Cabinet and Display Lighting

Liton Lighting's Cabinet and Display Lighting products offer many options for lighting cabinets, displays. coves and task areas. Select from fluorescent, halogen or xenon undercabinet strip lights, surface mount recessed halogen 'puck' lights and miniature downlights. Choose from 3 types of rope light: 12V, line voltage or LED. 

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For an attractive miniature recessed point source with minimal dimensions, these "Puck Lights" are a perfect fit for cabinets, displays and other accent and task lighting applications. These lights illuminate tight space effectively with a smooth and bright uniform illumination.

Shipped with optional housing and all mounting hardware needed, these can be either surfaced or recessed mounted. All puck lights can be used with standard remote low voltage dimmers. Recommended for use with electronic, solid-state low voltage transformers.

Liton's under cabinet fluorescent bars can be accessorized with an On/Off rocker switch and plug outlet for added convenience and function to the space. Replacement ballast, lenses and lamps are readily available.

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Convenient Plug-In display kits are designed for a quick and easy installation with electrical power provided by a standard wall outlet. Perfect for remodeling and DIY applications, these kits come with everything needed to light up work stations, commercial displays, and residential applications such as kitchen counter tops, workshop tables, and entertainment centers. Available in 12V Puck Lights and 120V Light Bars, in 2-Light and 3-Light configurations.

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Liton's Emergency Lighting

Liton Lighting's Architectural Safety Lighting products meet State and Federal Regulatory Requirements for safety lighting to ensure the safety of occupants. These commercial and industrial grade fixtures feature attractive unobtrusive designs and utilize energy efficient light sources. Liton offers several types of emergency and exit signs including outdoor rated, transparent, self-luminous and combination exit/emergency models.

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Emergency lighting is an important safety aspect of commercial and retail construction and is central to any building code. Liton has over 100 safety lighting products or emergency battery back-up options for (LED, CFL and Incandescent safety lighting).

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Air Zone Fans: The Premium Plus Series

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Air Zone provides high quality ventilation fans and related products.  It has more than 16 years of experience in the industry.  They are known to provide ventilation fans that are Energy Star Rated,  Title 24 Ready, ETL Listed, HVI 2100 Certified and Conforms to UL standard 507.

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Air Zone Very Quiet Heavy Duty Big Room Exhaust Ventilation Fans - Panamex/Air Zone JB150, JB200, JB300

The Premium Plus Series is known as the most quiet ventilation fan in the market. The housing is made of steel, which is painted in black with rust proof paint, and installed with a metal damper to prevent back draft of cold air.  Each fan model comes with a significantly low noise level varying from 0.8 to 2.5 sones.

JB Series Features: 

• For High CFM Applications
• 120V/60Hz
• Durable powder coat painted housing
• Adjustable bar hangers 14-24"
• Integral 6" duct adapter included 
• High efficiency "no lube" motor
• UL Listed
• Conforms to UL standard 507
• IC Rated up to R40 insulation 

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RAB Lighting Wallpacks

RAB Lighting - Wallpacks - Environmentally Friendly, these glare reducing Visors & Blinders are easy to add to your existing RAB LightingWallpacks. Compact 100 watt HID and 42 watt fluorescent wallpack for security and perimeter lighting. Midsize wallpack for up to 150 watt HPS, 175 watt Metal Halide and 84 watt Fluorescent. RAB Lighting Energy efficient 250 and 400 watt HID wallpacks packed with quality features.

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RAB Lighting WP1SN35 High Pressure Sodium Small HID Wallpack Wall Mount Fixture with Lexan Lens 35W 120V

Features: 

• Photocontrol mounting hole
• Precision die cast aluminum housing with durable polyester powder coating
• Easy access conduit openings & ballasts for fast internal wiring
• Long life lamp included
• Silicone gasket remains in place during relamping
• Cutoff Glare Shield for "Friendly" Lighting
• Hinged door swings open and remains captive for easy relamping
• Also available in White (WP1SN35W) 

Additional Features: 

Lamp Type: Med

Lamp Base: ED17

Ballast: R-NPF 120V

Input Watts: 46

Lamp ANSI: S76

Initial Lumens: 2,300

Lamp Hours: 24,000

LED Replacement: WPLED10

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How Universal Dimmers Work

When electricity was first introduced into the home, folks were happy to be able to simply turn a switch and watch as the electric light turned on. It made life much easier; and the notion of being able to control the degree of light level was not even a thought. Incandescent dimmers made their debut in the theater in the early 1930's, where they were used to adjust lighting for different scenes during performances – and it was no easy task. Dimming required manual operation of large panels and was an inexact science. It wasn't until nearly 30 years later that the technology was developed to bring dimming into the home. Today, we've come a long way in terms of operation, design and now, meeting the challenge of bulb compatibility. Enter the Universal Dimmer.

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Universal Dimmers evolved from traditional incandescent dimmers out of necessity. With newer bulb technology introduced with CFLs and LEDs, it was only a matter of time before these energy-efficient luminaries would replace incandescent bulbs in homes and homeowners would expect equal, or better, performance when dimming them.

So, how do Universal Dimmers work?

Dimmers control the brightness of lighting by controlling the amount of electrical energy supplied to the bulb. 

They do this using an electrical component called a triac.

• The triac is a very fast-acting switch that can turn ON and OFF hundreds of times per second.
• When a dimmer is turned to full brightness, the triac keeps almost all of the power turned ON to supply the lighting it controls.
• But when the lighting is dimmed, the triac turns the power OFF for a longer period so the bulb receives less electrical energy and in turn gives off less light.

Universal Dimmers generally contain a microcontroller. By way of the microcontroller, they are able to understand the type of bulb installed (Incandescent, CFL, LED) by the position of the selector switch which is set by the user. This process allows the Universal Dimmer to customize operation accordingly for optimal performance by using intelligence based upon algorithms to take input signals from the bulb in use and translate that information to control the triac appropriately to meet the requirements of different bulb technology.

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Other key components of Universal Dimmers

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A Word on Bulbs

Although there are applications where dimmable LED and dimmable CFL bulbs will operate with an incandescent dimmer, in general, an incandescent dimmer will provide inconsistent performance when used with dimmable CFL and dimmable LED bulbs, making a Universal Dimmer the preferred option. A major issue is in the design of each bulb type. The incandescent bulb by nature represents a simple resistive load with a linear response to the dimmer set point. LED and CFL loads by design are quite complex compared to the incandescent bulb and this presents technical challenges to an incandescent dimmer.

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How Bulbs Work

Incandescent	Electricity used to heat metal filament. Releases up to 90% of energy as heat.
CFL	Electric current flows between electrodes at each end of a tube containing gasses producing UV light which becomes visible when it strikes phosphor coating on inside of bulb. Takes 30 seconds to 3 minutes to become fully lit.
LED	Electrical current passes through a semiconductor material, which illuminates the LEDs. More light, less heat.

In the end, Universal Dimmers are all about making it easier to seamlessly control lighting levels with your choice of bulb. Just remember, for best results CFL and LED bulbs must be labeled "Dimmable"; and do refer to Bulb/Dimmer compatibility charts posted by bulb and dimmer manufacturers for the ideal pairing!

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RAB Lighting Tallpacks

RAB Lighting - Tallpacks - Compact, low-cost RAB Lighting Wallpack with uniform light output for outdoor security lighting. HPS, Metal Halide or CFL with photocell or sensor

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RAB Lighting Tallpacks 35W HPS (WPTS35)

Features:

• Heavy, die cast aluminum back plate with box mounting template
• Shades work great with tallpacks!
• 1/2" bottom conduit knockout
• Packaging has product features, ballast and lamp specifications
• Lighting layout photometrics and installation instructions are available
• Also available in White (WPTS35W)

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Additional features:

Lamp Type: ED17

Lamp Base: Med
Ballast: R-NPF 120V
Input Watts: 46
Lamp ANSI: S76
Initial Lumens: 2,250
Lamp Hours: 24,000 
Consider LED Replacement: WPLED10

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Tips and Ideas for Your Under Cabinet Lights

Bright and Easy to Install

Under-cabinet lighting will brighten any kitchen or work space, illuminating counter tops and offering great functionality and style.

There are many designs for you to choose from, depending on your needs and cabinet or room layout.

Best of all, installation of most under cabinet lights is an easy DIY job. 

Here are some tips and ideas for getting the right lights for your home.

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Plug-In vs. Direct Wire Lighting

For starters, consider whether you want plug-in under cabinet lights or direct wire lighting.

Plug-in designs and kits are an easy DIY project and plug directly into any standard wall outlet.

Direct or hard-wired under cabinet lighting offers the convenience of a wall switch, but be prepared for some electrical work to get them in place.

Low Voltage

Most under cabinet lighting is low voltage, meaning that it uses a transformer to step down the line voltage coming from your home’s wiring. Transformers are either integrated into the light’s design or can be hidden from view.

There are several lighting sources and bulb types to consider.

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LEDs

Advanced LEDs are energy savers, have a low profile, last for years and are cool to the touch.

Because of these many advantages, there are more and more LED under cabinet lighting designs on the market. 

We also carry new LED tape light that can be used for under cabinet applications. This tape light is easy to install and can be cut to fit. It has an ultra-low profile and can even be used it to accent mirrors or other wall hangings. It comes in white light, colors, or color changing strips.

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Xenon Bulbs

Lighting with xenon bulbs combines the warm tones of incandescent bulbs with a boost from xenon gas, which intensifies the light and helps prolong the bulb's life.  

Halogen

Halogen is another option to cast warm, attractive lighting. They come in many sizes, including versatile puck lighting that can be placed inside cabinets as well as under them. Used underneath, they create pools of light on a countertop. Most can either be surface or recess mounted. 

CFL and Fluorescent

Finally, fluorescent lights are energy efficient but may have a higher profile than other types.

Dimmers

No matter what your choice, consider using dimmers to control your new under cabinet lighting. However, make sure you consult the specifications of the under cabinet lights you want to use with t dimmer. Some LEDs are compatible only with specific kinds of dimmers. 

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