Lens Bendable LED Strip

It's a flexible LED strip where every single LED chip has a small optical lens mounted on top. This lens grabs the light, which would normally be a focused spot, and scatters it out to a very wide angle—usually 170 or 175 degrees. This is how to diffuse an LED properly, creating a super even, soft light that's perfect for backlighting signs and illuminating large surfaces without hotspots.

The main difference is the form factor. These lens bendable LED strips are built on a flexible PCB, so you can follow curves, wrap them around objects, or install them on uneven surfaces. Our rigid LED backlighting lens bars use the same lens technology but on a rigid aluminum board. They're better for perfectly straight, long runs where you need the structural integrity of the bar itself and excellent heat dissipation.

Yes, you can. All of our lens bendable LED strips have clearly marked cut lines, usually every 1 LED, 3 or 6 LEDs. Just be sure to cut straight across the copper pads with a sharp pair of scissors. 

They are very flexible along their length, like a tape measure. You can easily wrap them around a gentle curve with a radius of a few inches. However, they are not designed to be bent sideways or folded back on themselves sharply. Forcing a sideways bend can damage the circuit traces or pop an LED off the board. If you need to make a 90-degree turn, the best way is to cut the strip and use a small jumper wire between the sections.

Efficiency. A regular LED strip throws light in a roughly 120-degree cone. To get even coverage, you have to place them close together. Our optical lensed led lights strip throws light in a 170 or 175-degree pattern. Because the light spreads so wide, you can use fewer strips spaced further apart to light the same area evenly. This saves you money on the strips themselves, uses a smaller power supply, and makes installation much faster.