten me?

It’s basically like some sort of terminal that you screw in multiple sets of positive & negative cables from you’re strips & only have to run one positive & negative cable from the driver to this terminals input. This is for multiple parallel connections. Probably really simple & obvious but I cannot for the life of me remember what they are called.



Thanks in advance

Use this instead if you're talking about screwing your wires in.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/8-Pin-M14-IP68-Assembled-Waterproof-Electrical-Cable-Connector-Plug-Socket/282194461020?hash=item41b419c15c:g:MJMAAOSw65FXqo9w&_nkw=8+pin+waterproof+connector&_from=R40&rt=nc

 

[kushedy]

Terminal block.

Not quite. I have some of these. Great for making joins but not what I am looking for. Essentially a block with all the parallel pos&neg cables screwed into it from the LED strips & then one pos&neg in from the driver which the terminal thing then feeds to each other set of cables.

 

[kushedy]

You're talking about WAGOS.

Essentially does the same thing. What I am referring to is more robust. Each set of wires is screwed into place for a very secure connection.

 

[Airwalker16]

Like a waterproof connection?

 

[kushedy]

Welcome to the club.
IIRC, "terminal strip" gets the most hits. This is probably what your looking for?

https://www.amazon.com/XLX-Positions-Terminal-Pre-Insulated-Barrier/dp/B01M7NT4VI/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1532814339&sr=8-24&keywords=terminal+strip

This is the closet one yet. The ones I had seen previously did not need the what I assume are insert splitters. I'll have a look online using similar item searches to see if I can find something suitable but worst-case scenario those look like they could do the job.

 

[kushedy]

Like a waterproof connection?

Not necessarily but couldn’t hurt considering.

This link somoene posted above is pretty close to what I am looking for
https://www.amazon.com/XLX-Position...id=1532814339&sr=8-24&keywords=terminal+strip

 

[kushedy]

P.s. thanks to everyone for taking the time to reply. Really apreciated. I'll do some digging today & update the thread with what I find in case anyone else with a short memory has touble identifying these again.

 

[KrazyG]

Not necessarily but couldn’t hurt considering.

This link somoene posted above is pretty close to what I am looking for
https://www.amazon.com/XLX-Position...id=1532814339&sr=8-24&keywords=terminal+strip

Try Bus bar.

 

[nfhiggs]

P.s. thanks to everyone for taking the time to reply. Really apreciated. I'll do some digging today & update the thread with what I find in case anyone else with a short memory has touble identifying these again.

You're looking for something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/DISTRIBUTION-BLOCK-AUDIOPIPE-1-0GA-IN-4-4GA-OUT/29887917?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1131&adid=22222222227020279445&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52293789255&wl4=pla-79378292775&wl5=9032880&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112562428&wl11=online&wl12=29887917&wl13=&veh=sem

 

[kushedy]

I think the barrier strips are what I'm after. Could be wrong. Been a while since I saw the photo of one in use on a build on here. They are cheap so I'll pick one up & give it a look over.

 

[Aolelon]

These?
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13061

 

[kushedy]

These?
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13061

Yes. They are the items that pop up on #bay when I run a search for barrier strips. Ideally I want to bolt one of these onto the side of a strip build to make the wiring secure & idiot proof.