LED lighting ceiling with his hands

Currently, the device multi-level suspended ceilings significantly transforms the interior of the premises.This plays an important role properly designed and properly installed lighting.Great possibilities in the design of the ceiling opens today LED products, through which it is possible to achieve not only high-quality lighting, but also the original lighting design.In addition, the LED lighting to perform the ceiling with his hands can quite young specialists.

Types of LED products

high demand for LED products is pushing manufacturers to continuously improve the production of the old and new models.Today, LED products are manufactured in the form of:

• fixtures linear type;

• spotlights;

• various types of tape;

• emitters projector type.

Fixtures spot and linear plan are used to create the main beam, while the LED strip is ideal for decorative purposes (for example, to illuminate the ceiling, curtains).

Despite the fact that the LED strip is a relatively new trend of fashion, they still managed to win a large audience of designers who are actively using them in the interior.

Varieties LED strips

LED strip is a flexible circuit board on which at regular intervals are arranged resistors and LEDs.The strip 5 meters long is supplied to the coils in implementation, to avoid damage during transportation, since the width of the tape varies between 8.10 mm and a maximum thickness of less than 3 mm.

Power strips made from 12 V, so their connection requires a transformer that converts 220V to the desired 12V voltage.

Power LED strip, along with brightness, largely independent of the number located at 1 m LED, the density of which can be 30, 60, 120 and less 240.

From glow color, LED Stripdivided into:

• Led - characterized by monotony glow.The transformer such tapes are connected in parallel.Also, monochrome tapes do not require a controller;

• tape RGB Led - fitted with diodes that emit light of different colors.At the same time installation of tapes made only if the controller, by means of which not only changes the color of the strip and the brightness, but also carried out simultaneous switching on / off the LED.In addition, for every RGB tape 5 m signal amplifier to be installed, especially if the belt power exceeds the power controller.Connecting multiple RGB strips in parallel to one another.

Despite the fact that the creation of lighting using RGB strips only with the use of the controller, their cost will be no higher than the prices for conventional Led tapes, especially considering the purchase of several monochrome tapes required to obtain the effect similar to the use ofRGB audio tape.

advantages / disadvantages of LED strips

More recently, the limit of perfection considered ceilings equipped with spotlights.Currently, LED ceiling lighting is based both on the use of lamps and LED strips, with unique operational and decorative properties.

Advantages:

• possibility of placing on the ceiling molding, cornice in the area or in a small niche thanks to its compact dimensions;
• no mercury does not require special recycling of waste products;
• high efficiency due to low power consumption;
• ease the perception of illumination due to lack of flicker and glare effect;
• availability controller allows instant on / off;
• high resistance to stress and temperature extremes;
• low degree of ultraviolet and infrared radiation;
• uniformity of light distribution within the room;
• a high level of light output;
• ease of installation associated with the presence of the self-adhesive bases;
• duration of operation.

Along with many advantages, LED Strip have one significant drawback - a rather high cost.However, durability and aesthetic appeal of any backlight made by using various kinds of Led tapes worth the investment.

Types of lighting ceiling

Modern ceiling lighting is divided into the following types:

• general use - is realized with the help of spotlights or suspension devices;

• target - used for zoning room space to certain segments by using directional lighting spot lighting devices;

• design - made LED strips and provides a comfortable stay in the room due to the scattering of light output diodes.

Decoration ceiling applies directional or contour lighting.At the same time the complexity of the installation work on the ceiling lighting LED ribbon depends on the type of lighting and design of suspension or suspended ceilings.

Installation backlight

Preparations

Before fixing the tape, you must:

• Check that the power transformer is the length of the tape.To this end, the length of tape needed to illuminate a certain area of ​​the ceiling multiplied by the consumption of 1 meter ribbon capacity, which is indicated on the packaging.The resulting value is increased by 20%, creating headroom.If the power supply contains significantly less power than estimated, it must be immediately replaced by the more powerful.When assembling the tape 15-20 m expedient instead of a single high power supply unit and, accordingly, two significant dimensions to use for each small belt.

• Select the controller.If the controller output less power LED strip, you will have to purchase a signal booster amplifier at the rate of 1 to 5 m tape.

• Prepare tape.If designed for sticking the tape base is more than 5, 10, 15 meters, etc., then you need to cut the missing piece in a place specially designated by the manufacturer.Plumbing separate pieces of tape in one piece on the floor better, because in this case the top is not very easy to deal with.Insulate solder joints with shrink tape.To improve the contact between the transformer and the cables necessary to close the ends of the wires of special contact tips.

Basic Principles LED strip mounting

Fixing adhesive tape carried by the base to the aluminum or plastic profile, pre-mounted using the screws at the bottom.Typically, the width of the profile is about 3 cm. However, the profile is used mainly when a hidden backlight assembly.This lighting installation options of suspended ceilings using LED strip quite a lot.

tape can be fixed:

• to the unfinished ceiling.Manipulations are made after placement of guides and profiles designed to tension PVC fabric.The distance from the ground to stretch ceiling should be about 10 cm;

• the wall between the rough ceilings;

• Profile enshrined between the levels, if you are planning a two-tier system.Fixing tape in this case is made up of exhibiting guides and tension PVC fabric.

However, LED lighting of a stretch ceiling is necessary to consider the direction of light emission, so that the rough ceiling and other ceiling structures did not spoil the aesthetics of the finished look.

LED strip can be mounted and ready suspended ceilings.To do this, polyurethane cornice or ceiling plinth mounted to the wall so that the distance from the ceiling to the cornice was 2-3 cm. In this case, the width of the plinth must correspond to the dimensions of the transformer and controller.

Similarly LED strip can be placed behind the skirting.

In addition, when laying tape on the baseboards or cornice should bear in mind that on the glossy surface of the PVC ceiling is not reflective tape and other lighting elements.

tape mounting options considered in relation to the stretch ceilings are suitable for the installation of lighting the false ceiling of plasterboard.The only exception is an option that involves fastening tape to the unfinished ceiling, because drywall is not capable of transmitting light.

After the tape is completely glued, you must connect it to the power supply and controller, while adhering to the correct wiring.

Thus, the complexity and volume of work involved in the design of LED lighting is linked to technical as well as optical characteristics of diodes, among which are also important as the light output angle of light emission, light reflectance and color scheme of the ceiling and walls.This direct mounting tape does not take much time and is light and easy.However, the final result depends on the quality of implementation of all phases will exceed all expectations.