You would run a 14/2 romex to each location. I would run it to a wall
location at the center of where each fixture will be. If your cabinets have
a lip around the bottom, a hole will have to be drilled through the lip and
the cable pulled through as the cabinets are going up. You could certainly
run a feed to a wall switch/dimmer and cables from that switchbox to each
fixture to control them together



"Chris" wrote in message
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If I use these self contained units, and let's say I skip the wall
switch, do I just run regular 12/2 romex down the wall and leave it
dangling there for the rough-in inspection? And then you pull the
romex thru the sheetrock and connect the light?

The transformer solutions all sound very involved to me. I was
envisioning a single dimmer switch controlling all the undercabinet
lighting, but I still don't have a good grasp on how to make it work.
Re the proposals above, the kitchen is not adjacent to a garage, and
there is no basement. So I don't get where the transformer would go.

Thanks,
Chris

RBM (remove this) wrote:
Every major lighting manufacturer makes self contained under cabinet
halogen
and xenon fixtures. Except for various puck and track types, the fixtures
are fed with a 120 volt cable and either operate on 120 volt or have a
built
in transformer. You can wire all the feeds to the under cabinet fixtures
through a wall switch or just run individual feeds and use fixture
mounted
switches



"Chris" wrote in message
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We have the kitchen walls open for a remodel. I'd like to get some
undercabinet lighting installed. Have read online about xenon strip
lights and that sounds good. Have seen some references to running
romex in the wall and having it poke out just where the bottom of the
cabinets will be. Not sure on details of this type of install. Can
anyone elaborate? A transformer is needed--where does this go? Can it
sit inside the wall (NEC-wise)? I have read that you have to consider
the length of the runs of lights etc etc. Any help/pointers to good
resources appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris