{"id":2767,"date":"2026-04-07T01:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:52:55","slug":"led-strip-not-working-after-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/fr\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"La bande LED ne fonctionne pas apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9coupe ? Voici pourquoi et comment y rem\u00e9dier ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LED light strips are energy-efficient, can be cut, and are easy to install, while also supporting custom sizes. However, many users may encounter a common problem during installation\u2014the LED light strip doesn&#8217;t working after cutting. So what exactly causes this phenomenon? In this article, we will analyze the reasons for this problem in detail and provide relevant solutions to help you easily solve this issue. More details, pls read <a href=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/fr\/comment-fonctionnent-les-bandes-lumineuses-a-diodes-electroluminescentes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comment fonctionnent les bandes LED ?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-can-led-strip-lights-only-be-cut-at-specific-locations\">Pourquoi les bandes LED ne peuvent-elles \u00eatre coup\u00e9es qu'\u00e0 des endroits sp\u00e9cifiques ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LED strips cannot be arbitrarily cut; the circuit board for each LED is pre-designed. If you look closely at the light strip, you&#8217;ll see a pair of copper contact points marked with a scissor icon at short intervals. These are the designated cutting points; you can only cut at these locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting.webp\" alt=\"Bande LED ne fonctionnant pas apr\u00e8s coupure, montrant une connexion interrompue et une section non \u00e9clair\u00e9e\" class=\"wp-image-3376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting.webp 800w, https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/led-strip-not-working-after-cutting-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le principe sous-jacent est celui du circuit parall\u00e8le. Une bande lumineuse \u00e0 LED est compos\u00e9e de plusieurs unit\u00e9s d'\u00e9mission lumineuse ind\u00e9pendantes connect\u00e9es en s\u00e9rie et en parall\u00e8le. Chaque point de coupe repr\u00e9sente la fin d'une unit\u00e9 de circuit compl\u00e8te et le d\u00e9but de la suivante. Dans chaque unit\u00e9, les DEL et les r\u00e9sistances sont connect\u00e9es en s\u00e9rie, tandis que les unit\u00e9s elles-m\u00eames sont connect\u00e9es en parall\u00e8le.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorsque vous coupez au bon endroit, vous ne faites que s\u00e9parer une unit\u00e9 parall\u00e8le compl\u00e8te de l'ensemble du circuit sans affecter le trajet du courant \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur de cette unit\u00e9. C'est pourquoi la partie restante et la partie coup\u00e9e peuvent fonctionner ind\u00e9pendamment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inversement, si vous coupez au mauvais endroit, vous perturbez le circuit de l'unit\u00e9, ce qui fait que cette unit\u00e9 et toutes les unit\u00e9s suivantes ne s'allument pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-reasons-why-led-strip-don-t-working-after-cutting\">Common Reasons Why LED Strip Don&#8217;t Working After Cutting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Les bandes LED standard sont de 5 m\u00e8tres par bobine, il est donc n\u00e9cessaire de les couper lors de l'installation. Bien entendu, certaines sont fabriqu\u00e9es sur mesure. Lors de la d\u00e9coupe, il convient de faire tr\u00e8s attention \u00e0 l'emplacement de la coupe. Voici les cinq principales causes qui font que la bande de LED ne fonctionne pas apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 coup\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-incorrect-cutting-position\">Position de coupe incorrecte<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most common reason why LED strips won&#8217;t light up after being cut. As mentioned earlier, the cut must be made precisely in the middle of the copper pads marked with scissors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you cut anywhere else between the two pads, it&#8217;s equivalent to severing the delicate FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) wiring inside the strip. Current cannot flow, and naturally, it won&#8217;t light up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reversed-positive-and-negative-terminals\">Bornes positives et n\u00e9gatives invers\u00e9es<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LED est l'abr\u00e9viation de Light Emitting Diode (diode \u00e9lectroluminescente) et sa caract\u00e9ristique principale est la conductivit\u00e9 unidirectionnelle. Le courant ne peut entrer que par la borne positive (+) et sortir que par la borne n\u00e9gative (-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quand <a href=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/fr\/comment-decouper-et-souder-le-neon-flex\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"2183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">d\u00e9coupe d'une bande LED<\/a>, il faut la rallumer. Si vous inversez les bornes positives et n\u00e9gatives lorsque vous reconnectez la bande coup\u00e9e, la bande ne s'allumera absolument pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-damaged-or-cold-solder-joints\">Joints de soudure endommag\u00e9s ou froids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si vous d\u00e9cidez de connecter la bande de DEL \u00e0 l'aide de la soudure, un certain niveau de comp\u00e9tence en soudure est n\u00e9cessaire. Des joints de soudure froids (la soudure ne parvient pas \u00e0 \u00e9tablir un bon contact avec les pastilles et les fils) ou des courts-circuits (un exc\u00e8s de soudure entra\u00eene la connexion des bornes positives et n\u00e9gatives) entra\u00eeneront tous deux l'\u00e9chec de l'allumage de la barrette de DEL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En outre, l'utilisation d'un fer \u00e0 souder surchauff\u00e9 ou maintenu trop longtemps peut endommager les fragiles pastilles de cuivre, qui se d\u00e9tachent alors du substrat souple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-led-strip-voltage-mismatch\">D\u00e9s\u00e9quilibre de tension des bandes LED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Les bandes de LED fonctionnent \u00e0 des tensions diff\u00e9rentes, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement 12V et 24V. Ces tensions ne doivent jamais \u00eatre m\u00e9lang\u00e9es. Si vous connectez une bande de 12V \u00e0 une alimentation de 24V, les LED br\u00fbleront instantan\u00e9ment en raison de la tension excessive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inversement, le raccordement d'une bande de 24 V \u00e0 une alimentation de 12 V entra\u00eenera le non-d\u00e9marrage de la bande ou une luminosit\u00e9 extr\u00eamement faible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-led-strip-damage-or-circuit-board-breakage\">Dommage de la bande LED ou rupture de la carte de circuit imprim\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the problem isn&#8217;t with your handling. The LED strip itself may have suffered physical damage during shipping or installation, such as tiny cracks in the FPC circuit board that are difficult to see with the naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible that excessive force was used during installation or cutting. This can damage adjacent solder pads and cause the LED strip to fail to light up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-properly-cut-led-strips\">Comment d\u00e9couper correctement les bandes de LED ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La ma\u00eetrise de la m\u00e9thode de coupe correcte est essentielle pour garantir le bon fonctionnement des bandes de LED. La d\u00e9coupe des bandes de LED est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement n\u00e9cessaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Comment couper, souder et connecter les bandes LED COB\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2lZQs4lfg8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-power-off-operation\">\u00c9tape 1 : Op\u00e9ration de mise hors tension<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Avant de couper la bande LED, il faut toujours couper l'alimentation \u00e9lectrique. Assurez-vous que la bande est compl\u00e8tement hors tension. Couper alors que le circuit est sous tension est non seulement dangereux, mais peut \u00e9galement endommager la bande en raison d'un court-circuit momentan\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-precise-positioning\">\u00c9tape 2 : Positionnement pr\u00e9cis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lay the LED strip flat on the work surface and carefully locate the cutting marks using sufficient light. These marks are usually indicated by a scissor icon, dotted lines, or the word &#8220;CUT HERE,&#8221; and are fixed in the center between the two copper foil pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-tool-selection\">\u00c9tape 3 : S\u00e9lection des outils<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour la d\u00e9coupe, il faut utiliser des ciseaux bien aiguis\u00e9s ou un couteau utilitaire. Les outils \u00e9mouss\u00e9s comprimeront le circuit imprim\u00e9, ce qui pourrait entra\u00eener une d\u00e9formation, voire une rupture de la feuille de cuivre interne. Il est recommand\u00e9 aux utilisateurs professionnels d'utiliser des ciseaux sp\u00e9cifiques aux composants \u00e9lectroniques pour une coupe plus nette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-4-vertical-cutting\">\u00c9tape 4 : Coupe verticale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintenez la lame perpendiculaire \u00e0 la surface de la bande lumineuse et effectuez une seule coupe rapide ; \u00e9vitez les coupes r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es ou en biais. Le bord coup\u00e9 doit \u00eatre net et lisse, sans bavure ni d\u00e9bris de plastique d\u00e9chir\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-5-inspect-the-cut\">\u00c9tape 5 : Inspecter la coupe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Imm\u00e9diatement apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9coupe, inspectez les deux extr\u00e9mit\u00e9s de la coupe pour vous assurer que les feuilles de cuivre sont enti\u00e8rement expos\u00e9es. La surface des pastilles doit \u00eatre lisse et plate, exempte de tout r\u00e9sidu de plastique couvrant, ce qui est crucial pour les connexions ult\u00e9rieures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-6-protective-treatment\">\u00c9tape 6 : Traitement protecteur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si l'extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 coup\u00e9e de la bande LED n'est pas utilis\u00e9e imm\u00e9diatement, il est recommand\u00e9 d'envelopper les points de soudure avec du ruban \u00e9lectrique pour emp\u00eacher la p\u00e9n\u00e9tration de la poussi\u00e8re et de l'humidit\u00e9, ou pour \u00e9viter les courts-circuits accidentels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\">R\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Il est essentiel de couper correctement les bandes lumineuses \u00e0 LED pour garantir leur bon fonctionnement par la suite. Nous esp\u00e9rons que vous avez maintenant une compr\u00e9hension compl\u00e8te du fonctionnement des bandes LED, des techniques de d\u00e9coupe et du d\u00e9pannage. Vous avez progress\u00e9 de la compr\u00e9hension <em>pourquoi<\/em> ils peuvent \u00eatre coup\u00e9s pour savoir comment \u00e9viter les pi\u00e8ges qui les causent <em>pas<\/em> \u00e0 \u00e9clairer. Si vous avez besoin de bandes lumineuses \u00e0 LED ou d'une <a href=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/fr\/bande-neon\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/neonledstrip.com\/neon-strip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n\u00e9on flex<\/a>, n'h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 nous contacter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1762571454062\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Comment distinguer les bandes lumineuses LED de 12V et de 24V ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It is quite easy to distinguish between them; you can check the information printed on the packaging or look for the labels &#8220;DC12V&#8221; or &#8220;DC24V&#8221; clearly printed directly on the LED strip&#8217;s PCB board.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1762571455076\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Un segment tr\u00e8s court d'une bande LED peut-il encore \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 ind\u00e9pendamment apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 coup\u00e9 ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Oui, c'est possible. Pour autant que vous coupiez au bon endroit et que vous puissiez fournir une source d'alimentation compatible (par soudure ou \u00e0 l'aide d'un connecteur miniature), tout segment de la bande lumineuse qui est plus long qu'une seule unit\u00e9 de coupe peut fonctionner de mani\u00e8re ind\u00e9pendante.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1762571455742\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Les bandes lumineuses \u00e0 LED peuvent-elles \u00eatre coup\u00e9es \u00e0 n'importe quel endroit ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Non, les bandes lumineuses \u00e0 LED ne peuvent \u00eatre coup\u00e9es qu'\u00e0 des endroits sp\u00e9cifiques. Vous devez suivre les lignes de coupe indiqu\u00e9es sur la bande. Une d\u00e9coupe incorrecte peut emp\u00eacher la bande lumineuse de fonctionner correctement ou endommager le circuit. Chaque bande lumineuse comporte des points de coupe pr\u00e9d\u00e9finis.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1762571456283\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why won&#8217;t an LED strip light up after being cut?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Il y a plusieurs raisons possibles. Les raisons pour lesquelles une bande de LED peut ne pas s'allumer apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 coup\u00e9e sont les suivantes : coupe au mauvais endroit, inversion de la polarit\u00e9 positive et n\u00e9gative, joints de soudure endommag\u00e9s, inad\u00e9quation de la tension entre la bande et l'alimentation, ou endommagement de la carte de circuit imprim\u00e9.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1762571457534\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">La d\u00e9coupe d'une bande LED affecte-t-elle sa luminosit\u00e9 ou sa couleur ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Si la coupe est effectu\u00e9e au bon endroit et que le circuit n'est pas endommag\u00e9, la luminosit\u00e9 et la couleur de la bande LED ne seront pas affect\u00e9es. D'une mani\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, la d\u00e9coupe de la bande ne modifie pas l'effet d'\u00e9clairage ou la couleur de sortie.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LED light strips are energy-efficient, can be cut, and are easy to install, while also supporting custom sizes. 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