twmoonly Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 What is everyone using for 120V dimmable rope light? I bought some LED ones on amazon but they come with a power wort on the plug side. Do all of the LED ones have these? Are there any options without them? Or one with a small wort. I bought the CB concept ones from amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I think that pretty much all LED lights are DC so that you likely need an AC-DC converter. This is kind of off-topic but why don't we now have DC power distributed around the house? I must have dozens of wall warts in my house that output 5 or 12V. It would be nice if we could standardize at 12V and have all electronics run off of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 You can do that for certain. Just need to buy the right products!! https://www.zoro.com/altronix-cctv-acdc-wall-mount-altv1224c/i/G0252646/feature-product?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9c3F3uz83gIVymSGCh2GQQ6_EAQYBSABEgJXePD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livitup Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 1:45 PM, zaphod said: This is kind of off-topic but why don't we now have DC power distributed around the house? I must have dozens of wall warts in my house that output 5 or 12V. It would be nice if we could standardize at 12V and have all electronics run off of that. We used to... a long, but fun read... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 8:17 AM, twmoonly said: What is everyone using for 120V dimmable rope light? I bought some LED ones on amazon but they come with a power wort on the plug side. Do all of the LED ones have these? Are there any options without them? Or one with a small wort. I bought the CB concept ones from amazon You'll want to look for a dimmable powersupply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisenoire Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 9:17 AM, twmoonly said: What is everyone using for 120V dimmable rope light? I bought some LED ones on amazon but they come with a power wort on the plug side. Do all of the LED ones have these? Are there any options without them? Or one with a small wort. I bought the CB concept ones from amazon I used to have a ton of rope lighting for all my accent coves (since moved) so I am very familiar with this topic. This is the place I bought all my replacement lights from. They have 120v dimmable LED as well as conventional incandescent rope and you can cut to length. I had all this on standard C4 dimmers. Hope posting a link is ok...just an example but I've bought tons of spools from them PS - while the LED is more efficient, the wife actually preferred the incandescent every time since the color temp changes (gets warmer / more amber) when dimmed...just like the old days. https://www.birddogdistributing.com/cool-white-led-rope-light-120-volt-148-feet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmoonly Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 21 hours ago, Cyknight said: You'll want to look for a dimmable powersupply. They are not low voltage and they are dimmable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmoonly Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 16 hours ago, poisenoire said: I used to have a ton of rope lighting for all my accent coves (since moved) so I am very familiar with this topic. This is the place I bought all my replacement lights from. They have 120v dimmable LED as well as conventional incandescent rope and you can cut to length. I had all this on standard C4 dimmers. Hope posting a link is ok...just an example but I've bought tons of spools from them PS - while the LED is more efficient, the wife actually preferred the incandescent every time since the color temp changes (gets warmer / more amber) when dimmed...just like the old days. https://www.birddogdistributing.com/cool-white-led-rope-light-120-volt-148-feet/ How big is that wort that is in line the the plug to the rope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisenoire Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 It's not much bigger than the plug itself...just a little bulb in the cord and not a power wort likely you would typically think of. There is a picture of it (3rd picture or so) on the product page. Give them a call and discuss your application and concerns... They'll help you out and advise if it's not a good fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, twmoonly said: They are not low voltage and they are dimmable Quote they come with a power wort Like hell they're not. Just replace the wall wort with a true dimmable powersupply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmoonly Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Ok well I can’t fit a dimmable power supply behind crown molding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 How big of a molding? Numerous slimline option that are under 3"by3" around, length shouldn't matter. https://www.ecolocityled.com/category/led_power_supplies/?r=g_powers&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58FzCFYxTRc9WqN0QQ0FUFHLDpKbTMuQKK36Y1XF6TiC6P2ny19ExeEaAsC0EALw_wcB#four Alternatively, you could 'hide' it with an electrical box or other recessed box behind the moulding in a way that you don't see it. Or if possible run a two conductor wire to where you CAN hide the powersupply and get power... The trickiest part is getting the right voltage (but the existing wall wart should tell you), and right amperage (again though, current unit should tell you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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