Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are "watts"?
A: A watt is the unit of measurement for the amount of electricity a light fixture uses. When you’re talking about incandescent light bulbs, this term is commonly also used to express brightness, even though watts don’t tell you anything about how bright a light is. “Lumens” is the measure of brightness. With our LED lights, the wattage always means simply how much power is used. A typical 40W light bulb draws 40 watts of power and gives off about 300 lumens of brightness, while an LED bulb of 300 lumens might use about 6 watts.
Q: What is "voltage drop"?
A: “Voltage drop” means the gradual diminishing of voltage along the length of the wire as electricity travels away from a power source. The term applies to what happens when a light or appliance is at a great distance from the power source.
Q: What is an "IP rating"?
A: “IP” stands for Ingress Protection. All of our products have IP ratings, which always has two numbers: the first stands for the protection against solid objects, the second number for protection against liquid. The highest IP rating is 68, and it tells you that the protection against solid objects is a 6, and the protection against liquid is an 8. Click here to see a PDF of the IP Rating scale.
Q: What are "lumens"?
A: “Lumens” is the unit of measurement for the brightness of a light. Don’t confuse this with “wattage”, which is the unit of measurement for the electricity consumed by a light.
Q: What is "color temperature"?
A: The color temperature of a light fixture is a measurement of the amount of yellow or blue in the white light that it produces. This measurement is expressed in kelvins; a higher kelvin number means the light is cooler/more blue, and a lower number means that it’s warmer/more yellow. Click here to see a PDF of the full kelvin scale.
Tutorials
Click on a topic to view a PDF slideshow of how to install some of our most common products.
How to Connect a Fluid View Strip to a Plug-In Adapter
How to Connect a Light Bar or Waterproof Fluid View Strip to a Plug-In Adapter
How to Connect a Spectrum Fluid View RGB Strip to a Plug-In Adapter
How to Make an Under Cabinet LED Light Installation
Large LED Light Installation Guide
Wiring Diagrams
Click on a product type to view PDFs of wiring diagrams that show how to connect our LED lights to hard-wired drivers and plug-in adapters.
SUNRISE, CASCADE, and TRUE FOCUS LED Light Bars
FLUID VIEW Waterproof Strip Lights
FLUID VIEW RGB Strip Lights to SPECTRUM Color Controller
FLUID VIEW Waterproof RGB Strip Lights to SPECTRUM Color Controller
FLUID VIEW RGB Strip Lights to High Power RF and Wall Mount Color Controllers
FLUID VIEW Waterproof RGB Strip Lights to High Power RF and Wall Mount Color Controllers
FLUID VIEW RGB Strip Lights with Spectrum RGB Strip Amplifier
Data Sheets
List of 120V Dimmer Switches Compatible with Diode LED Dimmable 12V Drivers
Videos