OK, down to some specifics. I’m ordering LEDMY 24v, 2400K strips. Double LEDs. I’m probably getting their power supply kit (including some connectors, etc), but will use my Maestro dimmer . If you can recommend a good power supply that’s dimmable with the Maestro, that would be great. It’s amazing how little LED knowledge is out there. My lighting consultant has steered me wrong too many times on LEDs. I don’t trust him at all. The 2nd location will be on a different switch, line voltage, and probably just an LED puck for a 27" wide dry bar. All our cabinets will have the bottom recess covered, so the strips will be in diffused channels. The puck will be recessed too.
If you have a better power supply recommendation, I’d be happy to know. Not interested in a WIFI controller like the 801 you mentioned. Just hard wired to another Maestro dimmer. Have a great day!
Thanks,
Cory
Thanks for the quick response. Old lights were installed before I bought the house. Don’t know if AC or DC. Assuming DC. They’re connected to an outlet in the attic, and controlled by a Maestro DIVA LED dimmer wall switch. And I’ll have to check voltage because I don’t recall seeing a transformer, but would add a new one anyway. Understand dual setups or running another 12V wire. Might kill the idea of syncing the 2nd location. It doesn’t add much except complexity, and would be difficult to reach. We had to pull a wall cabinet to wire it the first time, and I have too much else going on. I’m a Class A contractor, and have a monster master bath project going on here, and prepping for an addition out the back plus new front and side entrances. Most pressing question for me was warm dim LED strips. Looks like Edge Lighting has what should work well, at a price I can afford, but I might try your double LED strips first.
Synthesis
July 16 |
What controls the 12v circuit to each cabinet? Additionally, is it 12v DC or 12v AC? A lot of low voltage circuits around the home are 12v AC. Landscape lighting is a prime example.Is there a wall switch that turns the cabinets on/off? If so, does it control a power supply for those cabinets, or is the switch itself between the power supply and the lights?We run our under cabinets at 100% brightness most of the time. They fade up, and fade off when activated by motion, or when turning them on/off. The fade is controlled by the line voltage GE Z-Wave dimmer in the wall which in turn controls the power brick in the cabinet. We get such a warm, even light that others have commented on our under cabinet lighting. They are shocked when I show it to them and tell them I DIYed it. I’ve even been asked to install the same setup sans the z-wave in other homes. If you have two locations that are isolated from each other that you want to control together, you have a couple of options. If you choose to duplicate what I’ve done, you will either need to run a low voltage wire through the attic/crawlspace/wall to the other location to run off the same circuit. Or, you will need to duplicate the entire setup in both locations and sync them.
The third option to consider is running just a low voltage LED controller. Something like the H801 in each location and sync them together in a smartapp. This is the cheapest option, but you lose physical control of the lights. Visit Topic or reply to this email to respond.
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CoryL
July 16 |
This is a BIG help. I’m looking for a great under cabinet solution since removing old 12V halogen lights. Not a big fan of LEDs primarily due to color temp, and the way they (cold) dim. Do you have any experience or research you can share on warm dim LED strips? I’ve been considering diffused LEDs, … Visit Topic or reply to this email to respond. To unsubscribe from these emails, click here.
