Daylight 5000K COB LED Strip 24V 10mm 480LEDs/m IP20 20m Run

COB stands for Chip on Board. Rather than spacing individual diodes along a board, the chips are bonded to it and sealed under one phosphor coat — the reason the lit edge reads as a continuous strip of light.

5000K is daylight white: crisp and clearly cool without tipping into blue, for places you need to see detail properly.

24V DC · 480 chips/m · 7.5W/m · Ra>90 · 10mm × 2mm · IP20 indoor · cut every 50mm · 7-year guarantee

What limits how long a single run can be?

Current and copper together. This pulls only 0.3125A per metre, and its board uses 3oz copper, 105 microns against a typical 35. Twenty metres therefore carries 6.25A with enough voltage left at the far end to match the near end.

What should the driver be rated at?

Work out metres × 7.5W, add a quarter, round upward. Constant voltage is essential — constant-current drivers share the name but not the behaviour, and they produce visible unevenness across a long run.

So 5 metres calls for a 60W unit, 10 metres for 100W, and the full 20 metres for 200W.

How is it shortened and reconnected?

Copper pads appear at 50mm intervals; cut across any and the rest works unchanged. A 150mm tail is factory-fitted. Take it fully off the reel before switching on — a coiled run traps its heat and risks fire.

Which locations rule it out?

Anything damp. IP20 provides no protection from moisture, so it stays in dry interiors — profiles, coves, cabinetry, shelving. Bathroom zones, exterior runs and hob surrounds require IP67. Verify a channel's inside width before ordering, not its advertised size.

Is 5000K too bright for a kitchen?

Brightness is not what changes. Kelvin describes colour, and at 7.5W per metre this emits much the same light as a 2700K run — cooler light simply reads as more intense. In a kitchen it is clean and alert.

• Right for: home offices, studies, garages, utility rooms, workshops and craft benches.

Each order is custom cut from a 20 metre roll to the length your project needs.

You can also reach the ATOM LED technical team on 01952 370028 or operations@atomled.co.uk to discuss your project, so we can help you choose the right products for it.

Look through the COB range, the 24V supplies and the extrusions.