12mm 6-pin connector

100% success rate using these connectors. On the LED side I did remove the silicone coating down to the copper pads and used pliers to close the connection. On the wire side I used 6 conductor wire (ASIN : B07T6LCZKJ) and just had to separate the wires a bit, line up, push in, and again use pliers to close the connector. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T6LCZKJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The only issue I had with these connectors is some of them were already snapped closed when they arrived requiring a thin screwdriver between the body and connector piece with quite a bit of force to reopen. None of them broke doing this and snapped back closed just fine. One other small issue, not with the connectors as such, was that the LED strip I was using came with pre soldered wire ends that did not match the wire (above) exactly as I expected. The LED strip has both cool white and warm with the pre soldered yellow wire for cool and white wire for warm, backwards from what I would expect. Using these connectors and wire (above) warm white is powered by the yellow and cool with the white wire. It is possible to cross the yellow and white with this connector or better yet cut off the factory wires and use these for all connections.

I was a little hesitant to get these because of some of the negative reviews. But, these connectors are super simple and easy to use if you have the right strip (12mm, 6 pin). One end of the connector has pins that insert into the contacts on an LED strip when closed, the other side has guide holes to insert LED wires. This cannot connect strip-to-strip or wire-to-wire. The LED strips I got had wires soldered onto the ends already. This actually prevented me from using the connectors at first, but I simply had to trim the strips at the closest cut point and I could then attach the strip to the connector, and then the wires from another strip to the other side of the connector. Worked perfectly to join three strips together!

Works well with this product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBGGRGDL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 When you press fit, be warned that it is still fragile and cables may fall out if handled too rough. Also the product information claims these are one time use only, and that is blatantly false. Use a small flat-headed screwdriver to pop off the sides to remove and re-use these adapters as needed. This is for 12MM long 6 pin RGB CW WW strips.

This LED strip produces absolutely white light. It was very easy to install.

This 6-pin LED strip connector allow you to connect wires to an LED strip light to control each input seperately. I had to purchase a DMX decoder that connects to this connector and suplies the correct power to each seperate connection. Now I can controll the LED strip via a DMX mixer and use it's sliders to control the brightness and color for the whole strip. I only had a 4 channel LED strip, but I was able to position the connector so that the oins connected to the 4 contact points. So they can be used on 4 to 6 channel LED Strips.

I tried the other type of strip-to-wire connector, the kind that's black on one side and clear on the other, and they didn't work reliably. They just push the wires down haphazardly and miss the contacts sometimes. I finally found these clear ones and they work beautifully because they have guide holes for the individual wires to slide into before crimping down. Warning that they do not work perfectly the first time every time; you do have to test them and check carefully that you get firm pressure and line up the copper contacts on the strip side. But after a little trial and error they work splendidly; don't give up!

Figured out how to open but only after breaking two of them in the process. Not as easy to make connections as other connectors I've used. They do work but expect to lose a couple when opening one side or the other.

These little connectors are the bee’s knees, but they can be finicky and fragile with too much pressure or repeated opening and closing. Other than that, they're fantastic. If the suppliers/manufacturers read these reviews, then please make a version of this connector but with a wire clamp on both sides. It would be so lovely to connect two sets of wires with soldering or bulky wire connectors.