Modern technologies, including the track lighting system, make it possible to create incredible original and different interiors from standard representations. They allow you to bring something new, look at the world from a different perspective.
What it is
A feature of such a lighting system is the use of a special bus, on which lighting fixtures are already mounted. The length and thickness of the tires can be completely different. Everything will depend on the height of the ceilings in the room where they are planned to be installed. The number of fixtures that will be attached to the tires is also different. It is important to find a middle ground. If you fix too few lamps, the lighting in the room will be poor. If you hang them too much, the light will be bright, but the huge cost of paying for electricity will not take long.
Standard equipment
- Transformer.
- Connecting elements.
- Wires.
- Devices for fixing the tire and fixtures.
- LED lighting products themselves.
When buying such a lighting system, it is recommended that you check in the store that you have all the components necessary for a quality installation.
Areas of use
Track lighting system was originally developed for use in various trade and exhibition halls. With the help of lamps, attention was focused on the desired object, and well-designed lighting was provided. The location of goods in the hall can often change, and it is already impossible to change the location of stationary lamps. It is then that track lights come to the rescue, which “drive” along the bus unhindered and can illuminate a particular place at the right time.
Despite the initial idea, the designers quickly realized that such a lighting system would look advantageous in the interior of an ordinary apartment or country house. Track lighting system made it possible to focus on the merits of the interior and make invisible some of the disadvantages of planning or design.
In addition to houses, apartments and commercial premises, such a system proved to be excellent in offices, nightclubs, cafes, bars and restaurants.
Benefits
Why is the track lighting system so attractive and what are its main advantages? Firstly, this is a very stylish and thoughtful solution that can make even a dull and boring interior play with a new light. Secondly, the track system allows you to change the direction of the light beam at any time, making the necessary accents.
The third plus of such coverage is its mobility. Tire track lighting systems can be installed in any room at any height. Fourth, due to the low level of electromagnetic radiation, such a lighting system can be mounted near electrical or radio devices.
disadvantages
Perhaps the only drawback of the track system is the high price. LED track lights cost from 1,400 rubles. Cheaper, of course, will be a lamp in which instead of LEDs an ordinary incandescent lamp is used (from 450 rubles). And if you multiply the price of one lamp by the required amount, you get a very impressive amount.
Despite the high cost, this system has the ability to quickly pay off due to its long service life. Payback is increased due to high-quality uninterrupted operation of lighting devices.
Varieties by type of tire and light source
By the type of busbar systems can be single-phase, two-phase and three-phase. In track lighting systems, various types of bulbs are used: halogen, metal-halogen, LED and fluorescent.
As for the phases, it is better to choose two- or three-phase systems. They allow you to connect several fixtures that will work in an independent mode. This is very convenient if at the moment you need to illuminate only one specific area in the room.
Now about the lamps. The cheapest, as we said above, are halogen lamps. But they have a number of disadvantages. For example, a short service life and a rather large consumption of electric energy. Save with such lamps will not work.
Metal-halogen lamps already have a lower consumption, but very quickly flare up. In rooms where instant bright lighting is required, their use is inappropriate. In addition, by the end of their life they give an unpleasant greenish light.
LED track lighting systems have the most advantages.
- Economical energy consumption and the ability to save on bill payments.
- Long service life.
- Compact size.
- No unpleasant or cutting eye shade of the light flux. No blinks, jitter, oscillations and low-frequency pulsations of light.