Astrum Lighting Relocation
We would like to thank all our valued customers for all the support over the years. Our lease at 35B Constellation Drive, Mairangi Bay is up and we decided to do away with a showroom, concentrating on what we do best: providing quality lighting consultancy services and project work. We found that attending to the […]
Stuff up plates
Commonly called “stuff up plates” were initially used to hide “stuff ups” such as recessed downlight holes cut too large. We’ve all heard anecdotes of 1st year apprentice being left on site to cut holes for recessed downlights, which he did diligently and efficiently, making all the cutouts by the time the electrician was back. […]
Architectural pendant light Dimaro
Here we have a brand new architectural pendant light Dimaro from Lightmakers Ltd. Quick rundown: 5 CNC machined arms pointing most of the light down below and some light up onto the ceiling. Round base for mounting accommodates the Constant Current LED driver Single wire suspension Good quality matt black textured powder coat. Yet to […]
Adjustable LED spot light Bardi from Lightmakers.
Adjustable LED spot light Bardi from Lightmakers Ltd. Bardi LED Wall Spot is a unique spotlight made from machined aluminium. According to Lightmakers, this spotlight is produced by the same factory that makes the popular Gandino LED pendant light. Instantly we have high expectations of this LED light fitting. Let’s get on with the job. Bardi […]
High CRI LED lights. Are they really that good and are they worth the hype?
High CRI LED lights. Are they worth the hype? What is CRI? CRI as an acronym for Colour Rendering Index. Colour Rendering Index is a scale to 100. The higher the CRI rating, the closer light it produces is to natural sunlight or good halogen lamp. Essentially, CRI is the measure of quality of […]
LED strips between battens
LED strips installed in extrusions wedged between evenly spaced timber battens. This job requires surface mount (without a flange) LED strip light extrusions with diffusers. The extrusions are seemingly randomly wedged in between evenly spaced timber battens to achieve the desired effect. The LED strip lights are not just functional and out of sights as they […]
LED strip lights set into stair risers.
Recently completed project envolved lighting up a staircase with LED striplights. In addition to using overhead lights such as hanging pendant light or recessed downlights, our client wanted the stairs to illuminate themselves. We specified and supplied LED strip lighting plus all components to complete the installation. This project envolved: 16 metres (with some offcuts) […]
Constant Current LED Driver OR Constant Voltage LED Driver? Series or Parallel?
So you have a job of installing some LED lights and you’re confused whether you’re meant to wire them in series or parallel. First things first, let’s determine whether the LED lights that you’re about to install require Constant Current or Constant Voltage power supply (LED Driver, using the correct terms). Secondly, let’s see if […]
LED strip lights: Overview
LED strip lighting is popular with kitchen designers, cabinet makers, interior designers and anyone looking to add functional lighting to their space world-wide. In this post, we aim to provide an overview of LED strip lighting, what it is and how it all works together. Four parts make up an LED strip lighting system: LED […]