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Ok, here goes. I'm working on a lighting for my basement train room. Right now i have two, 2 bulb recesed 4' long. THis is for a room 14'X 20' long. Now my layout uses a scenic block that extends up to the ceiling, so i need to provide lighting on either side. To make this as easy as possible here is what i've come up with. Standard recessed lighting would be a HUGE pain to install, and the recessed lighting i have is kinda rough on light bulbs. Here is my solution. <br /> <br />As i have a drop ceiling with 2'X4' panels this is my idea. <br /> First: mark all the locations i would like lights on the panel. Using a sharpee i could just make a dot. <br /> Two: Go and buy Puck Lights like these from Lowes. The only difference is the ones i'm getting are 20 watt halogen and use a standard two prong plug to plug into a wall. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=48674-1390-G9165WHI&lpage=none <br /> Three: remove drop ceiling pannels and using a proper sized drill bit, remove the area the light will be recessed into. <br /> Four: Using a piece of 1/8 inch masoite, glue to the back of the hole. If i run a strip of three, i could just use a single strip of masonite running the lenght of the panel. This is a light material, but gives me the needed anchorage to secure the lights to. <br /> Five: Lights installed, and wired. They come prewired and you only add the plug type conection after you have installed the lights. Each panel would have its own seperate three plug connector. SO basicily i could remove a panel, unplug it from the system, and work on it seperatly. <br /> Six: Use an inline dimmer to control the lights to the level i want. <br /> <br />Ok, here is what i need to know. I plan on running 30 of these lights. THese are rated as 20watt, 120 volt. They suggest plugging three of these lights together, then pluggign them into a wall socket. I have had a set of these lights on my hobby desk for over 2 years now and am thrilled by their performance. <br />If i decide to run a extension cord from a plug, how many lights could i support off of one extension cord? <br />Ok, thats my idea. Please feel free to find problems. THis is electrical, and i don't want to burn my house down. LOL <br />THanks Bill
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