The “Hello” word is arranged using the Zig-Zag LED Strip Lights

Back-lit 3D letter lighting, box lighting, sign letter lighting are a bold and attractive way to advertise businesses, identify locations or just a nifty accent lighting to a DIY project. Despite their beautiful presence and quick attention grabber, did you know behind all those lighting installations lurks one common enemy? If you guessed curves and sharp corners, you are correct.

3D Letters and Sign Letters are notorious for sharp corners and odd curves, not to mention they are very difficult to light up as they require custom size lighting to fit their shapes.

Traditionally, most 3D letter lighting and Sign letter lighting are lit through the use of neon or incandescent light bulbs. Neon lights are filled with dangerous gas in flimsy glass tubes and incandescent light bulbs are inefficient, require more power to use and have a shorter life span.

Fortunately, Solid Apollo LED came up with an alternative and easier way to light up 3D letter boxes.  Introducing the Zig-Zag 3528 24W and 3D 5050 72W LED Strip Lights – they are the perfect substitute for all back-lit lighting, 3D lighting, box lighting, sign letter lighting and more! They are easy to use and installs in seconds.

Zig-Zag LED Strip Lights inside a 3D Letter Sign

The Zig-Zag & 3D LED Strip Lights features their own unique advantages that is suitable for the same applications but can also be used to achieve the same results. In my opinion, the only differences between the two LED Strips are application preference and LED chip size.

The Zig-Zag LED Strip lights are designed for sharp corners and odd curves. It features a 3528 LED chip on a flexible Zig-Zag pattern that is 0.09in /2mm wide. Thanks to its Zig-Zag patterns, it allows the LED strip to easily bend on to sharp corners and twist freely adhering on to any direction. This unique design minimizes the use of other accessories like the “L” shape connectors and interconnectors and reduces trimming of the LED strip.

For example, if you were to install the Zig-Zag LED strip lights inside a 3D Letter box rather than a traditional lighting product, you would have the advantage of maneuvering around its 90° corners on the fly with less cutting or trimming and will be able to complete the entire 3D letter box without any add-on accessories.

The Zig-Zag LED strip lights are not only great for sharp corners but they are also perfect on round objects like a table, a clock , an archway, windy paths, the possibilities are endless!

Inner Edge Lighting on a picture frame using the 3D LED Strip Light

On the other hand, the distinctive 3D LED Strip Lights is designed solely for inner and outer edge lighting. For starters, the 3D LED Strip Lights features a 5050 LED chip that is soldered on a 6mm 90 degree printed circuit board. This revolutionary design can bend from its original 90 degree angle all the way to 180 degrees.

Just like the Zig-Zag LED Strip Lights, the 3D LED Strip lights can be used in a similar fashion. If you installed the 3D LED strip inside the corner edges of the 3D Letter Box, it will emulate the same lighting as the Zig-Zag LED strip. The only difference is that the 3D LED strips are installed around the edges as opposed to being in the center.

You can also manipulate the 3D LED strip lights for outer edge lighting. For example, if you apply the 3D LED strip on the outer edge of the 3D Letter box, it would create back-lit lighting. You can apply the 3D LED Strips virtually on a multitude of projects and switching the angles from 90° to 180° creates more lighting possibilities that can be used from accent lighting to cove lighting, under cabinet lighting and more!

And thanks to its bendable printed circuit board it easily conforms around sharp corners and round objects avoiding the use of multiple “L” shape connectors or interconnectors.

Inner Edge Lighting using Warm White 3D LED Strip Lights

Well now that you know the advantages of using the Zig-Zag and the 3D LED Strip lights, just keep in mind that the Zig-Zag LED Strip lights are best implemented in sharp corners and the 3D LED Strip Lights are best executed in inner or outer edge lighting.

The Zig-Zag 3528 24W LED Strip Lights and 3D 5050 72W LED Strip Lights are available in Warm White (3K), Daylight White (4K) and White (6K). They are both 16.4ft long and include a female barrel for easy set-up and add-on accessories.

Don’t forget to check out all of Solid Apollo’s available compatible dimmers, accessories and transformers to maximize your LED projects.

If you have questions and concerns about installations or want to learn more about the Zig-Zag LED Strip Lights and/or 3D LED strip Lights. Visit Solid Apollo LED online at www.solidapollo.com/3D-LED-Strip-Lights for 3D LED Strip Lights and www.solidapollo.com/Zig-Zag-LED-Strip-Lights for Zig-Zag LED Strip Lights or simply call 425.582.7533. The team of highly trained Sales Representatives at Solid Apollo will gladly answer all your questions.