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  • RooTV
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2020
    • 128
    • Australia

    #1

    How do I wire this thing up?

    Hi guys

    I ordered this LED strip heater from china and it turned up with 2 wires sticking out.

    Im assuming I need to extend the wires and put a plug onto it, but not sure if it matters which wire is positive and which is negative etc?

    Has anyone bought one of these and knows what the deal is?

    I tired asking the seller but english wasnt his first language and I didnt get very far.

    Thanks for any help.
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  • Spider1211
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Oct 2019
    • 532
    • Mauritius

    #2
    Re: How do I wire this thing up?

    Can you provide the purchase link to said item? There should not be any polarity in connecting the wires.

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    • RooTV
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2020
      • 128
      • Australia

      #3
      Re: How do I wire this thing up?

      The listing:
      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3296...3fda4c4dZU479K

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      • Spider1211
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Oct 2019
        • 532
        • Mauritius

        #4
        Re: How do I wire this thing up?

        As per listing it runs on 220V AC, therefore no polarity. Its also a good idea to ground the exposed metal.

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        • RooTV
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2020
          • 128
          • Australia

          #5
          Re: How do I wire this thing up?

          Im a bit simple when it comes to this and not really sure what that means.

          Im in Australia and we have 240V. hope that doesnt matter.

          I assume that I run one wire to the positive terminal on a wall plug and the other to the negative terminal?

          I tried to word this so i didnt sound like a total idiot.... But couldnt

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          • Spider1211
            Badcaps Veteran
            • Oct 2019
            • 532
            • Mauritius

            #6
            Re: How do I wire this thing up?

            220 - 240V AC should be fine.

            1 wire connects to the Live(L) wire(red or brown), the second wire goes to the Neutral (N) wire(Black or blue). Do confirm the color code before connecting anything. I based the above on a quick google search for australian code (https://electronics.stackexchange.co...-standard?rq=1).

            The ground wire (Yellow/Green) should be connected to the chassis/frame of the metal case (From the attached picture, the standoff/legs are screwed to the metal plate. You could use that to attach the ground wire). Although not critical to the proper functioning of the heater, grounding adds a layer of safety.

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            • RooTV
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2020
              • 128
              • Australia

              #7
              Re: How do I wire this thing up?

              Thank you very much Spider1211.

              I appreciate that.

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              • linksys1127
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2016
                • 121
                • United States

                #8
                Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                It appears from your photo that you’ve got your feet installed upside down. I’ve got one of these plates. Works very well but the heating side is the flat side of the plate.

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                • goodpsusearch
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Oct 2009
                  • 2848
                  • Greece

                  #9
                  Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                  I used the kitchen stove top heating element to do this

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                  • diif
                    Badcaps Legend
                    • Feb 2014
                    • 6978
                    • England

                    #10
                    Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                    Originally posted by linksys1127
                    It appears from your photo that you've got your feet installed upside down. I've got one of these plates. Works very well but the heating side is the flat side of the plate.
                    No, it's correct, the heating element is in the middle and having it this way up allows for better precision.

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                    • budm
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 40746
                      • USA

                      #11
                      Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                      Originally posted by Spider1211
                      As per listing it runs on 220V AC, therefore no polarity. Its also a good idea to ground the exposed metal.


                      Yep, ground that plate for safety, but before doing anything else you need to check the resistance between the plate and the power wires to make sure it does not show any leakage resistance, I would plug it into ground fault protection outlet when I use it.
                      Last edited by budm; 06-20-2020, 01:37 PM.
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                      • RooTV
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2020
                        • 128
                        • Australia

                        #12
                        Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                        Originally posted by linksys1127
                        It appears from your photo that you've got your feet installed upside down.
                        I thought it would work best the way I have it, but I just checked the photo on the listing and it seems your right?

                        I wonder if it makes a difference?

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                        • RooTV
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2020
                          • 128
                          • Australia

                          #13
                          Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                          Originally posted by budm
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                          plug it into ground fault protection outlet
                          does that mean a normal wall socket?

                          sorry if its a stupid question

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                          • diif
                            Badcaps Legend
                            • Feb 2014
                            • 6978
                            • England

                            #14
                            Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                            Originally posted by RooTV
                            I thought it would work best the way I have it, but I just checked the photo on the listing and it seems your right?

                            I wonder if it makes a difference?
                            Yes, you loose the precision of the narrow heating strip if you have it the other way up. Depending on the vendor depends on which way up they have it in their photo but the Shopjimmy LED hotplate has the narrow bit on the top.

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                            • ducky29
                              Badcaps Veteran
                              • Dec 2015
                              • 370
                              • Europe

                              #15
                              Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                              Connect it to 220v. I have the same. It works fine.

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                              • Spider1211
                                Badcaps Veteran
                                • Oct 2019
                                • 532
                                • Mauritius

                                #16
                                Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                                Originally posted by RooTV
                                does that mean a normal wall socket?

                                sorry if its a stupid question
                                I believe budm meant something like a GFCI outlet or a normal wall socket protected/connected to an RCD.

                                https://www.angieslist.com/articles/...fci-outlet.htm

                                https://www.consumerunitworld.co.uk/...work-337-c.asp

                                There is no such thing as a stupid question.

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                                • notallbad
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Oct 2012
                                  • 1183
                                  • UK

                                  #17
                                  Re: How do I wire this thing up?

                                  yh thats what I have too!
                                  Handy little thing and dirt cheap.

                                  Lasting well too!!!

                                  Makes led swapping so much easier.

                                  Not bothered to ground mine so no doubt will get a nasty jolt from it one day but until then, on it goes.

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