This reversed polarity issue is especially troublesome for RGB or color-changing LED strip lights. Try flipping your RGB strip light around and reconnecting it if it won’t change colors. Incorrect Power Source – Double check the power source your lights need.

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What is LED?

LED stands for ‘Light Emitting Diodes.’ Your electricity bills will go down as a result of this highly advanced lighting technology’s much lower daily wattage requirement.

In addition, a lot more features that aren’t possible with more conventional bulbs are built into LEDs. Electric current is passed through a chip in their mechanism of operation, which then illuminates these tiny light sources (the LEDs).

The LEDs then control the temperature changes that may occur as a byproduct of this process and manage to generate enough power to illuminate the bulb itself.

Additionally, a heat sink is integrated. This prevents there being any performance issues in the long run. So, though they are most certainly built to last, you can see that there is plenty that can and will go wrong at some point.

Do You Know How Do I Get My LED Lights to Change Color?

In a strict sense the color of an individual LED cannot be changed. Despite the fact that today’s LED lights come in a variety of colors, what you see does not actually represent each LED changing color. A number of different colored diodes emit light from the bulb’s interior. A color-changing LED is a common name for this.

Generally Why are my LED lights not turning the color I want them to? As was mentioned earlier, LED strip lights can change color if they become overheated due to inadequate cooling. Poor air ventilation around the lighting setup is one of the main ways this can occur. There is not enough room to move warm air and allow cooler air to circulate.

LED Lights Wrong Color

How To Fix The Problem

One of the features that really attracts people into using LEDs instead of regular lighting is that you can have the option to choose from a whole range of colors to light your spaces as you see fit.

Having a variety of colors in the same space or mood lighting is made possible by this. If you really want it, you can experience a little bit of Christmas each day of the year!

The more features there are, unfortunately, the greater the chance that something will occasionally go wrong, as is the case with any piece of technology.

Many of you have thus reported that this exact feature is the one that seems to be letting the whole system down. Wrong colors being displayed at the wrong time being the most common gripe.

Unfortunately, there are so many different reasons as to why this issue can occur. As a result, we are unable to identify a single simple cause.

However, what we can do is run through a whole range of fixes that should get things back to normal, whatever the cause.

So, if you want to get it fixed, follow the simple steps below:

Check That Everything is Plugged Correctly

The most frequent reason for this problem is that your LED lights might not have been plugged in properly.

Fortunately, solving this issue is not too difficult.

• To begin, all you need to do is to make sure that the black wire on your RGB strip connectoris on the same side as the +12V is.
• Next up, make sure that the + end of the connectorlines up right with the positive side of the strip.
• While you are doing this, you should also ensure that your The R, G, and B wires are properly connected.

This can be a pain when it happens, and on occasion, users have reported that their wires have been mislabeled at some point.

Unfortunately, when this happens, the only thing to do is to mess around with the cables until you find the magic combination that gets everything working as it should again.

Resetting the LED Lights

The previous step will have worked for most of you, but if it hasn’t, here’s the next thing to check off your list.

Though this fix might sound way too simple ever to work, you would be surprised at the power of a simple reset.

In fact, this fix works so often and on so many devices that IT professionals often joke that they would be out of a job if people just did this before calling in for help.

Resetting the lights and the controller is all that is required to fix this issue. Doing this brings everything back to the original settings that they had before they left the factory.

Over time, changes can be made to your settings that cause your lights to malfunction. Resetting is the easiest way to wipe out those changes and get rid of any bugs that might have crept in overtime.

As a side note, even though we would adore to be able to walk you through the process of resetting your lights, there are simply too many brands and models available, each with its own set of controls.

• However, in nearly every case, there seems to be a dedicated reset button for you to press.
• If not, there is generally a way of doing it that involves holding down the power button for a period of time.
• If neither of these works, it might be a good idea tolook up the manufacturer info on the net to save any further guesswork.

Replace the Controller/LED Strip

We’re afraid to say that you might have simply run out of luck at this point.

In general, if the two fixes above haven’t worked, it means that either your LED strip or the controller may have developed a malfunction.

Unfortunately, there really is no cost-effective way around this and the best option remaining to you is to replace one or the other or both of these components.

To narrow it down, you could try using another controller to work your LED strip.

If this doesn’t work, you are definitely going to have to replace your LED strip.

FAQs

Summary: Why Are My LED Lights Not Changing Colors?

LED strip lights can lose their color temperature or vibrancy due to several reasons. Nevertheless, a confluence of overheating and poor-quality lights is the most typical offender.

You can deal with the yellowing or unlit LED strip lights throughout your home or office once you’ve mastered these tips and tricks.

Have you experienced a sudden failure of your LED strip lights?

Do they currently exist in confined or poorly ventilated spaces?

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