As one competent in the field of design said: “Today, only lazy people do not know what LEDs are”. Indeed, the rapid age of mastering new technologies brought to our life such a thing as “decorative lighting”. It is it that can make the interior bright or, conversely, muffle too “screaming” tones; combine the part of the room different in style or zone it on separate secluded corners.
The list of lighting devices has also expanded. If until recently, the ultimate dream was to get and hang in the room, the living room of the chandelier of five horns, today the LED lighting of the ceiling has been added to the lamps traditional for us. Under this capacious concept hides a whole functional system. The usual lighting reinforcement (sconces, chandeliers, floor lamps, pr.) selected by external spectacular form.
But semiconductor strip lighting, on the contrary, masks in the complex architecture of the suspended ceiling, in the niche or in the space between the ceiling overlap and the film, the complex of elements that bring the lighting to the work: the power supply and control of the lighting of the multi -color tape, the tape as such. The whole essence of the backlight is the survey of the reflected radiated light. Along with the tape version, there are LED lamps and lamps.
Light, which “no price”
Due to its environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, a long service life, functionality, stable working characteristics (resistance to vibration, mechanical impact), the ability to radiate a “harmless” spectrum of waves, relatively expensive LED lighting is the most advantageous against other types of lighting devices.
Some nuances in using LED lighting tape
Everyone dreams of having such beauty on the ceiling. But not everyone understands how to make the LED lighting of the ceiling on a complex surface hanging over the head. In other words: how to fix an unusual backlight, not afraid that it will collapse on her head. And in general, is it really possible to produce these works on their own?
Having weighed all the difficulties that will inevitably arise in work, we can confidently answer this question positively. First you need to figure out what we want from innovation lighting. The owners of a small apartment at all costs strive to make it visually wider and higher. A bright, striking contour around the perimeter of the reciprocal ceiling will create the illusion of a spacious room, focusing attention on individual elements of the interior will help create spotlights. Their choice is influenced by the architecture of the apartment, the location of the room in relation to the sides of the horizon, the placement of translucent openings, the area and depth of the room, the condition and height of the ceilings.
Starting to work with the tape, you need to understand that the whole system should eat uninterruptedly from an independent source. The supply unit, both in a protective (hermetic) performance, and made in an unprotected option and moisture, must have a margin of strength in order to create the output voltage for which the LED garland is designed:
12V;
24V;
36V;
48V.
The input voltage is supplied to 220V according to a specially laid cable, and the lighting mode is displayed to a separately mounted switch. In the case of installation of a multi -colored light garland, the function of the operating mode of the operating modes is performed by the remote control.
Previously, the entire system is checked in the work. To do this, all functional nodes (power supply, controller) are collected in the circuit and connected. Work is carried out with mandatory compliance with safety regulations. The segment of the connection site should not be more than 5 m in length. It must be remembered that the increase in this size of the connected area automatically reduces the current strength in it, which will lead to a weak light flow of the latest LED light sources in the chain.
If it is necessary to connect two strip fragments, the operation is performed using connectors or the usual soldering of ends using solder, soldering iron. The finished tape is in contact with the power supply, he, in turn, is connected to a 220V voltage outlet: this is how the work of the entire system is checked. Switching colors, a survey of the functionality of the controller is carried out.
Attention: To ensure the safe connection of the system and its performance, polarity should be taken into account, first of all, you need to connect the controller to the device that provides power. Then the tape is connected.
If it is necessary to zoning the workplace or the selection of a family gathering area in a small kitchen during lunch, the location of people should be indicated with additional lighting, for example, a small lamp or an original lamp.
Installation of the tape
If the LED lighting of the ceilings is predicted by the sisplay of the light tape, then the work on its installation is as follows:
Think through the location of the lamps on the ceiling. With a multi -tier structure, the light, as a rule, should focus on the details of the design.
Determine the type of tape: self -adhesive (significantly simplifying installation process) or requiring, as additional material for installation, the presence of bilateral adhesive tape. Three tapes are usually enough to illuminate a medium -sized room.
On the ceiling (its site), where the installation will be carried out, wet cleaning is carried out. Dust is removed, and after completely drying the ceiling is degraded. In the presence of metal sites in the work site, their preliminary isolation is carried out. As a rule, the place of LED lighting is celebrated between the ceiling overlap and the skirting board. The light, as it were, breaks through the gap, and the LEDs themselves mask decorative elements.
From garlands with LED light sources as you stick with small fragments, approximately 0.5 m carefully, without sharp excesses, the protective shell is removed.
Having put an effort, firmly fix the “naked” area on the installation line. If it is necessary to perform figured styling, then in the most rounded place in order to avoid damage to the contacts of the radius of curvature of the garland should not be less than 20 mm.
The protective layer is removed further on a small segment of the rewinded tape and immediately fixed, tightly crushed to its base.
In the retail network, garlands with LEDs are sold, usually a five -meter length wound on a roller (coil). When buying, a fragment of the required size is cut off taking into account how many light sources are located on one unit. The strip is cut: each of its fragments will consist of three to five light elements.
Remember: the LED garland is cut not anywhere, but only at the points marked for this on it.
LED lamp in the interior of the apartment
For LED lighting, lamps are celebrated. The installation sites are different, but their use is especially relevant in small in the area and height of darkened corridors, bathrooms, pr. This lighting source is selected according to the same principle as the tape. To calculate the required quantity, the same data is used, as a result of which an average conclusion can be made: to create the required illumination, you can use LED lamps located on a suspended ceiling, at a distance of 0.06 m from the main ceiling, the voltage of which is a voltage of 220V or 12V 12V. With a relatively small average power of 6-7 W, one such light bulb creates a light flow from 80 to 100 lm/W. Moreover, she is a “long -liver” among incandescent lamps, halogen analogues with a service life of about 60 – 70 thousand. hours. Of course, for all these excellent qualities you need to pay a significant fee, but the LED sources of that cost.
Attention! When calculating internal LED lighting, it is ceiling to use the universal “method of using the light flow” used for any type of lamps.
Based on the calculated data and the requirements presented individually by each owner of the Elepended Ceiling Lighting, you can take the following values for the approximate values: for the corridor and the hallway, 2 sources of light are required for 1m2 of their area. A wide range of color temperature will allow to vary with light: it can be changed from soft, “warm” radiation to bright saturated light.
Lamps are presented in the retail chain with a wide line of models. But any of them has a case in the form of a figure of different in diameter of the ring. It has a platform with located “ears” and two springs. The design can be with or without a cartridge. Especially the LED lighting should be distinguished by the ceiling of the form of point sources on the board or directly in the housing. If the light is burned out, then in this case you need to change the entire lighting device.
Lamp for the ceiling: Available installation
Before the installation, wires are summed up according to the selected scheme.
On the suspended ceiling, a niche is cut in diameter a little smaller than the flange of the lamp case.
The ears of the springs in the structure of the fingers are compressed to meet each other. They should be at such a distance at which it is possible to freely insert them into a cut niche. Then released. In this way, the lamp reinforcement is held on the inner surface of the suspension structure: the “ears” captivate the lamp until the flange in the lower suspended ceiling ceiling, which hides the details of the mount.
Through the mounted case, a wire is passed, connecting, in turn, with the help of a terminal block to the cartridge. He is wound on the base of the LED lamp, which is fixed in the case using a sloping spring.
The situation with stretch ceilings made of plastic materials is somewhat different. Under the weight of lighting reinforcement, such a ceiling will sag. For strong installation, special universal mounts are used in the form of a step conical platform. The steps regulate the fastening density. By removing some part of the “steps”, the fastener is reached under the diameter of the lamp. To fix the reinforcement on the ceiling, you need to use a steel perforated ribbon wound into a roll. Its desired amount is cut off, the cut fragment is attached to the prepared platform through special holes with a screw.
After the fixtures of the reinforcement to the ceiling is made, light bulbs are inserted and the system is checked in the work. If everything functions, LED light sources are removed to install the suspended layer of the ceiling. A thermal insulation ring under each lamp is glued on the mounted canvas. This will protect the surface from excessive heating and from possible damage when tearing holes for reinforcement. In the ring cut along the internal circumference, the niche is centered with the entered cartridge, which prevents the sagging of the stretch fabric, the deterioration of its operational characteristics due to excessive heating.
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