12v Dimmable RGBW Ceiling Lights

[krazykrivda]

I've been searching the internet for a while now and have not found anything that seems to be a good fit, but the title says it all.

Has anyone come across any good 12v dimmable RGBW ceiling lights?!

[Danjo]

I found some RBGW 12v dimmable ribbon at my now defunct local electronics store. So at least you know they exist

[krazykrivda]

I've seen (and have) a ton of light strips, but looking for the overhead lights to light the space.

[cadillackid]

just install any number of RGBW smart bulbs into any standard fixture...

[krazykrivda]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

just install any number of RGBW smart bulbs into any standard fixture...

I'm looking for 12v options, and preferably the low profile overhead style

Like this style, for example (but want RGBW)...
https://www.amazon.com/12V-Recessed-.../dp/B07R6NJ5M9

Or this, as a 12v option (And dont need all the smarthouse features)...
https://www.amazon.com/Recessed-Ligh...dp/B08WWK2B8G/

[rossvtaylor]

I know you said RGBW...which made me think you wanted color options...but the first light you linked to is just white...so, I have an option for you if white is cool. We're very happy with these, which we've bought often and just reordered again. They have integrated dimmers with several brightness options, which you select with a touch of a "button"...sort of a raised sensitive selector. We have them on switches and they retain the last selected dimmer setting when turned off. They are super low profile and very bright, when on high.

[cadillackid]

I use NanoLeaf Canvas panels in my DEV bus... I glued magnets on them and move them around to various patterns since the ceiling is metal. they are 110 but a small inverter runs them no issues and I change the colors with my phone app and google..

[krazykrivda]

Originally Posted by rossvtaylor

I know you said RGBW...which made me think you wanted color options...but the first light you linked to is just white

Those were linked just to call out the style I ha in mind, I do want them as RGBW. I found a bunch of (what I think are good) options if I give up on the RGBW...

Originally Posted by cadillackid

I use NanoLeaf Canvas panels in my DEV bus... I glued magnets on them and move them around to various patterns since the ceiling is metal. they are 110 but a small inverter runs them no issues and I change the colors with my phone app and google..

That's n interesting idea. I'm refinishing the ceiling so it wont be metal. And If I can't find what I want, I may begrudgingly settle for the philips hue lineup, which will neither be slim nor 12v.

[cadillackid]

I also have some rechargeable magnetic puck lights.. they use a micro USB and a remote control.. only downside to them is they have as little indicator that stays lit anytime power is applied.. but you could cut power when not using the lights.. the charger seems to easily outpace the light.. ive left them plugged in and turned on for a day or more and they were still on..

[Danjo]

A friend gave me a stack of 120v LED fixtures that were leftover from a job because they ran 288v instead. I dissected one and found that it had a thin Mylar reflector and a thick acrylic diffuser with a ribbon wrapped around the circumference of the can in such a way that the light entered the diffuser through the edge. I decided that I wanted to retrofit to RBGW by swapping the ribbon out. That was until I realized I would have to run 5 wires to each fixture. I could have probably run furnace wire, but my enthusiasm for the project didn’t last and I gave the fixtures to a friend that was remodeling his patio.

[joeblack5]

Keep in mind that the RGB strip lights that can be cut to length are not very energy efficient.. the current regulation per three LEDs is done with a resistor. That roughly means half the energy is wasted.

Johan