These many figures! What is happening?
Have the numbers 2835, 3825, or 5050 ever shown up while you were browsing for LED light strips?
It's not as strange as you would assume that these numbers are.
To begin with, you could have seen the initials "SMD" before these mysterious digits. 'Surface Mounted Device' is referred to by the acronym SMD. This implies that there are no cables involved because the LED Chip is placed directly to a light strip. In fact, the surface mounting technique is what enables LED light strips. The LED Chip's physical size is simply indicated by the numbers that follow the SMD. SMD 3528, for instance, measures 3.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in length. Note that there are other differences between the various types of LED chips besides size that are not proportional to output or performance.
SMD 3528
The most popular LED light strip chip is probably the SMD 3528 chip. They are the least powerful and brightest of the three chips HitLights uses, and they are typically used for accent lighting, such as above kitchen cabinets and around crown moulding that is positioned below the ceiling.
Our Luma5 strips previously utilised 3528 chips, however these days they predominantly use 2835 chips, which have a lesser output but are far more efficient and long-lasting. Here, you may browse our collection of Luma5 strips.
SMD 5050
SMD 5050 Chips are just little less popular than 3528 Chips. These chips are 5.0 mm by 5.0 mm. Typically, 3528 chips are just half as bright as 5050 chips. Strips with 5050 chips are frequently utilised behind kitchen cabinets where the light will assist you see what you're working on since they are brighter and are regularly used for what we refer to as "task lighting." 5050 strips are frequently also offered in color-changing varieties, allowing you to choose whatever colour you choose using a remote or controller.
Our Luma10 strips use 5050 chips in both the single-color and multicolor varieties. Here, you may browse our collection of Luma10 strips.
SMD 2835
SMD 2835 Chips resemble 3528 Chips in appearance, however they are more efficient and employ newer technology. This implies that they can shine much, much brighter for a given amount of electricity. They are (2.8mm x 3.5mm) smaller than 5050 chips. They produce the finest task and even work illumination.
Our Luma20 strips, the brightest (and most effective) strips we sell, are made using high output 2835 chips. Here, you may browse our collection of Luma20 strips.
As a last point, the Luma designations—Luma5 was 3528, Luma10 was 5050, and Luma20 was 2835—were initially connected to specific chip kinds. However, as LED technology advanced, these designations rapidly lost their validity. Instead, the Luma designations should always refer to the lumens per chip, which are around 5 for Luma5, 10 for Luma10, and approximately 20 for Luma20.
