Recessed Lighting: Line Voltage vs Low Voltage
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- In this weeks episode Michael talks with two licensed electrician's Frank from Jagwire Electric & Oris from Hotwire Electric about their thoughts & experiences with Line Voltage and Low Voltage Recessed Lighting. They also point out the differences between Recessed Lighting (pot lights) available through electrical distributors compared with the ones available at Big Box stores.
What is the difference?
Advantages to Line Voltage?
Advantages to Low Voltage?
Electrical Distributors products vs Big Box?
Which is more energy efficient?
Warranties?
Lamp Life?
Beam spread options?
Watch them answer and learn which is best for you!
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There's kinda a problem with what Frank says around 7:00. "If you reduce the voltage, you've got to be increasing something, so resistance is obviously increasing". In order for you maintain the same power, your resistance has to go down, not up. (Thanks to P = V^2/R, which is derived from P = V * I, and I = V/R) What's going up is your current, and that's only because of the decrease in resistance.
We are sorry you feel this way, this video has gotten a lot of positive feedback from our customers and non customers that have emailed us saying this was a fun guide to helping them decide on which route to take. These 2 featured electricians are licensed and master electricians as we would not post or support anything less! The video was intended to open a conversation to which is better line or low, many contractors prefer line voltage yet many like and buy low voltage. I hope this helps.
Awesome information thank you!
excellent information thanks
Hi Michael, Just came across your video. Keep up with the videos, I liked this one, and enjoy that you have left comments open to discuss disparities such as the resistance vs. current debate. My question for you is what made the video so crisp... what camera did you use, and what lighting are you using in the shop to give such crisp colours during the video?
Thanks for the overview. I'm about to purchase 40 of these for my own renovation and this video grounded me on a number of issues. I'd be interested in an updated version on LED and line voltage to the bulbs vs low voltage with an internal transformer. And, I'm still wondering if anyone is offering a low-voltage system with a centralized ballast.
this is an amazing disaster. I love the discussions on resistance, transformers and life of the bulb.
We are about to work on a new video for next month, featuring line voltage LED which is great for 8' ceilings, electronic low voltage LED which is great for higher ceilings. Philips is the line we have been pushing as they have the best warranty and are committing a large chunk on R & D to innovate there LED's. So far there latest was airflux which got a red dot award! We are awaiting stock on there latest medium base LED lamp which will be exclusive to Vaughan Electric in the Canadian market.
Can I use these regular home recessed lights on an rv
"can" lights... should always be evenly spaced in any application . times where you have a kitchen island, or a refrigerator, it can differ. but over all always evenly spaced. led everyday!!!! 😁
@ 7:00 the wattage of the bulbs is discussed, I wonder how much energy is lost in heat loss of the transformer? Also, what the heck is the guy talking about with 'resistance' going up? I would think to get 50W out of a 120VAC you need about 0.5A (that gets you 60W just for argument sake) now with a 12V light you will need 5A - the point here is that resistance of the bulb must go DOWN for low voltage not up. I personally like line voltage systems, less BS to worry about.
what the problem with the guy on the far right!?
Since when ignorant electricians have the right to talk about something they have never study or even take the time to read, log into websites, purchase books and go
to classrooms provide it by the companies that actually make the devices, light
fixtures and boulbs. I'm just asking as a favor to Vaughn electric don't post more videos of people that don't have an idea of what they are talking it cofuses homeowners and
people that are trying to learn real facts period.