- What are the Advantages of Track Lighting?
- In a word "Versatility". Since power is transferred throughout the track there are few
restictions on lighting placement. Light heads are easily added, moved, replaced, or
removed to meet changing lighting needs.
- Where can Track Lighting be used?
- Virtually anywhere. The wide variety of head styles available can compliment
any room setting.
- What are the advantages of Low Voltage Lighting?
- Low voltage Halogen lights have many advantages. They can provide up to 66% savings in energy cost.
A 50 watt halogen lamp can replace a 150 watt flood lamp with cooler operating temperature while providing
whiter, truer light. It is also possible to create much smaller fixture heads which can
increase design possibilities.
- Where do I position the track and how many Fixtures do I need?
- This would depend on the effect you wish to create. Here are some rule-of-thumb guidelines for several of
the most popular uses for track lighting.
- Accent Lighting: Position track 60% of the distance from the wall relative to the distance from the center of the object from the ceiling. Us a minimum of 1 fixture with narrow beam spread directed at the object.
- Task Lighting:Place track wherever it is needed. Choose lamp with correct beam spread to illuminate the desired area.
- Wall Washing: For ceilings up to 9' place the track 2'to 3'from the wall. For ceilings up to 12' place track between 3' to 4' from the wall. Space fixtures the same distance that the track is from the wall.
- Wall Grazing: Mount track 6" to 12" from wall. space fixture heads the same distance as the track is from the wall.
- In a word "Versatility". Since power is transferred throughout the track there are few
restictions on lighting placement. Light heads are easily added, moved, replaced, or
removed to meet changing lighting needs.
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