Cove lighting is a form of indirect lighting built into ledges or recesses in a ceiling primarily for aesthetic accent. Cove lighting is valued because it hides the fixtures and provides a very even light.
LED Cove Lighting with Fiberstars
One method of installing cove lighting is by using the Fiberstars LED e-Luminator paired with fiber optic cable. It is the marriage of LED technology and fiber optics that make this application truly unique.
• Where design application dictates, system can be used in lieu of linear fluorescent, cold cathode, neon and even today’s linear LED products.
• An illuminated cove never needs to be accessed for re-lamping with an LED remote light source.
• DMX ready for easy integration into a digital media system for total control over dimming and color changing.
• True ownership by the end user is optimized as you will never have to re-lamp, change the ballast, add fixtures or reconfigure a cove.
LED with Sustainability is True Cost of Ownership |
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| Example Project: 80' Cove lighting project with standard lighting controls. |
| Installation | Linear LED (a) | Incandescent (b) | Fiberstars (c) | |
| Luminaire Quantity | 80 | 320 | 8 | |
| Lighting System Costs (d) | $11,776.00 | $3,150.00 | $7,736.00 | |
| Number of Lamps | 0 | 320 | 0 | |
| Lamp Costs | $0.00 | $1,600.00 | $0.00 | |
| Installation Costs (e) | $1,300.00 | $1,800.00 | $1,040.00 | |
| Total System Installation Costs | $13,076.00 | $6,550.00 | $8,776.00 | |
| Maintenance (f) | ||||
| Relamping / 50k Hours | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Lamp Cost / Change | $0.00 | $4,000.00 | $0.00 | |
| Relamping Labor | $0.00 | $1,300.00 | $0.00 | |
| Lamp Disposal Fee | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| Total Maintenance Cost | $0.00 | $5,300.00 | $0.00 | |
| Power | ||||
| Power Consumed Per 80' | 360 Watts | 1600 Watts | 320 Watts | |
| Total Power Costs (g) | $1,980.00 | $8,800.00 | $1,760.00 | |
| Cost of Ownership (h) | ||||
| Systems Cost First 50K Hours | $15,056.00 | $20,650.00 | $10,536.00 | |
| Replacement at 50K Hours | $13,076.00 | $2,120.00 | $4,600.00 | |
| Total Cost of Systems | $28,132.00 | $22,770.00 | $15,136.00 | |
| Notes: | ||||
| a) Typical Commercial Grade LED Cove Lighting System. | ||||
| b) Typical LV Track Lighting System, [4]5 Watt Lamps / Foot | ||||
| c) Typical Fiberstars LED eluminator and TT Fiber installation. | ||||
| d) Estimated, Based on Contractor Costs with Overhead and Profit. | ||||
| e) Estimated, Based on Average Labor Rates with Contractor Overhead and Profit. | ||||
| f) Estimated, Based on Average Labor Rates with Contractor Overhead and Profit. | ||||
| g) Based on National average of 11 cents a Kilowatt Hour. | ||||
| h) Caveat of LED System Replacement Requirements, which reflects level of systems sustainability. | ||||
• 50,000 hours - the low profile alternative to traditional fiber optic illuminators
• RGB for an almost infinite array of colors
• DMX ready for perfect integration into digital media systems
• Complementary color mix software with up to 24 hour programming
• Indoor and outdoor versions available
• Compatible with large core and stranded fiber optic cables
• Portable and Hardwire version available with UL class II rated power supply
Tel: 888-704-2276 • Fax: 925-463-5522 • Email: customerservice@fiberstars.com
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