Line Voltage Track Lighting - Basic lighting at down-to-earth prices
After considering the higher-priced alternatives, you'll often find that your customers' needs (and budgets) are best served by basic line voltage luminaires. They don't require transformers, and are a cost-effective alternative to low voltage.
RuudŽ offers an entire line of 120-volt fixtures!
Whether your job is general lighting, task lighting, accent lighting or wall washing, we have a cylinder to do the job: Round Backs, Flat Backs, Steps and Classics. All accommodating R20, R30 and PAR lamps. Want to get even more basic? Consider our Universals, Mini-Swivels or Utility Swivels in your lighting design. And remember-what we catalog we usually ship in 48 hours or less!
Line voltage luminaires are often your best choice!
Look at the fixtures in this section. We think you will agree that line voltage lighting doesn't have to be dull.
Halogen PAR Lamps
Differences between line and low voltage performance have already been significantly diminished by PAR38 Halogen lamps. Now, PAR20 and PAR30 Halogen lamps are cutting into the low voltage performance market even more. Consider the PAR30. Compared with a 65BR30SP lamp, the 50PAR30NSP gives you more optical control, plus over four times the average maximum candlepower. It also produces a whiter, brighter light, and consumes a third fewer watts. Standard PAR30 lamps require a shorter fixture, such as our Round Back or Flat Back Short Cylinders. However, the "longneck" PAR30 lamps can be used with any BR30 track fixture. And if you like Gimbal Rings, we've got PAR30 and PAR38 lampholders to meet your customers' requirements for minimal form and clean design.
Low Voltage Track Lighting - More light, better color, less heat
Low voltage lighting is exciting, dramatic and perfect for emphasizing small areas and details. Operating on 12 volts rather than the standard 120, low voltage fixtures accommodate lamps offering more precise control and a wider selection of beam spreads than other types. With more intensity per watt than standard voltage lamps, they also produce a whiter, brighter light with great color rendition. Best of all, low voltage lamps do all this with less radiated heat and lower operating costs!
The innovative MR16
The MR16-a tungsten halogen lamp that's a mere two inches in diameter-has spurred track manufacturers to develop more compact, less obtrusive luminaires. Ruud Lighting has responded with an exciting series of lampholders featuring the MR11 and MR16 lamp. Choose from either an external, solid-state power supply or an integral transformer that is built into the housing.
The versatile PAR36
Ruud Lighting also offers a series of PAR36 low voltage lampholders-an excellent choice when longer throws are necessary. The tradition-al choice for visual display merchandising, the PAR36 has a shielded filament that practically eliminates spill light and glare. The PAR36 pinspot lets you highlight small objects or accentuate details on larger ones. The PAR36 wide flood, on the other hand, lets you define a progression of space or highlight the texture of a wall surface.
The perfect choice for accent lighting
Low voltage track lighting truly shines when used as accent lighting. The narrower the beam spread you need, the better low voltage lighting becomes. Use our fixtures to create true visual drama- silhouette objects in sharp contrast…maximize the play of light and shadow…create the sparkle in jewelry or glassware…and illuminate artwork with precise beam control and minimum stray light.
Low voltage dimming
If you plan to dim fixtures with magnetic transformers, use a dimmer that is rated for inductive loads. If you are dimming fixtures with internal/external electronic transformers, use an electronic dimmer for better results and limit circuit loading to 80% of the dimmer's maximum power output. If you are dimming fixtures that require a RuudŽ external power supply, you can use an incandescent spec-grade dimmer. For quieter operation with a Ruud external power supply, use a dimmer rated for electronic transformers. NOTE: When using electronic (NELV/Lutron) or magnetic dimmers, you must provide a neutral connection.
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