We’ve counters at three feet, and soffits above at seven feet. We’re thinking of little mini-cans recessed into the drywall soffit ceiling.
The lamps in these little cans from Prima Lighting are MR11 low-voltage halogens.
We have, for MR11s, choices between NSP (narrow spot), SP (spot) and FL (flood) beam spread lamps, in either 20W or 35W power.
Have you done any task lighting using MR11s? If so, which lamps would you recommend?
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You need to check the specs, but I suspect that narrow spot will be too narrow. You will have 2 stops of light rather than a pool.
I suspect flood is what you want.
And my guess is 35 watt.
But never seen an of the mr11's.
I've got some photometric data that shows a beamspread of about 25 inches (diameter of circle fully lit) and 82 candlepower light intensity.
That's for the flood, with a 30 degree light cone. It is very comparable to what you get with a 60W PAR16 line voltage lamp, which is another candidate.
Juno's catalog gives a 30 degree cone, and 81 footcandles in a circle size of 25 inches, for the PAR lamp, at four feet.
I guess I need to go to a good lighting showroom and see if I can find something with MR11s, to judge.
Trouble is, I live in the boonies. I'll probably have to drive two to three hours to see something.
I'll probably have to drive two to three hours to see something
Which can be worth it. I'm a big fan of dimmable kitchen lighting, if only as it lets you use more light than you ordinarily would. Better a too-bright kitchen that can be dimmed than the reverse.
Also, consider using indirect light for the general lighting, and use direct lighting for task lighting. That can mean having to "design" in that "this" spot is for kneading the dough, or for spotting the mixer or food processor, but that's not too huge a deal for most kitchens.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)