The Emergence Of AC COB Tape Light

David Shiller June 21, 2023

Chinese factories have begun producing line voltage (120VAC) COB tape light after a couple years of promises that it was coming. AC COB tape light has all of the benefits of COB tape (no pixilated dots) and no separate brick driver/power supply to hide.

U.S. manufacturers have been promising it is in the works, but I still can not find any US-branded versions online…….yet! To date, I have only been able to find it direct from Chinese factories on Amazon.com or AliExpress.us. I’ve collected a few examples in the images and links above and below.

Do you know of a North American manufacturer offering AC COB tape today? Please let us know in the comment section below.

Top Image: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804857321234.html

Image: https://www.ledbe.com/outdoor-waterproof-high-voltage-110v-220v-cob-led-strips

Image: https://www.amazon.com/Aclorol-100V-120V-Waterproof-Flexible-Commercial/dp/B0BN8D8NFT/ref=sr_1_6

David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and Senior Business Development Consultant at Capacity Consulting, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has been co-chair of the ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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