EDIT After looking in to this a bit more: It would seem wise to mention some caution needed with these. High AC and DC voltages are used to power these. PROs Unknown as yet - no real data to report. I'm hoping they do exist in a safe, cool, efficient form from a reliable manufacturer. CONs Possibly...

Well worth a look to see if it can be repaired (-: Firstly I'd recommend a thorough visual inspection. You say believed damaged in transit.. Can you see anything bent, dented, chipped, knocked - concentrate you deductions from there and beyond.. Eye up all the solder joints, other components and LED...

These may be useful for DIY strip builds. 1000mm x 390mm and bigger for £3.71 + delivery. It can be very expensive to get similar sized sheets hete but here's a UK based company with some products (underfloor heating aluminium diffuser plates) that can be re-purposed for mounting and some heatsinkin...

I'm still mega excited by this - - I'll outline why with some numbers whilst hopefully challenging any claim of parity with CFL at least with some of my own estimates / averages and calculations based on the chips used and power consumed. Some rough guessing sure but hear me out.. If indeed we're lo...

I found these high brightness flexible strip / rope. With just 20m that's 4800 LED chips! And NO drivers. I'm thinking of buying some for flowering use and hope it may be a cheap option for those on a tight budget like me. So I thought I'd run it past a few bright folks here at the very interesting ...