HitLights LED Light Strip Connector, 8mm Single Color 3528-6 Inch Any Angle Strip to Strip, 4 Pack

With the mixed reviews, I was hesitant to buy this product. But the relatively low price and promise of easy connections was the deciding factor in giving it a chance. No directions were included (c'mon Hitlights!) but after reading many Amazon reviews and watching a few videos, I felt well prepared. I used 3 of the 4 connectors with a compatible Hitlights LED light strip, and each worked perfectly.Here are a few tips that might help:1. Be sure this connector is compatible with your strip. It seems some of the reviewers who rated low were using it for double-density or other incompatible LED strips.2. Each of the white clips of the connectors unsnap from their side and have a hinge on the other side. The LED strip is inserted into a channel, then the clips are folded back over and snapped closed.3. Make accurate, clean cuts exactly on the cut lines. You will have plenty of room for inserting into each connector.4. Pay attention to the polarity markings on both the LED strip and the connectors and match them up.5. DON'T remove the paper over the adhesive backing before you insert the strip into the connector. You would never get it seated all the way into the channel, and even if you did, it would probably result in a loose connection.6. When I inserted the strips into the channel, I had to push hard. And I mean really hard, to the point where I was worried the strip was going to bend. Just then, it slid right into the channel. So, don't be afraid to use some force.7. When you close up the connectors, press hard and be sure they snap closed.As I said, the 3 connectors I used worked perfectly and I have no reason to assume that the 4th would be any different. I thought about deducting a star because of the lack of directions, but as many included product directions are inferior to information and videos you find online anyway, stuck with 5 stars. Buy with confidence; you can do this!

Great product

Most of them worked but you need needle nose pliers to get the clip to shut. One string has a short and won’t carry electricity so it’s useless.

I read some of the other comments, among them the polarity issues, and being difficult to use.I had the same issues, as instructions for use didn't seem to be part of the package. After a lot of failures I got out the jeweler's loupe and inspected it. One set had the little contacts slightly bent up so that the LED strip slid under them, instead of on top. Then there are small guides for the strip, very small guides, that one might not know about. They work great if you get them in the guides correctly and above the contacts.As to the polarity issues others have talked of, the polarity is correct if you use the product as it was intended, but with no instructions, who knows what correct is?Once you understand how these go together, these are easy to use and work well. The company will eventually realize all of the issues are user error that can be cured by including some simple instructions.

I have to say, these are a great concept. LED strip lights have two connectors at each cut line, these connectors line up perfectly to those connectors and make connecting strings together simple.In theory, anyway. Practice is completely different.The connectors are easy to install, and when they work they are simple and quick. Unfortunately, they are very easily damaged during handling. The wires are only crimped to the leads inside the connector and it only takes a small adjustment to break the crimp.Once that happens, the connection will become intermittent. It's easy to think this is due to the connection to the LED ribbon, when in fact it's the wire to lead connection.Two choices here: You can open up the connections and solder the wire to the lead as should have been done originally; or, you can buy thin gauge wire and solder it directly to the LED strip. I finally chose to do the latter and have had great success with installation. I ended up harvesting the wire from these for that purpose, throwing away the connectors.

Only had 1 error when I discovered under close inspection (old eyes) that there is a small channel to slip the LED strips into. I was at first trying to overlay the strip onto the connector and then trying to close the cover, which made getting a reliable electrical connection a hit or miss proposition. Instead I slid the strip into the C channel and at the same time, I used a tiny screw driver to pry the strip end up over the connector pads. This was all trial and error as no directions came with the connectors so I pass this on to you. Hear that HitLights....provide some directions and you might have a lot more happy customers!These connectors work great with the HitLights 600 Lite 3528 type LED's. On this strip, if you cut between the pads as indicated in the instructions, there is not enough surface area on the strip to insert into the connector to make an electrical connection. So instead, cut the strip right next to the LED SMD, thus leaving 4 pads to insert into the connector. You may end up sacrificing 3 LED's on the role for your next strip unless you don't have to daisy chain that end. This works reliably well every time. Have only had this working for a week so time will tell. If I have issues down the road with the electrical connection reliability, I will update my review.