# Want to buy: SP501E with WLED

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082 "2022-10-11T02:44:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![appas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/appas/32/3680_2.png) [@appas](https://wled.discourse.group/u/appas)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082/1 "2022-10-11T02:44:19Z")

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Hi,  
sorry if this is the wrong subforum; a mod may move this thread as necessary.  
I am looking to buy an SP501E or compatible controller, with WLED preinstalled. If someone is handy with a soldering iron, but does not have an extra controller, we could also work out a deal where I order a controller to be sent to you, you flash WLED on it, and send it onwards to me. I am willing to pay a reasonable amount for this.  
The reason I am asking is because I have an LED strip that came with an SP501E, but I apparently screwed it up royally trying to flash WLED on it with an USB-UART-flasher. I am _not_ handy with a soldering iron, in fact I am not mechanically inclined at all and instead, quite clumsy. Therefore, I thought I would turn to someone who knows what they’re doing and is not a total klutz, instead of ordering another controller for myself to try my untalented hand on, and possibly break, like I seem to have done with this first one.

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**Author:** ![divsys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@divsys](https://wled.discourse.group/u/divsys)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082/2 "2022-10-11T08:33:26Z")

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What type of LEDs do you have and what part of the world are you in?

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**Author:** ![appas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/appas/32/3680_2.png) [@appas](https://wled.discourse.group/u/appas)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082/3 "2022-10-11T09:55:07Z")

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It is a generic " 5m 10m Alexa WIFI WS2812B IC led Strip Light Individual Addressable 5V power set" from eBay, but unfortunately, the exact listing no longer exists.

I am in Finland. I would cover any necessary shipping costs, of course. The only item that would need to travel is the flashed controller, so this should not be a prohibitive cost.

Edit: Ah yes, and it is in the 5 m length.

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**Author:** ![flashg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/35a633/32.png) [@flashg](https://wled.discourse.group/u/flashg)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082/4 "2022-12-30T23:05:37Z")

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[Installwled.me](http://Installwled.me) this website might help.

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**Author:** ![appas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/appas/32/3680_2.png) [@appas](https://wled.discourse.group/u/appas)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/want-to-buy-sp501e-with-wled/6082/5 "2023-01-08T04:47:26Z")

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Thanks. I have solved this issue by getting a new controller and having a friend help me flash WLED on it.