Under cupboard kitchen lighting?
Anyone know of an online retailer for these?
I've had a look at Ikea but I'm hoping to find some for a little cheaper.
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19 years ago
Under cupboard kitchen lighting?
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19 years ago
Yes.
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In article , anon writes
I've used cpc's T4 "tracklamp" fluorescents, they don't come much cheaper than that. Range from 7 quid to 10 quid depending on length.
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Best way is to make your own using fluorescent tubes held by terry clips - this way you can have even light the entire length. Use an electronic ballast to reduce heat and increase life and efficiency.
A specialist supplier will have tubes that match either daylight or tungsten - not the nasty 'white' things you usually see.
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At 4000K colour temperature, the colour from these is going to look completely enaemic unless your kitchen is extremely brightly lit with fluorescent tubes also at 4000K colour temperature.
CPC do the Omicron range which come with 2700K tubes, which will match filament lighting and compact fluorescents in the house. Maplin also stock one of the shorter lamps from the Omicron range.
Not checked for a while, but B&Q used to do 3500K colour temperature which would match 'white' fluorescent tube of the same colour temperature, although again you will need a high lighting level to stop this colour temperature looking cold.
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See I think that's just too yellow - but it really depends what you like I suppose.
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I used these. 3400K for a nice compromise. Pretty good value, too.
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Since they will have a *very* long life - especially with electronic ballasts, I'd go for decent tri-phosphor tubes that are a better match to incandescent.
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They are triphosphor out of the box.
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wouldnt using 3w CFLs be easier?
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IMHO under cupboard lighting should be perfectly even over the whole length of the cupboards - unless you go for the downlighter spots look. Anything else would look tatty.
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No. They give point light rather than uneven illumination. Also, strip lights are about 3cm wide, instead of 8cm and so can be hidden behind pelmets.
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That should be "even", of course, rather than "uneven".
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Right. Reasonably continuous spectrum then? That was always the problem with 'cheap' tubes - the basic colour temperature may have been correct, but the colour rendering was still poor.
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They're not too bad, actually. Better than most CFLs. Easy to cook with.
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Doesn't the broken glass stick in your teeth?
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Err, that's not saying much.
Working light isn't quite what I meant. Although some will be more sensitive to this than others. Still, plenty complain about 'harsh' fluorescent lighting without realising it ain't necessarily so - just costs more.
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No. I use them for lighting the worksurface and cooker, rather than as an ingredient.
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Colour rendition can be quite important when cooking, though, as colours and shades can be significant. This is more than just a subjective feel for the harshness of the light.
Christian.