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.
David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, 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 co-chaired 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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