KNOW HOW: Connecting LED lights in series with a constant current LED driver

Learn how to connect constant current LED light fittings in a series circuit. Using a garden lighting project as an example, Joe Robinson explains the practical wiring connections which may seem a bit odd when you connect red wires to black wires.

Low voltage LED garden lighting is often specified for connection to constant current led drivers.

In this video, we use a selection of Collingwood LED garden lights to demonstrate.

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PART 1 - Learn more about constant current LED circuits

🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕
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00:00 Installing constant current LED light fittings
02:00 Constant current driver selection
03:50 Series circuit wiring connections
05:03 Connecting black to red, black to red - sounds odd
06:50 Adding a third LED light fitting to the circuit
08:00 Adding a forth fitting and additional junction box
13:50 Installation review
14:50 Adding the gel filled connector housings
17:25 Powering up the LED lighting
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🎦 Presented by
Joe Robinson - technical editor eFIXX

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[connerwright]

Great explanation for a 12v lighting system in series, or any lights in series.

[darrenyeoman]

Very well explained. Might be worth a power up to function check the lights before gel covers go on tho, to avoid messy reconnecting if there's a problem 👍

[jonathanm]

This, and your previous video, have made this all so clear. On to the next one now ... thank you.

[ShadowzGSD]

good timing and informative, i have been looking at lights the last few days, strangely enough the ones i am looking at are collingwood as well. collingwood make fantastic fittings.

[leebrodie]

Great video joe 👌👌 love these gel connectors 👍

[lesmoor]

mmmm i would test before sealing up personally.nice kit

[anillpatel]

Great video presentation.
Just what I was looking for.
Thanks.

[matthewdale]

Good video Joe, you needed to mention cable length run is to be considered as well per driver, as they have a max 🤔

[Ressy]

Would it not make more sense to use in parallel though, in series all it takes is one dead light, connector, or wire, and your entire circuits kaput

[tonyp]

Very nice. Even your mechanical screwdriver)

[bovrilsarnie]

Silly question, could you provide the cable info please, I am keen to buy the right one, I was thinking this - from screwfix

[Bin]

Wouldn't it be easier to understand to take the supply to either end of the terminal block so you have a most positive end and a most negative end. The lights then just connect their positive from most positive empty terminal and their negative to the next most positive (which will be next to to the first terminal).
This would have the current path snake back and forth from one end of the block to the other without having wires from lights cross each other.

[petermichaelgreen]

How would you say the gel-filled connectors you showed here compare to the gland-based teetube connectors you showed a couple of weeks ago?

[ARMA]

Am I able to connect the driver in this method:
Light switch > driver > long wire > single spotlight

[Sean-cdem]

A quick question about outside lights do you need to use metal fire rated cable clips for a cable that’s run horizontal about 3.5m up a exterior house wall? thanks in advance

[deanpaterson]

Serious question... why does light fitting number 3 go red - red, not red - black? I am a little hungover so I might be missing something 😂. Thanks for the video always great content 👏🏻

[lesmoor]

can you purchase the gel to fill your enclosures ?

[Allegedlyright]

What happened to torque screwdriver regs can we disregard the regs when it suits

[andysims]

still using Red and Black on low voltage. Not Brown and Blue

[marwahmtp]

can anybody please tell me what will be the affect on LEDs if one of its string malfunctions, will the led CC driver still provide constant because if it does the rest would get damaged. help i am badly stuck