Product ergonomics
Choosing a spot on cable is above all choosing to illuminate specific areas in the house so it is essential to leave on a model or you can direct as you wish the lighting. However, there are spots on cable with fixed lighting down to give for example a path of light in a corridor or a house entrance. ideally, it is advisable to go on a product with bulb directional to adapt to your environment lighting.
The type of light
With
LED lighting it is of course improvement of the level of light in the room but not only. You can choose the temperature of your bulb. Here are the main temperatures you will find in the trade:
The warm white: Lighting that will be given in Kelvin between 2700 and 3000 K
Neutral white: between 3500 and 5000 K
The cold white: between 6000 k and 6500K
The choice of temperature depends on the atmosphere you want to give your home. In a rustic wooden room, it is recommended to use warm white. If on the contrary you are in a modern loft and purified prefer a temperature in the cold whites.
The lighting angle
This is an interesting fact for the manufacturer to communicate on. The angle allows knowing the diffusion of light at a given height. To simplify an angle of 30 ° is said to be tight, thus the luminous flux will be projected as a cone of light on the ground. conversely, a lighting angle of more than 100 ° will be said open and diffuse a more diffuse light in the room. If you use a spot on cable for the overall lighting of the room prefer angles at least greater than 60 °. For specific object lighting or an interior decoration board, an angle of 30 ° is perfectly adapted.
IP classification
Here we talk about the waterproofness of the product, although we are low voltage, it does not consider this type of lighting that can be automatically functional in a humid environment. The majority of the product. This means that the cable spot can be installed indoors but not in the bathroom. To see to install in the wet environment.
Dimmable or not?
If you are looking for a product with the possibility of variation of the light it must be verified that the 12V power supply has this feature. Here you can not put a simple dimmer switch, so it is essential to have a spot on cable with variable 12 power supply.
The brand and the price
As always, be cautious offers too tempting for spots on cable. Branded products revolve around 100 euros for a complete system of cable, bulbs, power supply. It is therefore important to be vigilant about the quality of the product and also the brand in order to have a sustainable system that complies with the standards in force. Currently, the choice is wide in terms of spot-on rail also it is interesting to rely on user reviews to make his choice. Here is a selection of ten models acclaimed by customers, you can click on the stars to directly access the advantages and disadvantages.
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