This is a small driver unit that sits behind the scenes of your kitchen lighting, usually hidden inside a cabinet or above a wall unit. It takes mains power and converts it to a safe 12V supply, then splits that supply across six ports so several lights, such as under cabinet strips or cabinet spotlights, can run from one source. It is the sort of component you never see once the kitchen is finished, but everything upstream depends on it working reliably.

Key

Benefits

• Converts mains voltage down to 12V, which is what most low voltage kitchen lighting needs to run safely.
• Six ports let you power multiple light fittings from a single driver, which keeps wiring tidier behind cabinets and worktops.
• Rated at 20W total, so it is well suited to smaller lighting runs such as a few cabinet lights or a section of plinth lighting rather than a whole kitchen's lighting scheme.
• Chosen by Mastercraft Kitchens for its build quality, so it is intended to sit unseen and keep working for years without attention.

Because the total output is 20W, it is worth thinking about how many lights you want to run from it and what each one draws. If your lighting plan needs more power than that, a second driver is simply added elsewhere in the run rather than overloading this one. Your Mastercraft designer will work this out as part of the wider lighting plan for your kitchen, so you do not need to calculate it yourself.

Specifications

• Output: 20W / 12V
• Ports: 6
• Range: Drivers and accessories