Generally the lower the amount of LED chips per metre on a given Strip the deeper we will need our profile to be in order to achieve a LINEAR effect. See below examples which illustrate when dotting will occur and how this can be resolved.
How dotting happens
Dotting happens when there is a combination of a low amount of LED chips per metre and a shallow profile. This produces a typically undesirable dotted lighting effect.
Image: FLS1 Series Strips at 60 LEDs per
metre in a PRO1 profile, with a profile
depth of 7mm.
Achieving the LINEAR effect
The combination of a high amount of LED chips per metre and still with a shallow profile has produced a typically desirable linear lighting effect.
Image: FLSL1 Series Strips at 280 LEDs per metre in a PRO1 profile, with a profile depth of 7mm.
The combination of a low amount of LED chips per metre but with a deeper profile has also produced a typically desirable linear lighting effect.
Image: FLS1 Series Strips at 60 LEDs per metre in a PRO3, with a profile depth of 20mm.
Guiding you to a LINEAR Effect
On each LED Strip & Aluminium Profile product page you will find information listed to help guide you in pairing the right products together to achieve a LINEAR Finish.
Example
For this particular strip a Aluminium profile with a depth of 14mm or deeper will provide the desired linear lighting effect.
Example
For this particular Aluminium profile a LED
strip with 196 LEDs per metre or more will
provide the desired linear lighting effect.
