Dr Evil
Newly Enlightened
I thought I started one of these before. Nothing came up so here it goes again...
My kitchen has 6 downlights that I've installed Cree 3500k LR6s in. Due to their locations, there is quite a shadow under the cabinets. My thought is to run a 1 to 1 1/2 inch wide x 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick piece of aluminum or copper under the cabinets. Then mount the LEDs, maybe on stars, every 6 inches. There are 4 sections total. One will either be left out or combined with another though.
There is 18" between the counter top and the bottom of the cabinets in every section.
1. 66" long x 16" deep
2. 44" long x 16" deep
3. 54" long x 12" deep
4. 24" long x 12" deep
Section 4 will either be left out or I'll wire it up to come on with section 3. I prefer to wire it up with section 3.
1. What LEDs should I use? I want something high CRI and as close to 3500k as possible. Something that already comes mounted on stars would be nice but not needed.
2. Drivers? I guess that can be figured out once I know how many LEDs will be used and how much current they will be given.
3. Series or parallel?
4. I really want two brightness levels. One that provides enough light for reading/working/prepping food and another that provides a little more than a bright full moon. Any suggestions on how to do this?
5. Spacing. Is 1 every 6 inches good? I want even lighting. Or should I just crank up the current and spread them out further? There is a lip around the edges that sticks down about 1/2 inch. I'm guessing an inch or two behind that would be a good place to mount the lights.
That all I can think of although I might be missing some needed information. Let me know and I'll post it.
My kitchen has 6 downlights that I've installed Cree 3500k LR6s in. Due to their locations, there is quite a shadow under the cabinets. My thought is to run a 1 to 1 1/2 inch wide x 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick piece of aluminum or copper under the cabinets. Then mount the LEDs, maybe on stars, every 6 inches. There are 4 sections total. One will either be left out or combined with another though.
There is 18" between the counter top and the bottom of the cabinets in every section.
1. 66" long x 16" deep
2. 44" long x 16" deep
3. 54" long x 12" deep
4. 24" long x 12" deep
Section 4 will either be left out or I'll wire it up to come on with section 3. I prefer to wire it up with section 3.
1. What LEDs should I use? I want something high CRI and as close to 3500k as possible. Something that already comes mounted on stars would be nice but not needed.
2. Drivers? I guess that can be figured out once I know how many LEDs will be used and how much current they will be given.
3. Series or parallel?
4. I really want two brightness levels. One that provides enough light for reading/working/prepping food and another that provides a little more than a bright full moon. Any suggestions on how to do this?
5. Spacing. Is 1 every 6 inches good? I want even lighting. Or should I just crank up the current and spread them out further? There is a lip around the edges that sticks down about 1/2 inch. I'm guessing an inch or two behind that would be a good place to mount the lights.
That all I can think of although I might be missing some needed information. Let me know and I'll post it.