Phantom Lighting - Tips from the Manufacturer
Original equipment manufactuer specializing in fine art lighting, art lights, picture lighting and cabinet, shelf and display illumination - See The Light, Not The Fixture!Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Our Low Voltage Lighting System uses Incandescent, Xenon, Halogen or LED Light Bulbs.
What are the benefits of low voltage lighting systems?
Low voltage lighting systems allow you to use powerful and precise sources of light for a fraction of the cost of high voltage equivalents. Low voltage lighting systems can use incandescent, Xenon, or LED light bulbs at a fraction of the cost of high voltage equivalents.
Because they are so efficient they also require less maintenance than 120VAC systems. The average lamp life on a low voltage system is normally 4,000 hours. The key to achieving this efficiency lies in the use of magnetic transformers that reduce 120VAC to either 24VAC or 12VAC. These transformers are either surface mounted installed in remote locations outside of viewing angles.
They can also be manufactured with decorative designs that blend more harmoniously with surroundings.
These arrays can also be equipped with dimmer switches to generate further savings. Dimmers are very user friendly and allow for precise regulation of current at the turn of a knob or the touch of a button.
What types of low voltage lighting systems are there?
There are both outdoor low voltage lighting systems and indoor low voltage lighting systems.
12VAC and 24VAC outdoor lighting arrays figure prominently in the world of landscape lighting. This is because they are so highly effective in producing a number of accent lighting techniques that add dimension and emphasis to trees, gardens, man made architecture and three-dimensional art.
For path lighting, walkway lighting, step lighting, and any type of decorative lighting along walls and patios, they simply cannot be outperformed. The reason for this fact is simple. These lights have to be left on throughout the night both to ensure safe passage for pedestrians and to maintain a consistent visual presentation. It is seldom cost effective to do this with a 120VAC system because of power costs.
Indoor low voltage lighting systems tend to be more decorative, providing ambient accent lighting in cabinets and overall decor.
Indoor low voltage lighting systems can be very simple, consisting of only a few decorative art lighting fixtures or projector lighting fixtures positioned in key locations in living rooms, dens, or bathrooms.
They can also be much more complex, representing entire subsystems on a home lighting control network tied to touch panels, automated timers, and wireless controls.
What types of indoor low voltage lighting systems are available?
There are three major categories of low voltage indoor lights: linear, recessed, and surface mounted.
Linear lighting strips are normally used as display lights that when showcasing collectibles or fine hardback books. They are also very popular in kitchens as under cabinet lighting and bathrooms as cove lighting.
Recessed lights install in the ceiling and project at various angles of lighting incident onto wall art, photography, or three-dimensional art.
They have also become quite popular for low-level accent lighting in guest baths and even some larger kitchens where cooking parties are a favored form of entertainment.
Surface mounted low voltage lights tend to be desk and floor lamps that add color and “washes” of light to reading areas, computer work areas, and personal dens.
They are highly favored in bedroom lighting as mood lights, and they can also be used as task lights in some home theater systems.
Does Phantom manufacture low voltage lighting systems?
Yes.
We manufacture six lines of linear strips, all of which can be custom ordered with either 12VAC or 24VAC magnetic transformers. These low voltage lighting systems are designed with aesthetics foremost in mind. Our transformers are smaller than competing models, and thus easier to conceal. The strips themselves are also easy to conceal because they keep such a low profile and hide themselves from normal viewing angles.
Phantom strip lights are easy to install, fully dimmable and available in all bulb types. Extra power savings and superior aesthetics can be achieved by investing in Phantom strips fitted with LED lamps.
Phantom LED technology rivals that of Xenon in lumens output and uses only 20% of the power of an incandescent system. Low voltage combined with dimmable LED replacement festoon lamps represents a power reduction unimaginable in the past, and proves ideal for commercial showcase lighting as well as residential display lighting.
Click here to find a Lighting Agent who can answer all your questions, put together a custom order, and guide you through the installation and configuration of your Phantom Linear Strips. You can also contact the factory directly toll free at 800-863-1184. How can we help you today?
Low voltage lighting systems allow you to use powerful and precise sources of light for a fraction of the cost of high voltage equivalents. Low voltage lighting systems can use incandescent, Xenon, or LED light bulbs at a fraction of the cost of high voltage equivalents.
Because they are so efficient they also require less maintenance than 120VAC systems. The average lamp life on a low voltage system is normally 4,000 hours. The key to achieving this efficiency lies in the use of magnetic transformers that reduce 120VAC to either 24VAC or 12VAC. These transformers are either surface mounted installed in remote locations outside of viewing angles.
They can also be manufactured with decorative designs that blend more harmoniously with surroundings.
These arrays can also be equipped with dimmer switches to generate further savings. Dimmers are very user friendly and allow for precise regulation of current at the turn of a knob or the touch of a button.
What types of low voltage lighting systems are there?
There are both outdoor low voltage lighting systems and indoor low voltage lighting systems.
12VAC and 24VAC outdoor lighting arrays figure prominently in the world of landscape lighting. This is because they are so highly effective in producing a number of accent lighting techniques that add dimension and emphasis to trees, gardens, man made architecture and three-dimensional art.
For path lighting, walkway lighting, step lighting, and any type of decorative lighting along walls and patios, they simply cannot be outperformed. The reason for this fact is simple. These lights have to be left on throughout the night both to ensure safe passage for pedestrians and to maintain a consistent visual presentation. It is seldom cost effective to do this with a 120VAC system because of power costs.
Indoor low voltage lighting systems tend to be more decorative, providing ambient accent lighting in cabinets and overall decor.
Indoor low voltage lighting systems can be very simple, consisting of only a few decorative art lighting fixtures or projector lighting fixtures positioned in key locations in living rooms, dens, or bathrooms.
They can also be much more complex, representing entire subsystems on a home lighting control network tied to touch panels, automated timers, and wireless controls.
What types of indoor low voltage lighting systems are available?
There are three major categories of low voltage indoor lights: linear, recessed, and surface mounted.
Linear lighting strips are normally used as display lights that when showcasing collectibles or fine hardback books. They are also very popular in kitchens as under cabinet lighting and bathrooms as cove lighting.
Recessed lights install in the ceiling and project at various angles of lighting incident onto wall art, photography, or three-dimensional art.
They have also become quite popular for low-level accent lighting in guest baths and even some larger kitchens where cooking parties are a favored form of entertainment.
Surface mounted low voltage lights tend to be desk and floor lamps that add color and “washes” of light to reading areas, computer work areas, and personal dens.
They are highly favored in bedroom lighting as mood lights, and they can also be used as task lights in some home theater systems.
Does Phantom manufacture low voltage lighting systems?
Yes.
We manufacture six lines of linear strips, all of which can be custom ordered with either 12VAC or 24VAC magnetic transformers. These low voltage lighting systems are designed with aesthetics foremost in mind. Our transformers are smaller than competing models, and thus easier to conceal. The strips themselves are also easy to conceal because they keep such a low profile and hide themselves from normal viewing angles.
Phantom strip lights are easy to install, fully dimmable and available in all bulb types. Extra power savings and superior aesthetics can be achieved by investing in Phantom strips fitted with LED lamps.
Phantom LED technology rivals that of Xenon in lumens output and uses only 20% of the power of an incandescent system. Low voltage combined with dimmable LED replacement festoon lamps represents a power reduction unimaginable in the past, and proves ideal for commercial showcase lighting as well as residential display lighting.
Click here to find a Lighting Agent who can answer all your questions, put together a custom order, and guide you through the installation and configuration of your Phantom Linear Strips. You can also contact the factory directly toll free at 800-863-1184. How can we help you today?
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