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track lighting wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 tracks 2 lamps 3 variations 4 gallery 5 references toggle the table of contents track lighting 3 languages norsk bokmål русский українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia light fixtures attached anywhere on a continuous track this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources track lighting news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2012 learn how and when to remove this message one style of track lighting with two lamps that can be aimed track lighting is a method of lighting where light fixtures are attached anywhere on a continuous track device which contains electrical conductors 1 2 this is in contrast to directly routing electrical wiring to individual light positions tracks can either be mounted to ceilings or walls lengthwise down beams or across rafters or joists they can also be hung with rods from especially high places like vaulted ceilings track lighting was invented by anthony donato of lightolier donato received the first patent related to track lighting in 1961 3 tracks edit there are multiple types of tracks used worldwide for example erco eutrac global trac halo ivela juno lightolier typical systems have line voltage running through a recessed track the track may have more than one live conductor so that multiple switched circuits can be used to control different fittings on the same track installers will place the tab of the connector on the fixture to one side or the other when attaching it to the track many systems now use a single live wire and then use digital control interfaces such as dali to control the fittings this means that each fitting can be independently controlled even with a single live conductor lamps edit track lighting is usually combined with directional lamps with reflectors such as spotlights 1 these lamps can run under either mains voltage or a lower often 12 v voltage it is common to see line voltage tracks with low voltage fixtures for these each fixture requires a small built in transformer to operate it alternatively more modern systems are available with low voltage 10 12 or 24 volts running through the track which is in itself decorative in this case the fixture may clamp onto a track made of two metal strips separated with an insulating strip two circuit configurations are rare in such systems the track is powered by a transformer which converts the high voltage into low voltage there are magnetic and electronic transformers for all low voltage fixtures or systems a special dimmer if used is required as standard dimmers cause flickering because of the interaction with the transformers load characteristics magnetic transformers are inductive while electronic ones are capacitive the dimmers control the mains input to the transformers 4 variations edit cable lighting is a variation where the fixtures are hung from uninsulated cables which carry low voltage these fixtures range from the very simple such as two hinged rods from which a halogen lamp hangs to the very artful such as a human silhouette whose feet touch the wires and hands hold the bulb or its socket two sets of cables such as in the corner of a room where two walls meet can be connected together with short wires that have clips such as alligator clips or screw clamps at either end another variation is called flex track or monorail track lighting in which the fixtures are hung from a single line monorail track attached to the ceiling using stems there are several different types of track some are very flexible and can be curved in any shape or form and some are more rigid and can be curved very slightly some patterns that can be made are s curves or spirals various adapters are available for combining features of track and other lighting there are l and t adapters for rigid track as well as flexible ones for unusual angles or to change the vertical angle where a ceiling changes slope adapter plates allow single fixtures to be attached directly to a junction box by providing an extremely small section of track embedded into the plate there are also arms which have the same feature allowing fixtures to be mounted onto the same wall they shine onto and having an attached power cord and wall plug if the track is properly anchored a hanging fixture may be suspended from it the track itself can also be suspended rather than being hard wired to a junction box which requires a feeder device to be snapped into the track either in the middle or at one end it can also be end fed from a standard wall outlet outlets can also be snapped into line voltage track gallery edit an h track fixture head with integrated transformer showing 2 of the 3 contacts on the same side model no hampton bay ec762 two h track fixtures for mains voltage light bulbs by hampton bay model no ec719 white e26 pa r20 es0208sba brown gu10 mr16 epl minimax o led track fixture with cross baffle visible references edit 1 2 popular science bonnier corporation january 1975 national fire protection association 2017 article 100 definitions nfpa 70 national electrical code 1 batterymarch park quincy massachusetts 02169 nfpa retrieved october 9 2023 lighting track track lighting a manufactured assembly designed to support and energize luminaires that are capable of being readily repositioned on the track its length can be altered by the addition or subtraction of sections of track cite book cs1 maint location link the history and function of track lighting insights by alcon lighting february 24 2020 archived from the original on august 7 2020 retrieved october 27 2022 lutron guide to dimming low voltage lighting lighting services inc lighting services inc also available as a pdf from lutron com retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title track_lighting oldid 1333166715 category light fixtures hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles needing additional references from april 2012 all articles needing additional references cs1 maint location this page was last edited on 16 january 2026 at 03 00 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under 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