Under cabinet LED conversion help!

[Jim_No_Garage]

Hello - in 2001 we had our kitchen and attached pantry redone with new everything. At that time they installed mini t-8 fluorescent lights as under-cabinet lighting. The cabinet lights in each room individual rooms are hard wired to a switch across the room.

The fixtures go thru bulbs pretty quickly so I want to convert to LED's. I want to put in LED "tape" lighting but am having trouble finding a transformer. I want a hard-wired transformer not a plug-in transformer but can't seem to find one.

I just found this on Amazon but the ONLY reference I can find to this MFG is Amazon itself or a bunch of defunct blog entries. That's a bit scary . . .

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PXNIO34/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It indicates that it's UL listed - would you install this in your kitchen?

The cabinets are to the ceiling, so I can't hide an outlet and plug in transformer above the cabinet and I don't want them IN the cabinet.

I might have to trace the 120V wiring and see if I can tap into it in the attic. But then is it a good idea to have a transformer in the attic?

Cheers

Jim

 

[rsanter]

Look up LED tape or strip
Ere are websites that well the rolls of the tape and they have the matching driver/transformers as well

Bob

 

[OJ Bartley]

Jim, in our kitchen I used LEDs and a transformer from http://www.flexfireleds.com/.

We used a double strip of the Ultrabright Design Series, because that's what a full reel worked out to cover under the cabinets we have. The power comes from a 100w (I think) Zurik dimmable power supply, located in the basement just below the kitchen. Low voltage wire back up through the wall to the cabinets. It is controlled by a Lutron dimmer, and works great. Doesn't dim right to zero, but pretty close, minimal flicker at very low levels. When at 100% it is very bright, I usually leave the dimmer around 75%. I probably would have been totally fine with a single strip.

Actually, here you go, they put some pics of my project up on their blog: http://blog.flexfireleds.com/install-cabinet-led-strip-lighting/

Hope that helps.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Jim, in our kitchen I used LEDs and a transformer from http://www.flexfireleds.com/.

We used a double strip of the Ultrabright Design Series, because that's what a full reel worked out to cover under the cabinets we have. The power comes from a 100w (I think) Zurik dimmable power supply, located in the basement just below the kitchen. Low voltage wire back up through the wall to the cabinets. It is controlled by a Lutron dimmer, and works great. Doesn't dim right to zero, but pretty close, minimal flicker at very low levels. When at 100% it is very bright, I usually leave the dimmer around 75%. I probably would have been totally fine with a single strip.

Actually, here you go, they put some pics of my project up on their blog: http://blog.flexfireleds.com/install-cabinet-led-strip-lighting/

Hope that helps.

OJ - thanks for the reference. I'm trying to NOT have to run new wiring as the kitchen is finished with a partially finished (drop ceiling) basement below. That said - the best solution is to go with what you are proposing - I will have to think about that.

I ordered one of those transformers and a 15' reel of warm white LED's off of Amazon. We shall see how the quality of the transformer is.

Cheers

Jim

 

[cybrdyke]

Pick your tape first, then get an appropriate driver....not the other way around.
Good luck.
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