I have a 12'x15' room to which I'd like to add cove lighting. There's a second floor above, so I don't have access from above. I do have an outlet along the wall where I can tap off for 120V power, and run any wiring up inside the wall to the top.
I will be building the cove, essentially a T-section. I anticipate about 2" of head room above the top edge of the cove.
My issue is, where can I hide the power adapter that converts the 120V AC house power to 12/24V DC for the LEDs? I suppose worst case I can cut a hole near the outlet for an access panel (or blank wall plate) painted to match the wall, and stuff the power adapter in the wall.
Anyone got any other bright ideas?
Best Answer
I invite other answers, but since you mention cove lighting specifically, there are slim transformers that are made to be easy to hide like this model:
Armacost 12v LED Driver transformer
To use this, you could have a 120v standard electrical box behind the molding where the NM cable would exit the wall and attach to the transformer. I'm not sure exactly how to make the transition from the wall to the transformer in a 100% by-the-code way, but the electrical contacts are covered and since it is cove lighting, the connection will be inaccessible to anyone that wanted to touch or snag the wiring.
The transformer would be easy to hide in the "tray" of the molding and comes in different output wattage depending on your needs. Now, I've never used this model and I'm certainly not trying to advertise it - I'm just pointing it out as an example of the slim-profile transformers that are available.