@gunrunnerjohn posted:You have to control the current to the LEDs for consistent results. My guess is if they're getting as hot as you say, they're running at way more than the maximum rating of common LED strips. Without knowing specifically what you have, it's hard to say what they're rated power is.
FWIW, I have really bright LEDs on my workbench, they are much higher current than the common 300 LED 5 meter strips, and they do get fairly warm in operation. Since they're stuck to a wood shelf, there's little danger of anything melting. However, I suspect those might deform a plastic shell if they were stuck directly to it.
True. I think I'll go in and pull them and replace with the LE brand, they definitely don't get as hot. Heres some photos of the cars. You can see the indents, the rear car is the worst. These are the LEDs I will use.
