LED spotlights for plasterboard ceilings: design features, types of lamps

In order to make the design of a living space unique, various suspended ceiling systems are often used. The most popular are drywall constructions and stretch fabric constructions. They allow you to give the upper part of the room any shape, several levels and bends. But there is a problem of lighting the space below. In this case, plasterboard luminaires are used that are suitable for these types of finishes.

Features of lighting systems

Such devices are mounted, except for ceilings, on any surfaces that have double floors: walls, partitions, cabinets, racks and other structures, where it is possible to supply voltage, and also remove itself lamp. The devices themselves have some design features:

• They are made open without additional protective and decorative devices.
• With a weatherproof protective finish.

To avoid heating, the luminaire body is protected by amalgam, which covers the lighting elements themselves. Their matte surface guarantees that the light flux is diffused evenly over the entire area.

The main parts of the device are:

• Housing with springs for fixing the lamp.
• Mirror reflector.
• Decorative body.
• The light bulb itself.

The lamp is finished with boxes of various geometric shapes. Variety of colors allow you to match the device to any interior solution. Materials for manufacturing - from plastic to wooden models.

Types of spots

The devices themselves are subdivided according to various individual characteristics: design features, feeding voltage, types of lighting elements used, installation method and suitability for a particular the room. Such factors must be taken into account when preparing to equip a home with suspended ceiling systems. This will create the conditions for the harmonious combination of the interior, become a guarantee of safety and create the preconditions for the future economical operation of the lighting system.

Design features of point devices

For each specific area of ​​the room, its own type of built-in spotlight is selected. This will make it possible to organize rational lighting. To accomplish this, several types of such products are commercially available.

Embedded and overhead models

This feature determines the way the luminaire is installed. Integrated devices are characterized by the fact that their entire filling is hidden behind the ceiling surface. Outside, only the body and the entry for the lamp remain.

External appliances are mounted in the same way as a conventional chandelier. The plafond itself, along with the contents, is attached to the ceiling surface with special screws. Aesthetically, this installation method is less attractive.

Swivel and fixed luminaires

Fixed latching devices have a rigid design with a fixed direction

light source. It is impossible to direct it in the other direction.

Lighting equipment of the second type is also called gimbal, characterized by a built-in hinge in the form of two rings or spheres on the axle shafts. This makes it possible to rotate within certain limits of the entire structure inside the body, including the lamp. For a targeted luminous flux, just such devices are suitable. They will emphasize the zoning of the room and focus on a specific point. This mechanism is used for both built-in and overhead lighting equipment.

Spots have become a separate type of rotary devices. They are mounted on an axle with a moving hinge on which the chuck is fixed. The device itself is integrated into the decorative panel.

Single and modular systems

For single luminaires, everything is clear: one lamp - one unit of the lighting device. Block lamps combine several lamps in a common decorative case and assembled in a box or on a common rod. The use of such devices in different situations is more justified from the financial point of view.

Multi-lamp luminaires are either fixed or rotary. Such a block looks massive, but when installed, due to the variable direction of illumination, an original design of the dwelling is created.

Types of lamps

Such devices are suitable for different types of light-carrying components. In the passport for the lamp, it is mandatory to indicate which one. It can be:

• Conventional with a filament.
• Lamps using LEDs.
• Energy saving cells containing mercury.
• Halogen devices.

They have different specifications and costs.

Incandescent lamps

This type of lighting components is used less and less in spots. This is due to their energy inefficiency. Luminaires for them are the classics of this segment. They do not give rise to any special conditions and accessories. There is only one requirement - high-quality power supply of the appropriate voltage.

To the inefficiency of such devices, one must add the following disadvantages:

• The oversized luminaires are due to the size of the lamps themselves. This leads to a decrease in the surface and reduces the height of the room by its size (80-110 millimeters).
• The increased heating increases with increasing lamp power. This adversely affects the plastic components. They are deformed and their color fades.
• Short service life compared to other types of lamps.

Only low cost is included in the asset of such devices.

Halogen lighting

The flux of light emitted by such devices is powerful, scattering occurs due to a shade made of special glass. They also heat up quite intensely, so their efficiency is not much superior to traditional light carriers. The halogens are separated from them by a longer service life.

Threaded halogen lamps are a rarity for recessed luminaires. The bulk has a two-pin plug connector, so when buying equipment, this factor should be taken into account. Its height for such devices is standard and will not require lowering the ceiling to a too low height.

For luminaires equipped with similar lamps, there are devices for regulating the level of illumination - dimmers. In addition, they have individual color schemes - warm or cold.

Energy saving lights

Such devices, also called fluorescent, are the most economical in terms of electricity. However, they also have a number of important negative points. This is mainly their flicker, which is often imperceptible. But the eyes react to him, which is reflected in their fatigue.

You also need to take into account the unsafe operation due to the content of mercury, it is recommended to respect such lamps and their disposal.

The disadvantage is the size of these lighting fixtures. In this they duplicate ordinary lamps and the installation of such lamps will steal several centimeters of room space. It is recommended to install them in built-in devices, which will create a more powerful luminous flux. Installation in external holders will not give this effect, despite the existing reflectors.

LED lamp

These are the most energy efficient, safest and longest lasting lighting elements, the cost of which is constantly decreasing. They are varied in power and are divided into two spectra, like halogen.

The cool shade improves performance and is recommended for office and industrial lighting. The warm spectrum is a nuance of coziness, suitable for rooms and other spaces designed for comfortable living. For such housing, a dimmer can be used to create the most pleasant level of illumination. True, not all lamps support its installation and they cost a little more. There are lamps with special shades that have a diffuse effect with different patterns in color schemes or with the help of a play of shadows. This will provide an unusual perception of the entire interior.

The lamp bases used in LED plasterboard downlights are very diverse. This is an ordinary thread with a size of 14 or 27 millimeters and a two-pin connector like a halogen. And also there are GX 70 and GX 53 caps characteristic only of this type of lamps.

All this suggests that at the moment such lamps are most justified when installed in equipment that needs to be built into any structure.

Spot device power supply

For safe use in places with high humidity, such as bathrooms, it is recommended to install low voltage electrical appliances. This also applies to lamps. Usually there are two types of lamps for them: 220 volts and 12. Three-volt devices are less common.

Since the generally accepted voltage in home electrical networks is designed for two hundred and twenty volts, you need to use special step-down transformers. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately think over the connection diagram of the light sources and determine the need for lowering devices. As a rule, the power of such devices is enough for two or three lamps, depending on the intensity of the light. This should also be taken into account.

In the transformer circuit, soft starters are sometimes built in, which has a beneficial effect on the duration of the operation of lamps, especially halogen ones.

Some LED plasterboard ceiling spotlights require a driver to be installed. This device is an uninterruptible power supply that regulates the voltage and stabilizes the current. It is selected for a specific circuit and when changing it, you will have to buy a new driver or fixtures that do not require its installation.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Spot Lighting

Strengths and weaknesses correspond to each type of lighting. This also applies to ceiling lamps built into the plasterboard structure. Their dignity consists in the following features:

• Long operational period.
• Directional luminous flux and the possibility of partial highlighting of the area using the illumination effect.
• There are no unlit areas in the room due to the uniform coverage.
• Economical and safe for LED products.
• Various types of lamps can be used to create a light effect.
• They do not require the installation of starting equipment that creates background noise.
• Resistant to adverse conditions.
• They do not exude flicker that is harmful to the eyes.

All this speaks about the rationality of the installation of such systems.

Some of the advantages are uncommon for certain types of luminaires and lamps. The existing disadvantages of plasterboard ceiling spotlights:

• Time consuming installation.
• In some cases, the purchase of additional equipment is required.
• When installed in a large room, many of these devices are required.
• If the luminaire overheats, the stretch fabric may burn out.

Such lighting equipment is suitable for a stylish interior design. Correct installation, installation and selection of lamps will bring the necessary zest to the comfort of the rooms.

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