Litcessory Cut-End to Cut-End Connector for Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus (4 Pack, White - Micro 6-PIN V4 / Solo Lightstrip)

Received item next day through prime , followed the instructions in the package and within 5 minutes had connected 2 strips together and working , This item is a must for people with the hue light strips , and who are not able to solder .The hardest part of fitting was clamping the connector shut , use a pair of pliers for this and it’s easy.It’s a great product and the only down side is they are expensive at the price , I think £10.00 would be more reasonable.

Reading the amount of negative views of this product I was very sceptical about the chances of it working but I already had a lot of Philips Hue lightstrip cut ends left over from other projects so I figured I might as well give it a go.I've also been using several other of the litcessory accessories to create different hue systems (like forked connections etc) recently so I feel like I'm reasonably familiar with how these products work and have some tips to make your installation (hopefully) easier.1) Cutting the strips: This is best done with a set of scissors with a longer blade to get a nice clean cut. When I've done the cut with smaller, school style scissors the cut wasn't nearly as clean as with a bigger pair.2) Removing the rubber: I found that removing the rubber jacket from the LED strip about an inch before the cut end helps the end to slide into the correct place in the connector.3) The LED strips only work in one order: This is a biggie that took me ages to realise. I'm sure some of you will be laughing at me reading this but also there will be others that didn't think of it. All of the "PHILIPS" writing on the strips needs to be pointing in the same direction otherwise they won't work.4) The connectors need to be put under pressure to make the connection: I feel like a lot of the people leaving bad reviews might have missed this step because I almost forgot about it and my connection didn't work before I compressed the connector. I found that pinching the connector hard between my finger and thumb made the connection work temporarily so I compressed them with a plumbers wrench and the non-working connections started working perfectly.By using these connectors I managed to create a 3.3m long strip from some spare extensions and a whole bunch of cut ends. At first it didn't work at all, but by experimenting and figuring out the correct technique I was able to join all of the strips with a perfect connection.Also, if you do need any extra help, I found that Litcessory promptly respond to queries sent by email, so it might be worth asking them for support.

I had a break in a Hue Lightstrip. I cut the broken part out and crimped the cable back together with these clips.The instructions were a bit confusing though. I think there needs to be a bit more clarity for the docs on their website as I wasn't sure which instructions to follow exactly.

Do these connectors allowed you to connect hue light strips? yes! Are they a reliable or economical solution? Most certainly not.once they have been clipped down once don’t try and get them off again due to unreliability. In the very nature of the fact that you are cutting light strips up and altering and changing things you are going to be keeping keeping these connectors to choose the result you want. They are extremely expensive for what they are and not particularly reliable. If you can get a cheaper alternative, as it might be as unreliable not as costly.

if you read the instructions and follow them, this item works really well

Advertised as a pack of 10, but arrived as pack of 4. Which makes them stupidly expensive

Worked perfectly

These are way over priced for what they are. They do the job but you need to lift the connectors with a screw driver in order to get the cut solder joints under the connectors. Suggest using insulation tape once you're done around the whole connector block and slightly round the cables. You will probably have to get the male to male connectors too if you plan on using the extension cables for a longer run. These should really be priced at £6 and be available in smaller quantities. These probably cost less than a pound to make. Still better than wasting loads of led strips and cheaper than buying more phillips who light strips!

Not compatible with Philips Hue. Don’t waste time and money, i tried on three versions of light strips. .I have returned mine.

These work just like the cut end to pin product. I had not dabbled with Hue strip lights in 6 years. The Litcessory line of products fill a avoid for tricky light configurations. Someone said they don't fit tight. You have to carefully trim the exterior plastic and slide/push tight the tape into the fitting under the contacts. Then snap it closed and it is not coming out.

This was a total waste of time, money and nerves. I have V3 base kit 2M and wanted to extend it with 2 more of the same. For the purpose I got these cut end to cut end connectors after contacting the Litcessory support.Unfortunately, when I cut and connected the strips I didn't get all the colours. Sometimes I didn't got the 2nd and 3rd part to light up at all. I had to press at specific points in the cut connectors and in a specific way (bend the strip slightly) in order to get all the colours. I've wasted many hours trying to figure out how to fix this.I contacted Litcessory, who after many emails exchanged sent me a replacement batch of connectors.Same story with the new batch.I'm so sorry I've wasted my perfectly fine 2M strips and now just bought new ones from Amazon (v4). Expensive project, but the point is that this product worked very poorly in my case. Maybe someone else will have more luck with it. Just be prepared to waste some money...

Perfect solution

Wer Philips Hue LED Strips verwendet, wird häufig kurz oder lang vor dem Problem stehen, mehrere Strips miteinander verbinden zu wollen. So war’s auch bei mir.Philips liefert in einigen seiner Sets Verbinder mit. Das sind wenige Zentimeter kurze Kabel mit Anschlüssen, um die Strips miteinander zu verbinden. Es geht allerdings jeweils nur am Ende beziehungsweise am Anfang eines Strips. Dazu kommt, dass insbesondere, wenn man die Strips dicht miteinander verbinden will, die mitgelieferte Verbindung unter starken Druck steht, weil das Kabel wenig flexibel ist, und dann über kurz oder lang die Kontakte abbrechen. So war’s auch bei mir.Alle 33 cm kann man einen Philips Hue LED strip der vierten Generation aber kürzen. Schere oder scharfes Messer und fertig. An diesen Stellen braucht man nun den hier rezensierten Verbinder - beziehungsweise es sind vier Stück im Set. Auch von Philips gibt es solche Verbinder, die allerdings zur Zeit meines Kaufs nicht frei erhältlich waren sondern nur in einigen Sets enthalten waren.Das Produkt hier kommt aus China. Also wahrscheinlich nicht sehr viel anders wie auch die Produkte von Philips. Man erwartet also nicht zwingend zu viel.Überrascht war ich festzustellen, dass diese Verbindung genau das halten, was sie versprechen. Ohne jegliches Problem konnte ich LED Streifen, die ich zuvor mit einer Schere an den korrekten Stellen geschnitten hatte, miteinander verbinden.Es gab weder etwas Großartiges zu beachten, noch brauchte ich mehrere Anläufe, noch war es irgendwie schwierig. Eine Anleitung kommt nicht mit. Ein rudimentäres Verständnis von Funktion und Aufbau eines LED Strips ist aber vollkommen ausreichend. In der Produktbeschreibung gibt es etliche Bilder und kleinere Anleitungen dazu.Die wichtige Hinweis, die man immer geben muss: Die Verbinder funktionieren nur, wenn sie unter Druck stehen. Dieser Druck wird erzielt, in dem man die Verbinder zuklappt. Dazu ist einige Kraft erforderlich. Dann jedoch funktionieren die LED Streifen, die miteinander verbunden sind, hervorragend.Nun kann man sich sicherlich darüber streiten, ob der Preis für vier Stück diese Verbinder in irgendeiner Form gerechtfertigt ist. Die Herstellungskosten für diese Verbinder sind minimal. Die Verkaufsmarge ist dagegen maximal.In Anbetracht dessen, dass es diese Verbinder allerdings so nicht von Philips zu kaufen gibt, die allenfalls im Set mitkommen, ist der Preis aber erklärbar. Angebot und Nachfrage. Und die Nachfrage ist relativ hoch.Fazit: Der Preis ist sicherlich unangemessen hoch. Das führt bei mir jedoch nicht zum Sterneabzug. Jeder muss selbst wissen, ob er bereit ist, für ein solches Produkt diesen Preis zu zahlen. Die Funktion des Produkts ist einwandfrei. Sie steht in dem nur sehr schwer erhältlichen Original von Philips in keiner Weise nach. Folglich kann ich hier ehrlich und offen eine volle Kaufempfehlung geben.