Flexible track lighting as the name suggests are flexible and convenient compared to the rigid traditional lighting systems. Mostly people use flexible track lighting to highlight certain areas like prized possessions, art work, and home décor. Also to accentuate entrances, dining tables and corners of a room. Some can be bent by hand and adjusted for the needs.
Track lighting is not for everyone. You have to decide why you are planning to get this installed first. Are you looking to get more ambient source of light or more “down light” which is a concentrated light? Are you trying to make certain areas in house more prominent or want to make certain areas look bigger than its real size?
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Flexible track lighting though is trendier; you may want to think about how it fits in the big picture. If you are in an old house the fixtures that are already installed might make flexible track lighting design as an odd man out.
But once you decide to that flexible track lighting is the one you want, you have to choose the type of track you want to use. They come in 3 varieties- H type, L type and J type. Typical flexible track lighting systems have line voltage- 100volts in North America, 24o volts in other regions, 100 volts in Japan. Also track lighting kits come with different voltages 10, 12 and 24 volts. Low voltage track lighting is usually recommended as they are cost effective and also seem to be more decorative.
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Hard wiring into the junction box is the way that is recommended by experts for installing the flexible track lighting. These track lighting kits though cheaper than traditional fixtures the transformers used have the tendency to burn frequently incurring additional expenses.
Kitchen and bathrooms are some of the areas that can benefit immensely from flexible track lighting system
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