Cabinet lighting

[frank_n]

Customer wants a recessed light inside his kitchen cabinet with glass shelves. It needs to be line voltage and low profile because the cabinets do not go up to the ceiling. I was thinking of a fixture with a small 20w bulb. Does anyone know of anything?

Frank

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I saw some line voltage pucks lights at Lowes. Very cheap and 20 watts.

Just add a receptacle horizontally on top of the cabinet.

 

[frank_n]

Can they be recessed?

 

[LarryFine]

I have used the little channels that have small bulbs in them for lighting glass-front cabinets. I mounted the channel vertically, to the sides of the door, in front of the shelf edges, facing the rear.

The customers love the soft, golden glow and the small profile. You might have to notch the fron corners of the shelves a bit if there's too little front-to-rear play in the shelves' fit in the cabinet.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Can they be recessed?

Absolutely-- I have used it one time and they can be either surface or recessed mounted. Most pucks I have seen are designed that way.

 

[Chamuit]

I believe it is a 2-3/8" hole saw. We use peanut boxes for junction boxes to keep a low profile.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I believe it is a 2-3/8" hole saw. We use peanut boxes for junction boxes to keep a low profile.

What is a peanut box? A handy box perhaps....

 

[brichter]

www.rockler.com

search "lighting"

 

[electricmanscott]

Customer wants a recessed light inside his kitchen cabinet with glass shelves. It needs to be line voltage and low profile because the cabinets do not go up to the ceiling. I was thinking of a fixture with a small 20w bulb. Does anyone know of anything?

Frank

Why does it need to be line voltage?

How low profile?

 

[satcom]

Why does it need to be line voltage?

How low profile?

Good question, the only hazard I know of with low voltage pucks is the risk of fire, when used in cabinets.