Re: LED Kitchen strips

[Kenneth Watt <kwatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stuart,

I used these: http://tinyurl.com/y96y5ro

They're in standard holders but you do need to use pukka LED drivers as
although they say you can use them off the standard trannies, you can't.
Put them on the normal trannie and the chances are that they will blow up,
literally!

I have them hooked up to an appliance module and they work just fine off
that.

They're not as bright as your 20W halogen bulb but, they're only using 10%
of the power and, I'd reckon, give off about 70-80% of the light.

I have toyed with the idea of LED light strips but none of them I looked at
had the light output required. As Ben says, they provide enough light to
see where you're going but not enough to be of any real use in a kitchen.

HTH

K.

On 6 Feb 2010, at 18:52, Stuart Grimshaw wrote:

> Our fluorescent bulbs under the kitchen cupboards have all gone and
> last time I struggled to get new ones the right size.
>
> I'm looking to replace them with LED strips, and I was wondering if
> anyone had any recommendations? Nothing fancy, no dimming or remote
> control, just reliable and easy to install ...
>
> -S
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