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How much do I need to worry about temperature for LED strips? (self.homeassistant)

submitted 1 year ago by brenticus to c/homeassistant

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'Tis the season and I figure I should finally put up some Christmas lights on the house, but ideally I'd like something I can leave up and change colours for other holidays, shots and giggles, etc. So getting some RGB LED strips sounds reasonable.

The problem, potentially, is that it gets below -30° here pretty much every winter. I know this is problematic for batteries, and sometimes other electronics depending on the build, but for a bunch of LEDs with some sort of ZigBee controller I'm less sure.

So: outdoor RGB LEDs when it's really freaking cold. Anything I should worry about? Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have a little 3D printed housing which I keep my power supply and controller in. Thus far it's survived 3+ years outdoors with winters hitting below -30°c and summers above 30°c.

Biggest issue I've had so far has been the getting the strips to stay in place where they're tacked under the overhang