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A light emitting diode light strip that uses a rigid hollow tube (20) sized to accommodate a printed circuit board (22) which has a positive and negative bus extending the full length of the board. One or more resistors (38) are in contact with the positive bus on one end and a series of light emitt

A light emitting diode light strip that uses a rigid hollow tube (20) sized to accommodate a printed circuit board (22) which has a positive and negative bus extending the full length of the board. One or more resistors (38) are in contact with the positive bus on one end and a series of light emitting diodes (44) on the other. The diodes are mounted through holes (34) in the board and the anode of the diode is in communication with a resistor while the cathode of the diode contacts an adjacent diode anode connecting them in linked series through traces on the bottom of the circuit board. The end cathode in each series, engages the negative bus forming a predetermined group of diodes electrically coupled to a single resistor on one end and the negative bus on the other. A pair of end caps (50) enclose the tube and an electrical cable (60) is connected through the caps to the busses on the circuit board. A power supply (64) is in contact, through the electrical cable, with the board providing low voltage direct current power through the busses to a predetermined group of light emitting diodes, for illumination of the area surrounding the light strip.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A light emitting diode light strip comprising:a rigid hollow tube having light transmitting characteristics,a printed circuit board defined by an insulating substrate having a top and a bottom, with a full length conductive positive bus and a full length conductive nega

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A light emitting diode light strip comprising:a rigid hollow tube having light transmitting characteristics,a printed circuit board defined by an insulating substrate having a top and a bottom, with a full length conductive positive bus and a full length conductive negative bus on the bottom, each bus adjacent to an opposed outside edge of the circuit board, further the circuit board having a plurality of traces on the bottom and holes therethrough, with the circuit board disposed within the tube contiguous with a hollow interior portion thereof,a plurality of resistors having a first wire lead and a second wire lead with the resistors disposed on the top of the printed circuit board with the first wire lead penetrating the board in communication with the positive bus,a plurality of light emitting diodes each having an anode and a cathode termination with the diodes disposed on the top of the printed circuit board and the terminations penetrating the holes in the circuit board with the anode in communication with the second lead of one of the resistors and the cathode in communication with an adjacent anode connected in linked series through the traces on the bottom of the circuit board, with an end cathode in the series engaging the negative bus forming a predetermined group of diodes electrically coupled to a single resistor on one end and the negative bus on the other,a pair of fixed hermetically sealed end caps captivating the printed circuit board within the tube, held in place with fastening means,a resilient shock and vibration resistant gasket compressed between said printed circuit board and each end caps until it deforms, for positioning and holding the printed circuit board captive within the hollow tube,at least one electrical cable engaging the busses through at least one of the end caps, anda power supply in contract with the electrical cable for providing low voltage direct current power to each of the predetermined groups of light emitting diodes for illumination from the light strip.