Have just installed workbench with kitchen cabinets above
Looking for some lighting
Seen this led strip stuff but not sure about brightness and how it works
Any advice?
Ta

The stuff on a roll works well. Gives out loads of light although there are different brightnesses; Different leds and more per metre. Also quite a few shades of white. It’s self adhesive backed but this can fail, so you may need some extra fixing. Needs a 12v power supply too

I’ve fitted these to mine link This is a set of four but you can buy the singly. It’s the same leds just in an aluminum housing with the 12v supply built in so they run on mains. A bit tidier once up

These that we’ve used on the latest project are frankly brilliant. Probably no deeper than 20mm, great throw of light.

Thanks
I’m thinking of below the cabinets to light the worktop

I’ve fitted these under our kitchen cabinets – perfect – Clicky

This is what lights our kitchen worktop

[url=https://flic.kr/p/q6S7he]50W 12v LED Driver[/url] by Ben Freeman, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/qoh6vt]Twin strips[/url] by Ben Freeman, on Flickr

Two 5m strips, one warm white and one cold white IIRC. I’d recommend getting warm white, the cold white / daylight LEDs give a really odd light and look horrible.

Warm white might be too warm for a kitchen. Have had a lot of success with cool white (also called neutral white or labelled as 4000K) but as footflaps says would strongly avoid anything called daylight white.

Footflaps – you can get a controller to fine tune the colour temperature if you have both strips running independently.

https://www.led-supplies.com/led-controllers/colour-temperature-adjustable/led-strip-lighting-wall-switch-colour-temperature-controller-single-zone-touch-series/

I wouldn’t want it in the kitchen but daylight white is quite nice in the workshop IMO

Warm white might be too warm for a kitchen. Have had a lot of success with cool white (also called neutral white or labelled as 4000K) but as footflaps says would strongly avoid anything called daylight white.

Footflaps – you can get a controller to fine tune the colour temperature if you have both strips running independently.

I did try all three, but think I ended up with one Daylight and one Warm white in the end.

Nice gadget, will bookmark that for later.

Lidl are flogging them for a tenner each just now.

@ wrightyson Any chance of posting some info on the make of them strips. I take it the quality is good if they are being used commercialy.

I’ve just got this stuff. http://www.diy.com/departments/masterlite-led-6w-linkable-cabinet-light-l573mm/841799_BQ.prd

Mixed reviews but they’re cheap and can link them together, and personally I feel they put out plenty of light. Had a strip of 3 halogen pin bulb things and equal to that, and doesn’t die from moisture like the halogen stuff does (which is useless for under cabinet kitchen lights by a sink).

For workshop use, not sure it’s bright enough. Old school fluorescent tubes might be better but I find those harsh myself.