Why Use Low Voltage Landscape Lights?
Low voltage landscape lights have been used for many years to give accent and form to outdoor lighting schemes. Often used to highlight paths or to light features, they give an enormous number of options to the landscape lighting designer.
One of the biggest benefits to low voltage lighting is that it is inherently safer than lights that use mains voltages, particularly when the long runs of cabling needed are taken into account. This cabling has to cope with weather conditions and other hazards beyond that of normal house wiring and this all makes accidents far more possible. Knowing that there is only a low voltage in the circuit removes the worry of using exterior cabling completely.
Low voltage landscape lights are usually more compact than their full voltage equivalents and this helps to focus the designer’s mind on the effect desired from the lighting without the worry of having to conceal more bulky lighting units.
Setting Up Low Voltage Landscape Lights
If you are going to use low voltage landscape lights, you will need a step-down lighting transformer to bring your normal supply voltage down to 12V for the lighting circuit. This needs to match the voltage in the country where you live, so primarily 110V for the US and 220-240V for a lot of Europe. If you are unsure about this step, consult a qualified electrician, as choosing the wrong transformer could be an expensive mistake.
Kichler low voltage landscape lights in this space are based on the Design Pro LED series of products as detailed in the information on LED landscape lighting.
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