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I got these lights to install on my 2x4basics 90164 Workbench and Shelving Storage System. With the price, I wasn't honestly expecting much, but I have to say I am absolutely thrilled with these lights, and they have worked out extremely well for my workbench.
In addition to the 3 light bars themselves, you get 6 metal mounting clips (2 per light) and screws. You install the clips wherever you want the lights, then you snap the lights into the brackets by inserting one edge at an angle, then pushing down the other edge into the bracket to snap it in. Getting the lights in is easy, whereas getting the lights out requires you to do some minor prying with a flat-head screwdriver. I like this, personally, because there's really no chance of the lights becoming detached by accident.
Each light has a plug on each end, and in addition to the brackets, you also get two ways of daisy-chaining the lights together cables or plugs. With the cables, you can put a good amount of distance between the light bars, whereas with the plugs the three light bars attach together into essentially one long light bar. Either way, after you've strung the lights together, you attach the switch/dimmer, then you attach the power cable to the dimmer and plug it into an outlet. There is also some kind of junction box (the black box at the bottom of the product picture), but I didn't use it.
The lights themselves have a pleasing, somewhat warm color temperature, not quite as warm as an incandescent, but not stark white or even blue like early generation LED's or fluorescent lights. Clearly the lights are designed to be used as indirect lighting, as looking at the LED's directly is blinding when at full brightness, though they were perfect for illuminating my workbench from above. The dimmer works well and also has a nice subtle feature wherein the lights don't snap on at 100% when turned on but dim up from 0 up to 100% over something like 1 second, and dim back down from 100% to 0 when turned off. The switch/dimmer has a red always-on LED that is fairly bright so the switch can be found in the dark. The only criticism I have of the kit is that this LED could have been a bit dimmer, but that's a very minor complaint.
I got the Lightkiwi Motion Detector for Under Cabinet Lighting [Item# G3635] to go with this kit, and it was easy to add to the daisy chain, replacing the switch/dimmer, though eventually I went back to the switch because the motion sensor didn't keep the light on long enough for my tastes inbetween sensed motion.
Overall, couldn't be happier with the kit. Very reasonable price, flexible installation, nice dimmer, and great quality lights. Highly recommended.
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I found that the lights are not very "warm white" but not blue or stark white either. I hooked them to a switched outlet but they do not light unless you use the button on the dimmer. They are too bright for accent lighting without the dimmer. Good for task lighting. They are very thin so you do not see where they are mounted under the cabinets. I only wish they would work with a switched outlet and they were a little "warmer".Best Deals for Lightkiwi T1228 Under Cabinet Lighting 42 LED 24V Warm White 3
Shipment arrived on time, and as expected. The material is of good manufacture (yes, it is from China) and the light strips are not flimsy, as reported from some other manufacturers. They give plenty of light, and I like the color.There was no description or user guide or even any paper with the shipment. Not even an invoice.
I bought them for use under the kitchen cabinets, and so far I really like them. Mounting them is a bit of an issue. There are metal brackets provided that you can screw under the cabinets. The little screws are too soft metal and not all of them survive the process of screwing them into the wood. The light strips clip in easily, but don't come out so easy. Before permanently mounting the strips I used double-sided tape (not provided) to test their position. That didn't work too well, because when the strips warm up the glue doesn't hold. But it was long enough to validate everything was OK. There's no solution provided to work away the wires, because inevitably the wires are either too long and you need to mount or stick the roll to the bottom of the cabinet, or they're too short. In that case there is a 3or 4 way splitter provided, that can help connect and provide an extension.
All in all it was a good purchase, and I'll probably buy again.
Late edit I forgot to talk about the dimmer. It's nice to have the option to use it, and it's good. However, when you interrupt power it won't remember its last state. So when you have a central switch for all your kitchen lights (in my case 3 groups of 1 3 strips), then the groups without a dimmer will switch on from the central switch, but the strip(s) that are on the dimmer will give a brief flash, and then wait for you to hit the dimmer's ON button, and maybe dim them. So the alternative is to have the ones with the dimmer just powered from an AC outlet, and use the dimmer switch separately from the switch for all groups.
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Over the years I have had several types of under the cabinet lights in my kitchen but these are, by far, the BEST. Very nice light output and I love that I can dim them when I want to like in the evening. They were so easy to install, too. I did have to get an extention to go over the sink/window to another set of cabinets on the other side. But they installed easily and they look great! I am very pleased wth this product and have already recommended them to one of my friends.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Lightkiwi T1228 Under Cabinet Lighting 42 LED 24V Warm White 3
Great product! The light are very bright but dimmable. Installation was simple and the improvement was fantastic. I highly recommend this product.
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