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Q: What components do I need to install my LEDs?
| August 23rd, 2011
Category: Frequently Asked Questions, Installation

In most cases our customers need to purchase connectors and a power driver or adapter to install LED lighting and ensure it functions properly. Take LED light strips for example. These run on 12V DC electricity, as do most of our LEDs. The electrical current in your home in the United States is most likely Learn More

Q: When is the best time to upgrade under cabinet lights to LEDs?
| August 1st, 2011
Category: Frequently Asked Questions, Installation

Remodeling, especially in the kitchen, is an ideal opportunity to upgrade basic components of a room to make it less expensive to light and more environmentally friendly, on top of improving comfort and aesthetics. Installing under cabinet lights that use LEDs is a very efficient way to accomplish all these goals. Although LEDs don’t require Learn More

Q: Can you recommend a 120V dimmer switch to use with your 12V Dimmable Drivers?
| April 21st, 2011
Category: Frequently Asked Questions, Installation, Product Use

The following Lutron brand 120V dimmer switches are examples of dimmers that are compatible with our Dimmable Drivers: Ariadni (model #AYLV-600P, -603P) Control 4 Wireless Dimmer (model #C4-DIM1-Z) Diva (#DVLV-10P, -103P, -600P, -603P; DVSCLV-10P, -103P, -600P, -603P) Glyder (#GLV-600V) Maestro Wireless (#MRF2-6ND-120) Nova (#NLV-600, -603P, -1000, -1003P, -1500, -1503P) RadioRA2 (#RRD-10ND) Skylark (#SLV-600P, -603P) Skylark Learn More

Q: How do I install LED under cabinet lights on one power source with gaps between the cabinets?

It’s simple and you can do the installation using accessories that are all available on this site. Click on the question for wiring diagrams that show you how.

Q: How do I build an LED light kit?
| October 14th, 2010
Category: Frequently Asked Questions, Installation

Assembling your own LED light kit is not hard, there are just a few steps to go through. Click the question to see how you can use the same simple, interchangeable LED accessories to create both basic and complex custom LED light installations.

Q: How much power do I need?
| August 5th, 2010
Category: Frequently Asked Questions, Installation

Click here to view a chart in PDF form that shows how many feet of LED strip light or how many LED light fixtures each of our 12V plug-in adapters and hard-wired 12V drivers will power. The information on this chart expresses how many feet or fixtures can be powered given a certain amount of Learn More

Q: What are the different LED connector types?

If there’s one thing that can get confusing, it’s all our different connector types. Click on the question to see our most common connectors and to view a PDF that shows all of our LED connectors and cables, and which ones go with which LED lights.

Q: Do you have wiring diagrams for your LED lights?

Yes. Click on the question to see, download, and print wiring diagrams for our most popular LED light fixtures. These simple schematics tell you how to wire under cabinet lighting by connecting LED light bars and tubes to plug-in adapters or hard-wired drivers; waterproof and non-waterproof light strips to a 12VDC power supply; and RGB strips and light bars to a low-voltage transformer.

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