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It looks like the Govee extension cable has an F-amp in it. Basically a signal booster/cleaner. I wonder if it would have worked if you put the Govee extender in the middle or end of the two off brand ones instead of at the beginning.
Maaaannnn... this video came RIGHT on time! I bought the 150ft kit a month ago and have been putting off install for a couple reasons including this one about splicing and using 3rd party extensions!! Guess I know what im doing this weekend!! Thank you!!!
Thank you very much for this and your other informative videos on the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights. Because of your videos, I was confident going into my installation that required some significant modifications due to our home's unique layout. I ended up making a Y-connector from spare end connectors (cut off the end of one shortened run and one unused section) to split power because our power outlet is in the middle of the run, and also cut and spliced another run to go around a chimney. All butt-crimped and heat shrinked, and all tested out successfully today! :)
just a few tips from a tech who uses butt connectors on the reg. - The butt connectors that are pre-shrink tube wrapped are kinda garbage. Its easy to pierce the heat shrink when crimping thus breaking the seal. Use bare butt connectors and good black heat shrink with resin. Some heat shrink doesnt have an inner resin coating so make sure yours does. - You can also stagger the connections for a cleaner, leaner look. - If you dont have a crimper or dont want to buy bare as well as heat shrink, they make a low temp solder butt connector. Its a heat shrink tube with low temp solder inside and ya slip it over and heat it up and thats it.
Thanks to your video, I was able to add about 14 ft to the extension cord with 16 gauge white wire and the shrink wrap connector method. With a 100ft set, I get no flickering or power loss on the final strands of lights
@@jeremymorgan996 I used 16 gauge since I couldn't find any 18 at my hardware store that looked suitable. I would agree that the Govee's are 18 though. the 16 gauge extension didn't have any problem
I guess I need some help here. I bought the 100ft and in the 4th segment I had to put an extension of 5ft, everything worked fine. In the 5th segment after the 4th light I need to do another extension of 11ft. Did exactly the same process and no way to get it working, tried to go for 9ft extension and still no success. What am I missing? Thanks!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
Excellent video! I am just in the process of installing my lights and was going to run a similar experiment myself. But you just did it for me. Thank you very much.
I bought the Costco Govee Permanent Outdoor lights ELITE and cannot find anywhere if I can Cut them or not to fit on my house. Do you know if it possible to cut them or not. Thank you!
Hi Chris, I'm curious if you've tested the new pro lights on a maximum extension length. I need to run 22 feet of cable to reach my next set of lights starting point and am curious if that's going to be possible. Thanks!
@alexhall1732 new to govee myself but when I reversed the power wires on my ws2811 pixel LEDs I only got one solid color. Once I reversed the wires I had full controll of the ws2811's again. Double check your data and power wires are for sure wired correctly.
Are these the pro lights or non pro. The Govee sight says only the pro sets can be cut, so i just wanted to check before ordering any. And i agree with others- best video out there on these lights, so thanks!
Hello. Can you just terminate the cord if it is to long for your house and end it short? If so what do recommend to use to keep the wires from getting ruined?
Interesting video. Thank you for sharing. I'd be concerned that moisture from humidity and condensation would eventually penetrate the white box where the cables enter and eventually cause a problem. It would be better if you used a waterproof coupler, either directly attached to the box or just on the cables themselves, to ensure a secure, water tight environment to protect the wiring.
Chris thank you so much for this video… my quick questions is .. Can I cut the extra length light at the end of on roof? And how to water proof that end cut?
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! I actually just made a video on this! Hope it helps! th-cam.com/video/eG4sKOmZW9k/w-d-xo.html As far as waterproofing, I would probably just put some hot glue on the cut end.
I saw in another video about cutting these lights that people often ran into issues cutting the lights too close to the end of a string (4 or less lights left on a strand) did you encounter this?
Hi Chris, as always an excellent tutorial, thank you, I hope you and your family are all well. I was wondering, I'm not a computer expert but as you know love WLED, would there be a possibility of a short video explaining what flashers and drivers are that you need for WLED and which ones to use and where to find them etc etc, as it's the one thing that always has me worrying which are safe etc, plus it's the one question I get asked most and I can't answer. Sorry if I'm asking too much or adding to your workload. Many thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
With the release of the elites now sold at Costco do you know if they can be cut and spliced like the others? I would assume so but haven't seen any thing online.
Hey Chris, great video. So, i've been waiting for these 3 pin ASAHOM 6ft Extension Cords to become available, but they've been out of stock for a while. The decription says by today they'll be back in stock...in case they're still delayed longer, do you recommend another 3 pin extender cord?
Chris. Thanks for your videos they are awesome. I purchased a 100 ft kit. (Not Pro). I could use your help. I need a detailed video on how to turn off a few lights that have in various places that don't add anything to the show.
Your video is easy to follow. Looking to do some splices. But wanted to see if you knew if using the connectors between each strand was required of if I could cut them off and splice together. I have a connection that ends at the perfect location and needs about a two feet splice but don’t want to put lights between.
Hello Chris, I first like to thank you for the video. It answered many of my questions already. For my house I have 7 disjointed sections with gaps of different length (not more than 18' though). Is it OK for me to use 18 gauge Silicone wires of appropriate length for all 6 gaps? Or, is it true that Govee provided extension cable has some booster and that's why I should be using it wherever possible (i.e. g)? Also, instead of using Silicone wires to bridge the gap, is it better to increase the length of the extension cable using the method you shown and then use that? Thanks in advance.
Hi Chris thanks for awesome videos, can you make one video showing if we can add/splice/connect a govee outdoor strip to these lights. I have an area on my roof doesn’t have soffit to attach these and only the strip can fit there… Since you are a genius I feel you will be able to come up with a solution for people like me Thanks in advance
I've been watching a ton of TH-cam videos on which LEDs to buy for this Christmas (2023). I fucked up my cheap lights last year when "Ripping" them off the house! They are over 5 years old and I've always wanted to do the LEDS. Only my two story house has a lot of dif. sections needing extensions. As of right now, I think Govee only allows "Cuts" Thank you... I will click the link if you have an affiliate link for the lights if I choose them!
Great video - I watched it a few times but decided to try and keep my lights intact instead. I am at a bit of a loss, maybe someone can help. I found a cable that fits into the sockets with only a minor adjustment (cutting off the threads). I have the lights broken into 3 sections with 2 strings in each and they can easily be reached with the single provided extension - I just only have 1. I tested all the lights together first before I out any of them up. I had the first 2 groups working with the supplied extension between them. Then I tested this one that I bought - it worked!. So now I have the first 2 groups (4 light strands in total) with a 3rd party extension between them. I went to add the govee extension to connect the last set of lights... and they dont work. I am not sure what I missed. So I have 2 strings of lights, 3rd party extension (maybe 9ft max), 2 sets of lights, govee extension, 2 sets of lights. The last set will not turn on. Anyone have guesses?
Great tutorial. I have to Make a splice as well. Buy slightly different. I need to take a 16 foot section and make it 5 feet. I think it should work, just wondering if the govee system would notice the number of lights in the line.
@jorgesalinas9429 great question. No, I de-sodered the end. Meaning, I opened the light and scraped away the glue and heated up the soder and removed cable. So it's clean at the end.
Hi Chris, thank you for your explanation. It's very helpful. However, I mistakenly attached the strip in the wrong direction. Do you know if I can swap the male connector with the female connector on the existing cable by cutting and then switching them, allowing the cable to remain in place?
I did the same thing 😂. Im also curious. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be an issue. I might just try it in the spring time. Worst case I’m out a string or 2 of lights and it’s easier that taking everything down and redoing it from scratch.
Great video. Just what i needed to know to gap from porch to eaves. Question. Do you think a 3 pin splitter would also work in these ? My Porch doesn’t go the whole way across the front of my house. Split level ranch. Thanks
Great video man, Thanks! Quick question. I need to cut & splice in wires to create a 15' gap between 2 lights in the middle of a string. I'm concerned this will be too far of a gap and power will drop on the other side. Do you think this will be an issue? And if so, since the 12' Govee extension has a "driver or booster" on it, what are your thoughts on splicing an extra 3' of wire into the extension, and then splicing that modified extension into the middle of a string of lights? Thanks again
Great video thanks. I bought the 150 foot strand. It comes with 3 long ext cords and 2 short cords. Do you know if there will be flickering if I connect a long cord to a short cord??
Do you have to cut the wires at a specific point between the lights? I attempted to splice mine and they are not working correct. I get a light to go on past the splice every so often and I’ve tried literally every method you have done here. My splice is done rather close to a light but I do have the ability to cut again beyond it between two lights to retry this connection.
Hey Chris, I really hope you see this comment and are able to respond, because it will save me a considerable amount of money. In your video where you talk about cut the lights off these strands, you make it a point to show you doing this with the 705 model and the 706 pro model. From my understanding about what you said in that video, about this video, is that in this video you are using the 705 model in this video, is that correct? I hope so because if you are using the 705 model, it saves me a ton of money. Govee stopped making the 50ft strands, and I need two 50ft strands and one 100ft strand. The actual lengths I need are 60ft, 35ft and 40ft. I understand I will have to purchase the pro kit for the 60 ft section, but the other two I'm looking to purchase the 50ft regular kit because it saves me $400, and govee doesn't make the pro kit in 50ft (Go figure..) anyways, I hope you can clarify because clarification will help me tremendously.
@@Kfs-d1k thanks for watching! The pro model and the original model use different LEDs and are not compatible. You have to pick one or the other. Also the pro model does not yet work WLED in case you were wanting to convert. Only the original works with WLED. Hope that helps!
Heavier wire gauges are good for voltage drop but since the current is so low, 14 or 12 AWG seems excessive - 16 AWG should be fine. One approach is to put a single LED module at the 12-foot point even if you don't want to see that LED. It will regenerate the data signal. I had to do that with LED lighting that I put on my stairs.
I only need one more extension cable so not sure I need to splice. Do you have another recommendation? The link for 3rd party extension connectors are sold out.
Perfect timing, have three 100 ft boxes sitting on my kitchen table right now getting ready to install. I'm pretty sure they recommended against running three of them together so I'm curious if you foresee an issue?
Could you add a section off one of the extensions as a Y? Or does this have to be one continuous chain? I have a section that doesn't really follow a linear path and I need to either Y the cable off, or route a wire all the way back to split point to continue on which I'd rather not do if I can get away with it.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
Do you know if there is a way to inject power into a run? I have the 100ft kit and added extensions in two spots one 8.5ft long and another 14 ft long. My very last strand is flickering. Pretty sure I just need to inject power to the last section or two. Any help is appreciated!
Thanks for all the details. The "ASAHOM 6ft Extension Cords with Signal Amplifier for ASAHOM Permanent Outdoor Lights" says it is unavailable. Do you have another recommendation?
LOVED the video!! I wanted to buy the pro version with 2 extensions but they are out of stock. will go your method of adding extension but those extensions you referenced are out of stock as well! can you link another extension that would work??
I have questions . . . I have the standard Govee 100 ft. Can I splice and extend the original extension cord (i know it says no splicing). My extension wiring is 9 feet, can it be extended an additional 15 feet with a splice? Everything is still within the 150 feet total. What is the difference between Pro and Standard? Also, I heard that when the wiring is extended, a driver module might be needed. The driver modules on Amazon says it will not work on anything but the Pro lighting. My question is why? I have just bought the Govee standard set. I would think this module would boost the signal if the system is extended with spliced wiring while staying within the 150 get, (I may not even reach 100 feet, depends on extending wiring to get to higher story), give or take a few feet. Also, if this can be used, can the wiring on this module driver be spiced and used as an extension? If that could possibly be done it would be cheaper,(since the driver is only $19)and this would not void the warranty on my Govee system. Thanks for the awesome video, definitely gave a great option to extend the wiring. Wish Govee would make longer wiring extensions and even ones with drivers so splicing will not be needed. They could even make a t-connection. They need to supply more extension wiring connections. One does not really help reach those higher levels.
Great video Chris! I guess I need some help here. I bought the 100ft and in the 4th segment I had to put an extension of 5ft, everything worked fine. In the 5th segment after the 4th light I need to do another extension of 11ft. Did exactly the same process and no way to get it working, tried to go for 9ft extension and still no success. What am I missing? Thanks!
Hey Mr Maher I have a question to see if you have run across this issue. I have 2 of the 100ft kits. I was having to cut and extend one of the sections to include my dormers. i got one of my dormers done along with a short portion of my house done. The dormer took about 15 lights then ran into an extention of about 8ft. I used 16 awg wire to do this with. I have 3 complete sections on the house. Well when I went to test to see if lights would function correctly (with the beginning starting at the 1 dormer) it lit up the dormer and about 3 lights on the start of the house. The last light that lit up was lit red and flickering. What could be the cause of this? Im leaning toward voltage drop but thats nowhere near 100ft of lits lit. If you could steer me in the right direction I would appriecate the help.
Thanks for the comment! I never ran into any issues so I fortunately didn't have to do any troubleshooting, but if I did, I would try to work backwards until hopefully the problem went away and then re group. Not sure if everything is already installed but if so, that makes it a lot harder to troubleshoot. I would first try to remove anything that I added and get it as close to possible as out of the box and see if the problem goes away. If it does, then my guess it is something with the voltage. I would also double check all the wires to make sure they are all going in the correct direction. It would be pretty easy to connect a strip that has been cut backwards since there are no arrows on the strings indicating what direction the data is traveling like you see on all led strips.
Thank so much for the. video bro. I have a question. Say you have a 50ft run of lights, but where I'm going to put them is only 30ft. What to do with the excess 20ft?
Thanks for the video, Chris. I 😊😊am planning an install on my deck that requires three16' runs separated by two 10' extensions. It is great to see that I can actually cut the ends off the Govee 16' runs and splice the extensions in. If I go this route, I will solder the connections. However, my preference is to use similar 3rd party extensions to the ones you used. Unfortunately, I can't find them. Would you please provide a link to them? I sent an email to Govee looking for assistance, and they have not replied. I think their Customer Servise is a little lacking.
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Seriously, one of the most thorough, informative, and clear videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Well done
It looks like the Govee extension cable has an F-amp in it. Basically a signal booster/cleaner. I wonder if it would have worked if you put the Govee extender in the middle or end of the two off brand ones instead of at the beginning.
This is by far the BEST video for these lights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Out of 100 videos there are only 1-5 videos which provides the highest value to the people, one of them is yours!!!
Wanted to say thank you. Following your lead I was able to splice and customize my Govee lights.
Are they still working fine?
Maaaannnn... this video came RIGHT on time!
I bought the 150ft kit a month ago and have been putting off install for a couple reasons including this one about splicing and using 3rd party extensions!!
Guess I know what im doing this weekend!! Thank you!!!
Have they been working okay after splice?
I hope the install was successful, how are they operating 11 Mos later as I will be doing this project soon
I hope the install was successful, how are they operating 11 Mos later as I will be doing this project soon
Just ordered mine yesterday during prime day. This is THE MOST thorough example on splicing that I have seen.can’t wait to get mine up.
Govee needs to cut you a check. This was a fantastic video, produced at an exceptional level. Thank You.
This might be the greatest TH-cam video in the history of the internet
Thank you very much for this and your other informative videos on the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights. Because of your videos, I was confident going into my installation that required some significant modifications due to our home's unique layout. I ended up making a Y-connector from spare end connectors (cut off the end of one shortened run and one unused section) to split power because our power outlet is in the middle of the run, and also cut and spliced another run to go around a chimney. All butt-crimped and heat shrinked, and all tested out successfully today! :)
This is the best example video of these Govee lights. You answered every question i had and the ones I could have had.
Incredibly thorough
I now feel confident
Finally a video that breaks down how to do this. Makes me feel a lot better about it.
Man I've never been so excited to get thru the day. This guy's out here proving that the Internet was worth it.
just a few tips from a tech who uses butt connectors on the reg.
- The butt connectors that are pre-shrink tube wrapped are kinda garbage. Its easy to pierce the heat shrink when crimping thus breaking the seal. Use bare butt connectors and good black heat shrink with resin. Some heat shrink doesnt have an inner resin coating so make sure yours does.
- You can also stagger the connections for a cleaner, leaner look.
- If you dont have a crimper or dont want to buy bare as well as heat shrink, they make a low temp solder butt connector. Its a heat shrink tube with low temp solder inside and ya slip it over and heat it up and thats it.
Excellent job, Chris and timely for me too! So grateful! Blessings from a fan in Tennessee!
Thanks to your video, I was able to add about 14 ft to the extension cord with 16 gauge white wire and the shrink wrap connector method. With a 100ft set, I get no flickering or power loss on the final strands of lights
16 gauge or 18 gauge?
@@jeremymorgan996 I used 16 gauge since I couldn't find any 18 at my hardware store that looked suitable. I would agree that the Govee's are 18 though. the 16 gauge extension didn't have any problem
How long is the govee extension cable?
I guess I need some help here. I bought the 100ft and in the 4th segment I had to put an extension of 5ft, everything worked fine. In the 5th segment after the 4th light I need to do another extension of 11ft. Did exactly the same process and no way to get it working, tried to go for 9ft extension and still no success. What am I missing? Thanks!
@Giygus how are they working almost a year later?
Amazing video. I was super curious on how you’d install where there’s major breaks between roofs. This is perfect and well done.
This is exactly what I need to see! NOW the question is, can you split them into 2 branches? That would help my setup tremendously!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
Excellent video! I am just in the process of installing my lights and was going to run a similar experiment myself. But you just did it for me. Thank you very much.
Excellent video!!! Very detailed and thorough! Keep ‘em coming
Thank you so much , this video is just what I was looking for.
I bought the Costco Govee Permanent Outdoor lights ELITE and cannot find anywhere if I can Cut them or not to fit on my house. Do you know if it possible to cut them or not. Thank you!
Hi Chris, I'm curious if you've tested the new pro lights on a maximum extension length. I need to run 22 feet of cable to reach my next set of lights starting point and am curious if that's going to be possible. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have successfully cut and crimped my way to a full Govee install! Net up, WLED!
Hey. Did u use the butt connectors and heat gun. And how far of extensions did you use
Awesome!!!! Glad it all worked out!!
Hey Chris, I did this with the 18 gauge wire and my lights after the cut are only a bright white led and I can’t change them? Any reason for that??
@alexhall1732 new to govee myself but when I reversed the power wires on my ws2811 pixel LEDs I only got one solid color. Once I reversed the wires I had full controll of the ws2811's again. Double check your data and power wires are for sure wired correctly.
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched! I was desperate about the cables and planning, so you helped a lot!!
I was looking for this video for a long time. Thank you so much.
this is great b/c ive been looking to buy these but wanted to know how to extend the wires. perfect, thanks
Hey Cris great video. I'll feel way more confident doing my install tomorrow. 👍
Just did my house last week it turned out great! Another great video man.
This video was extremely helpful after some animal bit through my outdoor ground lights. Thank you!
Thanks for the detail and info. Made me comfortable to try with my lights and install🎉
Are these the pro lights or non pro. The Govee sight says only the pro sets can be cut, so i just wanted to check before ordering any. And i agree with others- best video out there on these lights, so thanks!
@@amy4484 thanks!! These are the original lights. Not the pro.
Thanks. This is exactly what I was wondering if I could do to these lights.
Hello. Can you just terminate the cord if it is to long for your house and end it short? If so what do recommend to use to keep the wires from getting ruined?
Same question. Did this work?
Yes I'm interested in this too... can this be done?
I was wanting to do the same thing. Just terminate and maybe use wire nuts at the end of each wire, electrical tape, and hide them?
I’d do electrical tape and then a dip in some wax or hot glue
Chris, can you post me the link to the extension cords please?
Interesting video. Thank you for sharing. I'd be concerned that moisture from humidity and condensation would eventually penetrate the white box where the cables enter and eventually cause a problem. It would be better if you used a waterproof coupler, either directly attached to the box or just on the cables themselves, to ensure a secure, water tight environment to protect the wiring.
I would look at the Wago Gelbox
Good video.unfortunately 3rd party extension not available and Govee will not sell separately.
Chris thank you so much for this video… my quick questions is .. Can I cut the extra length light at the end of on roof? And how to water proof that end cut?
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! I actually just made a video on this! Hope it helps! th-cam.com/video/eG4sKOmZW9k/w-d-xo.html As far as waterproofing, I would probably just put some hot glue on the cut end.
Amazing video, thanks for this! Can you share another 3rd party extension connectors? The one you have linked says none available. Thanks!!!
Same here :)
Glad yours work. Cut mine and no go. About 8-10 feet of wire and 75 feet of lights.
Did you eliminate lights? I don't believe you can do that.
I saw in another video about cutting these lights that people often ran into issues cutting the lights too close to the end of a string (4 or less lights left on a strand) did you encounter this?
I have this question too! can I just pop in extra wire anywhere in the strand?
I've heard this as well, proverbs has to do with the data line not having enough boost near the end (4 lights).
Hi Chris, as always an excellent tutorial, thank you,
I hope you and your family are all well.
I was wondering, I'm not a computer expert but as you know love WLED, would there be a possibility of a short video explaining what flashers and drivers are that you need for WLED and which ones to use and where to find them etc etc, as it's the one thing that always has me worrying which are safe etc, plus it's the one question I get asked most and I can't answer.
Sorry if I'm asking too much or adding to your workload.
Many thanks 🙏
Great Info in your video, I do have 1 question, can you split one cord to connect to two cords going into separate directions?
lmk if it works for you. I may need to do this.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
With the release of the elites now sold at Costco do you know if they can be cut and spliced like the others? I would assume so but haven't seen any thing online.
I’ve sent them so many comments and messages about selling the extensions. No dice. Thanks for the video
Hey Chris, great video. So, i've been waiting for these 3 pin ASAHOM 6ft Extension Cords to become available, but they've been out of stock for a while. The decription says by today they'll be back in stock...in case they're still delayed longer, do you recommend another 3 pin extender cord?
Can you tell me where to get the extension cable? Can't seem to find it. Govee doesn't have it.
Awesome video. Thanks! I’ve looked through the comments but haven’t found an answer - which 3rd party extender did you use?
Chris. Thanks for your videos they are awesome. I purchased a 100 ft kit. (Not Pro).
I could use your help. I need a detailed video on how to turn off a few lights that have in various places that don't add anything to the show.
This is genuinely a masterpiece instructional video. WTF. 🔥
Your video is easy to follow. Looking to do some splices. But wanted to see if you knew if using the connectors between each strand was required of if I could cut them off and splice together. I have a connection that ends at the perfect location and needs about a two feet splice but don’t want to put lights between.
Hello Chris, I first like to thank you for the video. It answered many of my questions already. For my house I have 7 disjointed sections with gaps of different length (not more than 18' though). Is it OK for me to use 18 gauge Silicone wires of appropriate length for all 6 gaps? Or, is it true that Govee provided extension cable has some booster and that's why I should be using it wherever possible (i.e. g)? Also, instead of using Silicone wires to bridge the gap, is it better to increase the length of the extension cable using the method you shown and then use that? Thanks in advance.
Hi Chris thanks for awesome videos, can you make one video showing if we can add/splice/connect a govee outdoor strip to these lights. I have an area on my roof doesn’t have soffit to attach these and only the strip can fit there…
Since you are a genius I feel you will be able to come up with a solution for people like me
Thanks in advance
What a super informative video 👍
Super-helpful video. Thanks.
I've been watching a ton of TH-cam videos on which LEDs to buy for this Christmas (2023). I fucked up my cheap lights last year when "Ripping" them off the house! They are over 5 years old and I've always wanted to do the LEDS. Only my two story house has a lot of dif. sections needing extensions. As of right now, I think Govee only allows "Cuts" Thank you... I will click the link if you have an affiliate link for the lights if I choose them!
Question- why use the 18G wire versus keeping consistent with 20G? Thanks for posting this @chrismaherdiy
Great video! Quick question, can you omit lights when splicing or do they always have to continue in sequence?
Great video - I watched it a few times but decided to try and keep my lights intact instead. I am at a bit of a loss, maybe someone can help. I found a cable that fits into the sockets with only a minor adjustment (cutting off the threads). I have the lights broken into 3 sections with 2 strings in each and they can easily be reached with the single provided extension - I just only have 1. I tested all the lights together first before I out any of them up. I had the first 2 groups working with the supplied extension between them. Then I tested this one that I bought - it worked!. So now I have the first 2 groups (4 light strands in total) with a 3rd party extension between them. I went to add the govee extension to connect the last set of lights... and they dont work. I am not sure what I missed. So I have 2 strings of lights, 3rd party extension (maybe 9ft max), 2 sets of lights, govee extension, 2 sets of lights. The last set will not turn on. Anyone have guesses?
Great video helped out so much. Thanks
Great tutorial. I have to Make a splice as well. Buy slightly different. I need to take a 16 foot section and make it 5 feet. I think it should work, just wondering if the govee system would notice the number of lights in the line.
lmk if it works
@jorgesalinas9429 confirmed that it works. Last link is about half its original length. Works great.
@@kingbingy did you just solder the end?
@jorgesalinas9429 great question. No, I de-sodered the end. Meaning, I opened the light and scraped away the glue and heated up the soder and removed cable. So it's clean at the end.
@@kingbingy hmm I need a video on that as it sounds pretty interesting!
Great video, I really wish I saw this before I installed mine. What about removing sections of a strip? Would that still work?
Great video!! I was wondering if you can splice into them creating a branch
Exactly the video I needed! Thank you!
Perfect video! Great job.
Very good video Sr.!
I have a situation, I need to extend one segment between 2 lights to 12 feet more, How far do you think I could go?
this is exactly the video i needed to see. thank you
Hi Chris, thank you for your explanation. It's very helpful. However, I mistakenly attached the strip in the wrong direction. Do you know if I can swap the male connector with the female connector on the existing cable by cutting and then switching them, allowing the cable to remain in place?
I did the same thing 😂. Im also curious. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be an issue. I might just try it in the spring time. Worst case I’m out a string or 2 of lights and it’s easier that taking everything down and redoing it from scratch.
Thank you for sharing an awesome video. I am now a new subscriber.
Great video. Just what i needed to know to gap from porch to eaves. Question. Do you think a 3 pin splitter would also work in these ? My Porch doesn’t go the whole way across the front of my house. Split level ranch. Thanks
Great video man, Thanks! Quick question. I need to cut & splice in wires to create a 15' gap between 2 lights in the middle of a string. I'm concerned this will be too far of a gap and power will drop on the other side. Do you think this will be an issue?
And if so, since the 12' Govee extension has a "driver or booster" on it, what are your thoughts on splicing an extra 3' of wire into the extension, and then splicing that modified extension into the middle of a string of lights? Thanks again
6:30 Love your videos. Just wondering if anyone has tried this with the new permanent outoor lights 2?
Great video! Does splicing affect using their preset scenes like Halloween?
I would also like to know how the splicing impacts scenes and using the app please
Great video thanks. I bought the 150 foot strand. It comes with 3 long ext cords and 2 short cords.
Do you know if there will be flickering if I connect a long cord to a short cord??
What a awesome video🔥👏super helpful!
Do you have to cut the wires at a specific point between the lights? I attempted to splice mine and they are not working correct. I get a light to go on past the splice every so often and I’ve tried literally every method you have done here. My splice is done rather close to a light but I do have the ability to cut again beyond it between two lights to retry this connection.
Hey Chris, I really hope you see this comment and are able to respond, because it will save me a considerable amount of money. In your video where you talk about cut the lights off these strands, you make it a point to show you doing this with the 705 model and the 706 pro model. From my understanding about what you said in that video, about this video, is that in this video you are using the 705 model in this video, is that correct? I hope so because if you are using the 705 model, it saves me a ton of money. Govee stopped making the 50ft strands, and I need two 50ft strands and one 100ft strand. The actual lengths I need are 60ft, 35ft and 40ft. I understand I will have to purchase the pro kit for the 60 ft section, but the other two I'm looking to purchase the 50ft regular kit because it saves me $400, and govee doesn't make the pro kit in 50ft (Go figure..) anyways, I hope you can clarify because clarification will help me tremendously.
@@Kfs-d1k thanks for watching! The pro model and the original model use different LEDs and are not compatible. You have to pick one or the other. Also the pro model does not yet work WLED in case you were wanting to convert. Only the original works with WLED. Hope that helps!
@@Kfs-d1k I didn't try with this kit yet but considering they come with a splice kit, I don't see any reason why you couldn't cut these up as well!
Thank you for this video. Finally figure out my custom extension js clearly way tooo long lol.
Do you think using 14 or 12 gauge wire would help extend the splice length without loss? I'd like to run a 25 foot space in 1 run of lights
How did this workout for you this is the only reason I have not bought the kit is I’m scared I won’t be able to make long splices
Heavier wire gauges are good for voltage drop but since the current is so low, 14 or 12 AWG seems excessive - 16 AWG should be fine. One approach is to put a single LED module at the 12-foot point even if you don't want to see that LED. It will regenerate the data signal. I had to do that with LED lighting that I put on my stairs.
I only need one more extension cable so not sure I need to splice. Do you have another recommendation? The link for 3rd party extension connectors are sold out.
Perfect timing, have three 100 ft boxes sitting on my kitchen table right now getting ready to install. I'm pretty sure they recommended against running three of them together so I'm curious if you foresee an issue?
Great video. What would they look like if installed closer to wall then 2"? I have some side areas where there is no overhang.
Could you add a section off one of the extensions as a Y? Or does this have to be one continuous chain? I have a section that doesn't really follow a linear path and I need to either Y the cable off, or route a wire all the way back to split point to continue on which I'd rather not do if I can get away with it.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I just tried doing some splitting and things worked great! th-cam.com/video/cG0xsnRm-As/w-d-xo.html
Great video! Thank you
Do you know if there is a way to inject power into a run? I have the 100ft kit and added extensions in two spots one 8.5ft long and another 14 ft long. My very last strand is flickering. Pretty sure I just need to inject power to the last section or two. Any help is appreciated!
What size wire? I’m having the same issue but wondering if I should try 20g or bigger.
Thanks for all the details. The "ASAHOM 6ft Extension Cords with Signal Amplifier for ASAHOM Permanent Outdoor Lights" says it is unavailable. Do you have another recommendation?
LOVED the video!! I wanted to buy the pro version with 2 extensions but they are out of stock. will go your method of adding extension but those extensions you referenced are out of stock as well! can you link another extension that would work??
I have questions . . .
I have the standard Govee 100 ft. Can I splice and extend the original extension cord (i know it says no splicing). My extension wiring is 9 feet, can it be extended an additional 15 feet with a splice? Everything is still within the 150 feet total. What is the difference between Pro and Standard?
Also, I heard that when the wiring is extended, a driver module might be needed. The driver modules on Amazon says it will not work on anything but the Pro lighting. My question is why? I have just bought the Govee standard set. I would think this module would boost the signal if the system is extended with spliced wiring while staying within the 150 get, (I may not even reach 100 feet, depends on extending wiring to get to higher story), give or take a few feet. Also, if this can be used, can the wiring on this module driver be spiced and used as an extension? If that could possibly be done it would be cheaper,(since the driver is only $19)and this would not void the warranty on my Govee system.
Thanks for the awesome video, definitely gave a great option to extend the wiring. Wish Govee would make longer wiring extensions and even ones with drivers so splicing will not be needed. They could even make a t-connection. They need to supply more extension wiring connections. One does not really help reach those higher levels.
Can you recommend another 3rd party extension cable? The one you listed is unavailable....
Great video Chris! I guess I need some help here. I bought the 100ft and in the 4th segment I had to put an extension of 5ft, everything worked fine. In the 5th segment after the 4th light I need to do another extension of 11ft. Did exactly the same process and no way to get it working, tried to go for 9ft extension and still no success. What am I missing? Thanks!
Great demo. Unfortunately I was only able to get 13' of splice and I needed 16'. Anything over 13' would cause flickering on the last strand or two.
Hey Mr Maher I have a question to see if you have run across this issue. I have 2 of the 100ft kits. I was having to cut and extend one of the sections to include my dormers. i got one of my dormers done along with a short portion of my house done. The dormer took about 15 lights then ran into an extention of about 8ft. I used 16 awg wire to do this with. I have 3 complete sections on the house. Well when I went to test to see if lights would function correctly (with the beginning starting at the 1 dormer) it lit up the dormer and about 3 lights on the start of the house. The last light that lit up was lit red and flickering. What could be the cause of this? Im leaning toward voltage drop but thats nowhere near 100ft of lits lit. If you could steer me in the right direction I would appriecate the help.
Thanks for the comment! I never ran into any issues so I fortunately didn't have to do any troubleshooting, but if I did, I would try to work backwards until hopefully the problem went away and then re group. Not sure if everything is already installed but if so, that makes it a lot harder to troubleshoot. I would first try to remove anything that I added and get it as close to possible as out of the box and see if the problem goes away. If it does, then my guess it is something with the voltage. I would also double check all the wires to make sure they are all going in the correct direction. It would be pretty easy to connect a strip that has been cut backwards since there are no arrows on the strings indicating what direction the data is traveling like you see on all led strips.
Thanks for answering. I will try what you said and maybe go from there.
Thank so much for the. video bro. I have a question.
Say you have a 50ft run of lights, but where I'm going to put them is only 30ft. What to do with the excess 20ft?
Thanks for the video, Chris. I 😊😊am planning an install on my deck that requires three16' runs separated by two 10' extensions. It is great to see that I can actually cut the ends off the Govee 16' runs and splice the extensions in. If I go this route, I will solder the connections. However, my preference is to use similar 3rd party extensions to the ones you used. Unfortunately, I can't find them. Would you please provide a link to them?
I sent an email to Govee looking for assistance, and they have not replied. I think their Customer Servise is a little lacking.
what brand are the 3rd party extender?
Chris, would you know if the system allows more than 24 segments... if so , how...I have 1segment left but it won't light up
Where did you find the third-party extenders?