A number of LED chips may be used to make LED strip lighting. The size of the chip is indicated by the numbers you see, such as 3528 and 5050. The sizes you see above are the older type strips that have been common for a while. Currently, LED chips in the sizes of 2835, 3014, 5630, and 3020 are even more compact and effective. Each has advantages when utilised correctly. They cannot all be regulated by "one" chip.
What distinguishes SMD 3528 and 5050 LEDs, and why should you care?
These LED chips are simply known as SMD 5050 because of their size, which is 5.0mm x 5.0mm. They are much brighter than individual 3528 LED chips because they have three LED diodes in one housing (also known as tri-chips).
An example of 5050 smd led lighting is shown in the client's photo of 5050 RGB strips.5050-led-chip-example-in-rgb.jpg
5050 RGB LED chips that change colour
They are utilised, especially RGB colour changing lights, when you only require a little illumination for your work area. The 5050 LED is particularly suited for lighting up places that may be susceptible to high levels of ambient light since, theoretically, when comparing strips with the same number of chips, SMD 5050 LEDs may deliver a light output that is three times that of the 3528 strips. There are only a certain number that can fit on the PCB due to their increased size. The 5050s have certain brightness limitations when used in this manner.
In contrast to 3528 LEDs, 5050s may mix the three distinct chips inside the housing to produce millions of possible colour combinations.
The 3528 SMD LEDs in high density are better for single colour applications, even if the 5050 chip may be utilised in applications that require only one colour.
They are known as SMD3528 because the chip is 3.5mm * 2.8mm in size. These LED chips, which contain a single LED, are brilliant, but not quite as bright as 5050s placed side by side. However, if used in larger quantities, they may be brighter than a strip of 5050s of comparable brightness.
When compared separately to a 5050 chip, 3528 LEDs can be more cost-effective but less brilliant; nevertheless, when there are 600 of them on a reel, they can be brighter than a 5050 strip.
