Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Andrew Gomez photo
1 Level
1316 Review
53 Karma

Review on πŸ”Œ Enhanced SEO: Litcessory 6-Pin to Cut-End Connector for Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus (4 Pack, White - MICRO 6-PIN V4) by Andrew Gomez

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not enough pressure on the center pins

This is a great concept but there isn't enough pressure on the two center pins, the clip that should be applying pressure on all six pins only has a good conductive contact to the outer pins, even after making sure they are installed with pliers. After following the instructions on T (using pliers to squeeze the fitting as instructed) one of the LEDs did not work. After reading a schematic online, I found that an LED of a certain color is being driven by one of the center pins on the ribbon connector. When I squeezed the faucet with my fingers the LEDs worked fine, but when I removed my fingers the light went out again. I opened up the clamshell and applied a piece of light strip rubber coating to the center pins to make them thicker so the clamshell on the armature would compress them more tightly. This time it ran for a few minutes before the compression released and the defective LED went out. I ended up screwing the two clips for the light bar onto the chassis over the connector and it worked, but it wasn't worth it. For the rest of my build I bought some solder on the terminals and taught myself how to solder which after 3 tries proved to be more reliable over the long term. If you can't figure out how to maintain a constant clamping pressure on these connectors, you'd better use solder on the guy and learn a new skill.

Pros
  • Absolute Legend
Cons
  • Something different