Under counter lighting

[aptsys]

It's less straightforward if the lights are powered by a wall-wart.

LEDs require a special LED driver. You cannot use a wall-wart... blah blah SMPS blah

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Thank you for clarifying.

I had no idea that it was absolutely impossible to package a LED power supply into a wallwart, and that not one example of that can be found on sale anywhere.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Oh dear.

https://www.led-supplies.com/led-drivers/plugtop-power-supplies/led-drivers-plugtop/

LEDs require a special LED driver. You cannot use a wall-wart... blah blah SMPS blah

Still sure about that?

 

[winston1]

Of course LEDs can be supplied via a (correct) wallwart. But in this case that would not be suitable as you should not put a 13 amp socket on a lighting circuit. Especially in a kitchen when someone is likely to plug a kettle into it.

 

[aptsys]

Oh dear.

https://www.led-supplies.com/led-drivers/plugtop-power-supplies/led-drivers-plugtop/


Still sure about that?

I wasn't actually being serious

 

[ianniann]

Thank you for clarifying.

I had no idea that it was absolutely impossible to package a LED power supply into a wallwart, and that not one example of that can be found on sale anywhere.

You can power most LED strips and lamps with a wallwart or other DC power supply of the appropriate voltage and power. Raw LEDs and a very few LED lamps require a special current-controlled power supply referred to in this context as a driver. Generic DC power supplies such as your typical wallwart are sometimes referred to as an LED driver when used to power LEDs, but they aren't doing anything special. The real driver is inside the LED lamp or strip itself.

LED lamps (ie. light bulbs) will usually, but not always, include rectification as well as smoothing and current-control components. This is almost universal on mains voltage lamps, but also common on 12V lamps since they are usually used to retrofit with a transformer that supplies AC. LED strips don't work with AC and require a DC supply, but do include current-limiting circuitry - usually just a resistor, but occasionally a couple of transistors.

 

[securespark]

It's less straightforward if the lights are powered by a wall-wart.

We thought (in jest) you were taking the oft-quoted line that winston uses.

Why is it less straight-forward?

 

[securespark]

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[winston1]

Why are you lying? I never said that.

 

[securespark]

Opinion, mate. Something you quote.

My opinion is that you post a load of guff.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

We thought (in jest) you were taking the oft-quoted line that winston uses.

Why is it less straight-forward?

You've got to find somewhere for a socket & wall-wart to go.

 

[securespark]

Ah, OK.