LED light strip numbers generally start with ST for light strip, C for string, B for parallel, D for the number of LEDs, and V for voltage. They usually begin with the manufacturer, and mm indicates the dimensions. PCB stands for circuit board, and 2835 or 5050 indicates the size of the LEDs.
1. LED light strip refers to LEDs assembled on a ribbon-shaped flexible printed circuit board (FPC) or rigid printed circuit board (PCB). Its name stems from its resemblance to a ribbon. Due to its long lifespan, energy-saving properties, and environmental friendliness, it has gradually gained popularity in various decoration industries.
2. "Light strip" is the abbreviation for LED light strip. Most people, unaccustomed to the lengthy term, omit the "LED" and simply call it "light strip." This term also encompasses older styles of light strips, such as large two-wire, large three-wire, and round two-wire, that directly connect the LEDs with wires without using an FPC or PCB. It also encompasses both flexible and rigid light strips.
3. LED strip. This is the English name for LED light strips. Yahoo Translate translates "strip" as "steel strip" and Google Translate translates it as "small strip." However, international customers often refer to LED light strips as "LED Strips."
4. Flex LED Strip. This is the English name for flexible LED light strips. Google Translate translates "flex" as "flexible," while Yahoo Translate translates it as "conductive wire." However, the Flex LED Strips international customers refer to are what we in China call flexible LED light strips.
