Where to find power connectors for the LED under cabinet lights?
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Comments (1)Another choice Talea-HP. Depending on the power supply used, you will have to use either a magnetic or electronic low voltage dimmer. A incandescent dimmer should never be used even if things appear to work. I hope you find Jem's LED UCL DIY thread useful. Here is a link that might be useful: LEDUCL DIY...See MoreLED under cabinet lighting
Comments (1)Go to the lighting forum and kitchen forum. There is lots of information there or search UCL lighting. Peke...See MoreXenon vs. LED vs. Other Light Source for Under Cabinet Lighting
Comments (10)What is being referred to as "Xenon" here is really incandescent bulbs. Smaller incandescent bulbs (like the type found in old-style flashlights for example) have a much lower color temperature, and as a consequence the light typically feels very orange-colored and dull. Bulb designs filled with Xenon gas help compensate for this, to some extent. I can get much more into the technical details if you want, but that is the basics of it. In general though, Xenon will still give off a lower color temperature than halogen, so if you really want a brighter whiter color of light, Xenon is probably not the best option. LED is probably the best option for undercabinet lighting, but can oftentimes be overly pricey. If color rendering is an important consideration, you might want to look into high CRI LED lighting, because under regular LED lighting colors can appear just a little grey-washed or yellowish. This is likely to be even more pricey though. Incandescent bulbs (which includes Xenon and halogen) are just not particularly well suited to undercabinet strip lighting. For one thing, when there are multiple bulbs each with a lower wattage, the color of light is confined to the very warm white color territory. Then there are always bulbs burning out that need to be replaced. There are many different options, and they all carry their own subtle advantages and trade-offs. All undercabinet lighting is kind of overpriced, in my opinion, so unless you are really looking to create a dream kitchen, you might want to consider going without it....See MoreIs special wiring needed for LED under cabinet lighting?
Comments (13)The lights I am looking at are environmental lighting modular ultra thin LED undercabinet lights. https://www.environmentallights.com/15272-mod-t-sw20.html They say they have easy plug and play technology but also indicate that they have a Low Voltage Connector Cord, Male-to-Bare Wires for hardwiring. https://www.environmentallights.com/15301-mod-cord-b-78.html Here's my kitchen. You can see white wires that come out of the wall for undercabinet lights. These are all on the same switch. Can these modular lights be wired to the white wiring using the bare wire low voltage connector cord and then controlled from the wall switch? Or are there other products that are needed to make this all work. I've read things about transformers and drivers. Can anyone explain the basics to me. You have the undercabinet LED fixture. The wire comes from the fixture and connects to what? A transformer? A driver? A special power supply box?...See Moreweedmeister
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