Collingwood Strip-Cable-Strip Connector for LSNT Top Bend Neon LED Strip

A tidy way to bridge two runs of LSNT neon strip

Cut a length of Collingwood LSNT top bend neon strip and sooner or later you need a way to pick the light back up somewhere else. This is the part that does it. Instead of butting two cut ends hard against each other, it drops a short length of cable in between, so a run can turn a corner, cross a joint in the substrate or step around an obstruction and then carry on. Anyone hunting for an LSNT neon strip connector, or for a strip to cable to strip joiner that keeps the run sealed, usually lands here for that reason.

Clear polycarbonate housings with a white linking cable

There is no decorative finish to talk about here, because the whole point is that it disappears into the installation. The housings are moulded in clear polycarbonate with steel contacts inside, so you can see the metal sitting against the strip once the joint is made, which is genuinely useful when you are checking your work before anything is powered up. The cable that runs between them is white, flexible and fitted with a moulded plug at each end. Everything is sized for the 13 x 12 mm LSNT top bend profile and pairs with that strip only. Collingwood's LSNS side bend neon has its own separate connectors.

How It Works

Each cut end of the strip seats into one of the clear housings, where the steel contacts meet the conductors in the strip and the housing closes over the joint to seal it. The white cable then links the two housings together, so the two lengths of strip stay electrically connected while physically sitting apart. LSNT strip has cut points every 50mm, so plan the break at one of those marks rather than cutting where it suits the run. Keep both housings the same way round along the direction of travel, and keep the contacts clean and dry as you close them. Once fitted, the joint holds the same IP67 and IK08 protection as the strip either side of it.

Where It Works Best

This is an installation component rather than something on show, so the honest answer is that it works best where nobody will ever see it. It earns its place wherever a neon run has to stop and start again: a cove detail that turns a corner, a handrail that breaks at a newel post, a stair nosing that skips a landing, a shopfront reveal interrupted by a structural upright. Because the housings seal to IP67, the joint is as happy in an outdoor soffit or a garden wall recess as it is behind a plaster shadow gap indoors. That same IP67 rating means it is protected against dust and against temporary immersion in water, so it can also be used in a bathroom scheme where the zone allows it. Our guide to bathroom lighting zones explains how those zones work.

About Collingwood Lighting

Collingwood designs and manufactures its LED products in Sywell, Northamptonshire, and has been working with LED technology since 2002. That kind of run gives a company a lot of opinions about small parts, which is roughly what a connector is. The brand states that it was among the first to bring fire rated, fully sealed for life and mains dimmable LED products to the UK electrical wholesale market. Collingwood has also been awarded an EcoVadis Gold medal, putting it in the top 5% of companies assessed for sustainability worldwide.

Good to Know

• Two year warranty from Collingwood.
• Rated IP67, which means fully sealed against dust and protected against temporary immersion in water, so the joint can be used indoors or outside.
• Rated IK08 for impact, so the housing can take a knock in an exposed position.
• Polycarbonate housings with steel contacts. The clear moulding lets you see the contacts once the joint is closed.
• Made for the 13 x 12 mm LSNT top bend neon profile. It is not a universal LED tape connector, and the LSNS side bend range uses different parts.
• This is a low voltage joint on the strip side of the installation. Switching and any dimming are handled by the driver upstream, not by the connector.
• Listed as a non returnable item, so confirm the strip profile and how many joints your run needs before ordering.
• Cleaning is limited to a wipe over the housing with a dry cloth once the run is live.
• Moonlight Design recommends installation by a registered NICEIC electrician.

Questions People Ask

What does a strip to cable to strip connector actually do?
A strip to cable to strip connector joins two separate lengths of LED neon strip with a short cable running between them, so the lighting can restart at a distance from where the previous run ended rather than continuing in an unbroken line.

Which Collingwood strip does the LSNT1312SSF connector fit?
The LSNT1312SSF is made for Collingwood's LSNT top bend neon LED strip in the 13 x 12 mm profile. It is not designed for the LSNS side bend neon range or for flat LED tape, both of which use their own connectors.

Can this connector be used outdoors?
Yes. The connector is rated IP67, meaning it is sealed against dust ingress and protected against temporary immersion in water, so it can be used on exterior neon strip runs as well as interior ones.

Does joining the strip reduce its weather protection?
No. The Collingwood Strip-Cable-Strip connector carries an IP67 rating and an IK08 impact rating, matching the protection of the LSNT strip itself, so a correctly closed joint does not become the weak point in the run.

Where should the strip be cut before fitting the connector?
Collingwood's LSNT top bend neon strip has cut points every 50mm, and the strip should only ever be cut at one of those marked points before a connector is fitted.

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