TRIM PROFILE

Festoon lamps are available in 3 watt, 5 watt, and 10 watt, in both 12VAC and 24VAC. Xenon lamps (2,800K) typically produce a whiter light and are used for display lighting. The light from an incandescent lamp (2,450K) is warmer in color, and more conducive to residential applications. The average life for a incandescent lamp is 7,500 hours and 20,000 hours for xenon low voltage lamps. LED festoon lamps are available in a 1.7 watt, 12VAC model in several popular color temperatures such as 2,950K, 3,500K, 5,000K and 6,500K. LED festoon lamps produce very little forward throw heat, no UV rays and have an average lamp life of 50,000 hours. LED festoon lamps are perfect for retrofit applications or new projects that require a bright, efficient light source in hard to reach areas.

Lighting Strip Location
For best results, always mount the lights behind the front lip of the upper cabinet and use a matte finish on the back of the cabinet or wall to minimize glare and reflections. Note: Stone finishes such as granite, marble and ceramic tile are notorious for reflecting lamp images from normal viewing angles.

Lighting Strip Tip
When Trim 1 or Trim 2 are used it may be necessary to field adjust lighting strips up or down to accommodate larger wood reveals and fine tune lighting coverage.

Wire Sleeve Tip
We recommend that you fabricate a small removable wood cover for the purpose of hiding the wires between the fixture and where the wire exits the wall. Most applications require an end feed connection.

Transformer (Remote Mount)
Magnetic transformers are sized to match the total wattage of your lighting load and come equipped with one or more secondary circuit breakers. (See transformer sheet for more sizing information and amperage calculations)

Dimmer Controls (by others)
Magnetic low voltage transformers should always be used with a dimmer designated for magnetic or inductive loads. Electronic transformers should always be used with a dimmer designated for electronic loads.

To figure total requirements for transformers, calculate total watts per foot divided by voltage equals total amperage. (watts / voltage = amperage). Refer to the table to calculate wire size and fusing requirements or see transformer page for more specific details.