Abstract: A method for contacting a lighting device is provided, wherein the lighting device has a circuit board which is covered at least partly by a sealing compound layer; wherein the lighting device can be separated at a separating point into two lighting device sections and each of the lighting device sections has at least one electrical contact. The method may include: removing at least the sealing compound layer on both sides of the separation point so that the contacts remain covered by a thinner, remaining sealing compound layer; separating the lighting device at the separation point; attaching a connection element at least to the remaining sealing compound layer of at least one of the lighting device sections, wherein the connection element has at least one contacting element, which contacts a respective contact covered by the remaining sealing compound layer after a separation or penetration of the remaining sealing compound layer.

Abstract: A method for contacting a lighting device is provided, wherein the lighting device has a circuit board which is covered at least partly by a sealing compound layer; wherein the lighting device can be separated at a separating point into two lighting device sections and each of the lighting device sections has at least one electrical contact.

Abstract: A lighting device may include a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board has wiring on at least one of the front side and the back side thereof, the respective wiring is covered by at least one potting layer, the lighting device furthermore has at least one electrically conductive punched bushing and the punched bushing extends through a potting layer at least to the wiring and contacts the wiring.

Abstract: A light band (1;19;33;40), comprising a band-shaped carrier (4,5) for at least one light source (6), in particular a light emitting diode (6), wherein the carrier includes electrical contacts (7), and at least one sealing hood (2,2a,2b;10,10a,10b;16;34; 41a,41b) fastened to the carrier (4,5), which at least partially overarches at least one of the electrical contacts.