Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.
These obviously wouldn't be the main light for working in but an additional
light.

Thanks for any links / info.

Cheers.

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Steven Campbell spam@away wrote:
Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon
to be fitted new kitchen. The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to
be something slim line. I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these
throw out enough light to work with. These obviously wouldn't be the
main light for working in but an additional light.

Thanks for any links / info.

Cheers.

Fluorescent tubes with remote ballasts. You'll need a specialist to supply
these. Choice of length(s) should give a perfectly even illumination.
Careful choice of colour temperature will match the other lighting.

I used Osram electronic dimming ballasts.

It won't be cheap - but will better any other solution.

--
*Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker *

Dave Plowman London SW
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Steven Campbell wrote:
Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.
These obviously wouldn't be the main light for working in but an additional
light.

Thanks for any links / info.

Cheers.


I've used these T5 tubes in a couple of places and like them and
they've proved pretty reliable.
They can be mounted sideways, so are just the width of the fitting deep.
The link is just a pointer. There are a number of suppliers.
Greater wattages = longer. There are various colour tones, so you need
to ensure all tubes are the same white.

http://tinyurl.com/4vd8yn8

Andy C

In article ,
"Steven Campbell" spam@away writes:
Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.
These obviously wouldn't be the main light for working in but an additional
light.

I use fluorescents.
From the point of view of best worktop lighting and minimum
reflections, you want to fit the tubes as near to the fronts of
the cupboard bottoms as you can. Right behind the pelmet is ideal.

You can buy T4 fittings in the likes of B&Q.
Just beware that T4 tubes are not standardised, so make sure you can
buy spare tubes from whereever you get the fittings. (I've been bitten
by this once, as Omicron decided to stop producing their products.)

More recently, I have changed to use T5HE (High Efficiency) tubes,
which are available in lengths to match widths of kitchen (and other)
modular units, i.e. (from the table I put in Wikipedia)...

Length Watts HE Watts HO Notes
563 mm (22.2 in) 14 W 24 W fits within a 600 mm modular unit
863 mm (34.0 in) 21 W 39 W fits within a 900 mm modular unit
1,163 mm (45.8 in) 28 W 54 W fits within a 1200 mm modular unit
1,463 mm (57.6 in) 35 W 80 W fits within a 1500 mm modular unit

Under a run of 3 x 600mm cupboards, I use a 35W tube.
It's bright, exactly what I want for working on the worktop.
I use 5/8" terry clips on the back of the pelmet to hold the
tube, and the electronic control gear is remote on the wall
(positioned where it won't heat up the cupboards, although
any lights will to some degree).

I have done the same on top of wall cupboards in a couple of
kitchens to provide the room's general lighting, indirectly off
a white ceiling, using the HO (High Output) T5 tubes (24W on
single cupboards or pairs of narrower cupboards, 54W on a pair
of 600mm cupboards). If you have lots of wall cupboards, you
could drop back to the HE tubes instead.

HO tubes would be too bright under cupboard, and they also get
very hot and it's not a good idea to have kitchen cupboards
heated like that as they can't be used for storing lots of
types of food.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On Feb 14, 12:29*pm, "Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote:
Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.
These obviously wouldn't be the main light for working in but an additional
light.

Thanks for any links / info.

Cheers.

You dont say how deep you've got to play with. LEDs are the
shallowest, but dont expect decent light quality, so keep their output
on the low side most of the time so its not too noticeable.
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...26_Switchbanks
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=LED


NT

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spam@away says...
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.


That would depend on the lamps! I have a home-made strip with a dozen or
so 1W LEDs in it over the conservatory table (not enough headroom for
anything else) and it's plenty.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

Steven Campbell :
Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.

Plenty. Try these...

http://www.litewave.co.uk/led_tape.asp

.... and if they're really not bright enough (I'd be surprised) put a
second row in.

--
Mike Barnes

"Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote in message
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Hi guys I'm looking for any ideas for under cabinet lighting on a soon to
be
fitted new kitchen.
The pelmet isn't that big so it would need to be something slim line.
I've had a look at some LED strips. Would these throw out enough light to
work with.
These obviously wouldn't be the main light for working in but an
additional
light.

Sorry for the late reply guys.
I think I'll abandon the LED route and go with the T4 / T5 lights as they
seem to give off the best working light.
However before I do, I thought I would at least try GymRatZ suggestion
of the car LEDS. At £3 it would be rude not to.

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