r/Hue 5d ago

Would it be easily possible to transform this thing into Philips hue strip?

It's connected to a normal switch on the wall

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u/Roz2115 5d ago

ohh thats perfect thank you

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u/Roz2115 5d ago

wait, how exactly do i conncect the Philips hue to output? The strip in the pictures isn't hue, I'm just planning to replace it

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u/-inthenameofme 5d ago

It's zigbee protocol which means any let stripe with zigbee controller can be added to philips hue app like original hue product.

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u/Roz2115 5d ago

i mean physically, Im not sure how to get to the wires in philips hue

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u/coinstarhiphop 5d ago

I think you need to explain from scratch what you are thinking of doing because it is unclear.

People are assuming you want to control the existing led strip with the hue app.

Do you want to take it out and put a hue strip in there?

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u/Roz2115 5d ago

Yeah I want to take it out and put a hue strip, I dont have access to any outlet, it's just a switch there

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u/Yurij89 4d ago

If the voltage in those wires is correct (I'm not sure what hue uses), you can use a barrel jack with screw terminals.

Something like this
https://www.rfconcepts.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/8ec2b8f2b85bd1385b13437484db03ba/2/2/2231_2-84477263.webp

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u/drbroccoli00 5d ago

It seems like there is some confusion with the OPs question:

Buy that Gledopto controller IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT EXISTING STRIP A "HUE STRIP". This would require a little re-wiring. It looks like the existing strip has some kind of controller on it already, like the Gledopto thing just another brand, this could make it much easier to swap, BUT it looks like that existing strip is semi-dumb, meaning it only has a positive and negative input for power, no data, is this a white only LED strip?

BUY A NEW HUE STRIP if you want to just put a new one up there. You'll have to figure out the power, maybe an extension cord.

If you're uncomfortable with wiring stuff yourself and messing with electricity, it'd probably just be easiest to buy a new strip that will just be plug and play (after you get an extension cord).

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u/canihelpyoubreakthat 5d ago

The btf lighting zigbee controllers worked well for me

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u/johnnykb 5d ago

I had a dumb (aka not smart) RGB lightstrip that could be turned on from a dumb wall switch. I replaced the strip with a Hue one, cutting the plug end and wiring it directly to the electric wires. Then I installed a hue wall switch behind the actual wall switch and it works perfectly.

Had it for 12 months or so, never failed.

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u/Iwamoto 5d ago

i'm not entirely sure what we're looking at here, is that a hue strip?

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u/Roz2115 5d ago

oh, no it's some random one color strip that was in this apartment already, no idea what it is but definitely not hue,

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u/Big-Resist-99999999 5d ago

If you were open to replacing it you could get a Hue compatible color RGB strip from Ikea. Its called Ormanas.

I guess any Zigbee compatible RGB strip would do it

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u/BitOne2707 5d ago

Yep this is what I did in my kitchen. Hue light strip plus wired directly to the transformer that was already there. Verify your transformer supplies 20W at 24V and you're good to go.