LED Rope Lights vs. Strip Lighting
I'm looking for information on the pros and cons on rope lighting vs. strip lighting. My objective is to use one of these products as illumination below the kitchen cabinets in lie of the existing ...
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Once again I would like to thank everyone for the responses and they have bee educational.
What I think I know is that strip are available with two types of LED's, the 5050 and a 3528. It appear that strips with the 3528 are a bit smaller which, for me, might be the best. However it is tough to find good info on the light output for each and since I would be replacing two G4 puck lights at ~370 Lumens each this is fairly important.....I think. I'm also thinking neutral white LED's at around 4,000K
My installation would be under the kitchen cabinets and eventually behind the microwave. The cabinets have a 3/4" to 1.0" lip on the underside and I'm thinking about mounting the strips on that which would keep them hidden from view and also direct the light horizontally towards the back-splash. It looks like the first phase would use about 5' or so and phase two would be behind the microwave which would only be about 2' but is tougher to access. I think I can drill a small hole in the false ceiling and run the power leads to one of the existing puck lights.
Anyway, that's my current thinking if I'm off in left field someplace I would appreciate a reality check.
What I think I know is that strip are available with two types of LED's, the 5050 and a 3528. It appear that strips with the 3528 are a bit smaller which, for me, might be the best. However it is tough to find good info on the light output for each and since I would be replacing two G4 puck lights at ~370 Lumens each this is fairly important.....I think. I'm also thinking neutral white LED's at around 4,000K
My installation would be under the kitchen cabinets and eventually behind the microwave. The cabinets have a 3/4" to 1.0" lip on the underside and I'm thinking about mounting the strips on that which would keep them hidden from view and also direct the light horizontally towards the back-splash. It looks like the first phase would use about 5' or so and phase two would be behind the microwave which would only be about 2' but is tougher to access. I think I can drill a small hole in the false ceiling and run the power leads to one of the existing puck lights.
Anyway, that's my current thinking if I'm off in left field someplace I would appreciate a reality check.
