I have been redecorating the master bedroom and as part of this I have installed plaster in channelling for LED strip lighting. My current struggle is to work out what power strip lights I need.
The room is ~3.5m x 3.5m, the channelling is on the ceiling and goes round three sides of the room but in from the wall somewhat, the channelling length is ~7m total.
The strips start at 480 lumen per metre and head up to north of 5k lpm which is why I am confused...
At 480, 7 metres of channelling is 3360 lumens which is upwards of 300W in old school lighting terms. This seems crazy to me and 480lpm is marketed as feature / recess lighting. The general lighting is in the 1400+lpm range.
I assume somewhere my calculations are off and am hoping for someone who has used strip lights as a main lighting source can point out my error, or give a suggestion on what I should reasonably aim for.
The room is ~3.5m x 3.5m, the channelling is on the ceiling and goes round three sides of the room but in from the wall somewhat, the channelling length is ~7m total.
The strips start at 480 lumen per metre and head up to north of 5k lpm which is why I am confused...
At 480, 7 metres of channelling is 3360 lumens which is upwards of 300W in old school lighting terms. This seems crazy to me and 480lpm is marketed as feature / recess lighting. The general lighting is in the 1400+lpm range.
I assume somewhere my calculations are off and am hoping for someone who has used strip lights as a main lighting source can point out my error, or give a suggestion on what I should reasonably aim for.