Collingwood Strip to Strip Connector for LSNT Top Bend Neon LED Strip

A sealed join between two runs of LSNT neon strip

When a line of Collingwood's LSNT top bend neon strip has to carry on past the end of one cut length, this is the part that joins the two together. It is a strip to strip connector, part code LSNT1312SS, sized specifically for the 13x12mm LSNT profile. Each cut end seats into its own side of the housing and the join closes up tight, so the lit line reads as one continuous run instead of two pieces pushed up against each other.

Because the closed joint is sealed to IP67, it is rated for wet locations and can be used in bathroom installations. If you are planning a neon strip detail in a bathroom, our guide to bathroom lighting zones sets out what is allowed where.

Clear polycarbonate body with steel contacts

The housing is transparent polycarbonate, which turns out to be genuinely useful rather than just a styling decision. You can see the contacts seated against the strip before you close everything up and switch on. Inside are steel contacts that press onto the conductors in the strip. There is no finish to choose and nothing decorative here. The clear body more or less vanishes between the two silicone neon lengths it sits between, and any part of it that shows behind a cove or a trim reads as a small glassy block rather than a lump of coloured plastic. One thing to check before ordering: this part is specified for the LSNT top bend profile, and Collingwood lists a separate strip to strip connector for the LSNS side bend profile.

How It Works

Both strip ends need to be cut squarely at one of the marked cut points, which fall every 50mm along LSNT. The connector opens, each cut end goes into one side of the housing, and the assembly clamps shut so the internal contacts meet the conductors in the strip. That is what carries the supply across the join, so there is no soldering and no intermediate cable to hide. It ships with the small sealing inserts and the contact carrier shown in the product photography, which are the pieces that close the housing and keep the joint watertight. Being a strip to strip part, it passes power straight through in a single line. If you need to break out to a flying lead at that point instead, Collingwood makes a separate strip to cable to strip version.

Where It Works Best

This connector belongs anywhere a neon run is longer than a single cut length, or where a continuous line has to be built up from several pieces. Ceiling coves and coffers are the obvious one, where the strip follows the whole perimeter of a room and one length will not reach. Stair nosings, handrail undersides, kitchen plinths and shelf edges usually need a join or two as well, and joining rather than starting a fresh run keeps the number of driver feeds down.

The IP67 seal means it is just as at home on an outdoor run, under a soffit, along a boundary wall or around a canopy, where an unsealed join would let water into the track quickly. It is also the right part for a repair. If a section of an existing LSNT run has been damaged, that section can be cut out and the two good ends rejoined rather than replacing the whole length.

About Collingwood Lighting

Collingwood designs and manufactures its LED products at Sywell in Northamptonshire, and has been working in LED technology since 2002. 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. It has also been awarded an EcoVadis Gold medal, placing it in the top 5% of companies assessed for sustainability worldwide. That attention carries down to the small parts, which is why a connector like this one arrives with its own IP and impact ratings rather than being an unrated afterthought in the box.

Good to Know

• Two year warranty from Collingwood.
• Rated IP67, meaning fully dust tight and protected against temporary immersion in water, so the closed joint suits wet and outdoor positions.
• Rated IK08, an impact classification covering knocks of up to five joules, which matters where a run sits at floor level or anywhere it could be caught.
• Polycarbonate housing with steel contacts.
• Sized for the 13x12mm LSNT top bend neon profile. Part code LSNT1312SS.
• Cut the strip only at the marked cut points, spaced every 50mm on LSNT, or the contacts will not land on the conductors.
• Dimming behaviour is set by the driver and control gear on the circuit. This connector passes the supply through unchanged and adds no switching of its own.
• Keep the strip ends and the seal faces free of dust and silicone offcuts before you close the housing, so the seal beds down properly.
• Supplied on a non returnable basis, as it is matched to one specific strip profile.
• Moonlight Design recommends installation by a registered NICEIC electrician.

Questions People Ask

What does the Collingwood LSNT1312SS connector actually do?
The Collingwood LSNT1312SS is a strip to strip connector that joins two cut lengths of LSNT top bend neon LED strip end to end, carrying the supply across the join so the two lengths light as one continuous run.

Will this connector fit LSNS side bend neon strip?
No. The LSNT1312SS is sized for the 13x12mm LSNT top bend neon profile, and Collingwood supplies a different strip to strip connector for the LSNS side bend profile, so the two are not interchangeable.

Can a join made with this connector be used outdoors?
Yes. The Collingwood LSNT1312SS is rated IP67, which means it is fully dust tight and protected against temporary immersion in water, so a correctly closed join is suitable for outdoor and wet location LSNT runs.

Does fitting it involve any soldering?
No soldering is required. The strip is cut at one of the marked cut points, which fall every 50mm on LSNT, and each end clamps into the connector where internal steel contacts press onto the conductors inside the strip.

Does the connector change how the strip dims?
No. The LSNT1312SS passes the supply straight through, so dimming performance is governed entirely by the driver and dimming control feeding the LSNT strip rather than by the connector itself.

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