Where to buy SMD LED bulbs in bulk - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Klemken
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 10:18:16 am
content: Hello,i have started small production line and now i have to stop using LED strips (ineffective, expensive, low quality,...) and am palnning ot make my custom pcb for leds. Currently i use 5050 RGB led strip.I have 1.7meter of LED PCB which totals to 100x 5050 SMD RGB LED bulb, for 1 finished product. After all the calculations i have done, the LED bulbs looks like they will consist 70-90% of total PCB cost. I will be needing around 10.000 to 40.000 of SMD LED BULBS.So now i am looking at all sites i usually use to buy components (Farnell, Mouser, Digikey, Arrow, ...) and prices there are around 10times higher then similar items on Alibaba, Gearbest and so on. So i wonder if anyone knows of a site with office or branch in Europe, where i could get SMD LED RGB bulbs (dont even have to be 5050s, anyones whit similar performance and size will do) whit prices similar to those on the majority of chinese sites?Thanks in advance.

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 10:29:37 am
content: Look also at TME.eu :https://www.tme.eu/en/katalog/smd-colour-leds_113363/May be worth compiling a list of brands and then checking their websites

author: Berni
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 10:29:53 am
content: Not going to happen.Pay the price for a reputable brand LED or use the chinese stuff. The LEDs you find on alibaba are likely the same sort of LEDs you get on those cheep LED strips.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 11:15:51 am
content: LCSC.com

author: Klemken
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 12:33:15 pm
content: Thanks all, did actualy find usefull stuff on LCS and TME

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 06:07:44 pm
content: If you are a company, people like Wurth will sell to you direct, at a fraction of the cost for the same parts from the main distributers. There is a minimum order value and shipping costs, but that can be overcome by combining orders. Works quite well for me.Everything ships, in the EU at least, from their warehouse in the EU too.

author: alanambrose
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 09:35:04 pm
content: >>> There is a minimum order valueCan you give us an idea of the min order value?TIA, Alan

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 09:39:08 pm
content: Not huge, £50 for me, but other accounts may vary.

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2019, 10:42:32 pm
content: Wurth is going to be not cheap.Find some parts at LCSC, they will do you a good job.

author: Berni
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 29, 2019, 06:17:06 am
content: Quote from: alanambrose on January 28, 2019, 09:35:04 pmWurth will talk to you about 100 parts just fine and they give you samples if you ask for them.But in terms of pricing don't look at the prices on Farnell of Digikey for Wurth products! Its common for us to ask Wurth for a quote on a FPC connector or cable and getl it at 0.20 € a piece in 100 quantity while Farnell wants like 1.10€ for the exact same partnumber.There parts tend to be of reliable quality and they are expanding to cover ever more fields (They introduced LEDs last year). Its not going to be as cheap as Chinese Alibaba parts, but as you have found out quality can sometimes be questionable or inconsistent from a random Chinese source.

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 29, 2019, 06:28:14 am
content: Quote from: Berni on January 29, 2019, 06:17:06 am

author: Klemken
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2019, 08:46:46 am
content: Thanks all for info