RB® Series RibbonLite®

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Applications

     Coves, niches, valences, under-cabinets, exterior building outlining, architectural accents, showcase/cabinet interiors, graphics, signage, atria/greenhouse structural accents, yachts and RV's.

Download PDF specification sheet and installation instructions.

Features

• Convenient: Comes in 100 foot coils or custom one-piece runs.
• Certified: UL listed for dry, damp and wet locations.
• Design-worthy: Proprietary molded parts have sleek design.
• Versatile: Sockets available in vertical or horizontal orientation.
• Flexible: Styles RBH and RBV curve to a 24 inch radius; style RBX curves to a 2 inch radius.
• Corrosion-free: Metal components formed of corrosion- resistant phos-bronze.
• UV Stabilized: Won't degrade when exposed to sunlight.
• Wide-ranging: Thirteen lamps available from 1 to 10 watts, xenon or standard, frosted or clear.
• Broad-based: Socket spacings available from 2 inch to any width including custom.
• Low maintenance: Fixture requires minimal servicing. Lamps have rated life as much as 90,000 hours†.
• Space-saving: Overall installed dimension, 1 inch x 1 inch (style RBH).
• Available: Made in USA. Qwik-ship program for most orders.
• Reliable: Since 1972. Five year warranty.
  
  †Find out how to extend lamp life under Transformers.

UL Data

     RibbonLite is UL listed for Class 1 operations in dry, damp or wet locations. Maximum transformer rating: 1000va. Load-rating: 25 amperes. Note: UL and some jurisdictions allow only a 20 ampere maximum lighting circuit. RibbonLite should be installed per local codes, standard practices and the NEC.

     See notes on Loading.

Design & Specification Parameters

     To design with and specify RibbonLite determine the following variables:

• Style & Color*†
• Socket Spacing
• Lamp type
• Lamp voltage
• Accessories
• Model Numbering
  *available in white <W> or bronze <BZ>
  †style RBX available in white <W> only

Style

     <RBH>: Use for all indirect lighting applications where the fixture will be hidden from view. May be curved to a 24 inch radius where the fixture will curve in a plane perpendicular to its base. This product will not curve in a plane parallel to its base. The product can, however, be mounted on its edge to accommodate base-parallel curves. Available in white <W> or bronze <BZ>.

     <RBV>: Use in applications where the fixture is in view. May be curved to a 24 inch radius where the fixture will curve in a plane perpendicular to its base. This product will not curve in a plane parallel to its base. The product can, however, be mounted on its edge to accommodate base-parallel curves. Available in white <W> or bronze <BZ>.

     <RBX>: Use in applications where extreme, compound or curlicue curving is required. Available in white <W> only.

Socket Spacing (in inches)*

     <2.0> Higher-intensity light requirement applications
     <2.4> Cove lighting, under cabinet, cabinet interiors
     <3.0> Cove lighting, under cabinet, cabinet interiors
     <3.6> Cove lighting, under cabinet, cabinet interiors
     <4.0> Cabinet interiors, interior architectural outlining
     <4.8> Cabinet interiors, interior architectural outlining
     <6.0> Interior or exterior architectural outlining 50 ft max viewing distance*
     <7.2> Interior or exterior architectural outlining 75 ft max viewing distance*
     <9.6> Interior or exterior architectural outlining 100 ft max viewing distance*
     <12.0> Interior or exterior architectural outlining viewing distance over 100 ft*
     <C> Sockets can be placed at custom (including variable) spacings to suit project requirements

      *Applications and viewing distances listed here are suggested only; perform empirical testing to determine optimal socket spacing.

Lamp Type

     RibbonLite is available with a variety of lamps to accommodate most applications. See the accompanying chart for lamp specifications.

Lamp Voltage

     RibbonLite lamps operate on <12> or <24> volts. Low voltage transformers are required. Transformers can also be used to lower the operating voltage in order to increase lamp life. Liteworx offers a complete line of magnetic and electronic, dimmable low-voltage transformers. See Transformers for more information.

    Loading: Although RibbonLite is built to handle loads up to 25 amperes, it should be noted the product has been engineered this way to enhance the ruggedness of RibbonLite and to promote cool-running of the fixture, rather than to encourage users of RibbonLite to load the fixture to its maximum capacity. In fact, UL and many jurisdictions limit the load of lighting circuits to 20 amperes. In addition, standard practices often dictate that electrical circuits should be derated 20%. For example, even though a fixture is rated 25 amperes, and even though codes allow a lighting circuit to be loaded to 20 amperes, in actual practice, the load in any single lighting circuit really shouldn't exceed 16.66 amperes (20 amperes derated 20%). It is specifically recommended here that specifiers and installers build a safety margin into any electrical system by never loading a circuit to its maximum capacity.

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Features
Specifications
Components
Model Numbers

RibbonLite Components and Accessories

     Components are shipped with the order. Accessories must be ordered separately.

Components

Accessories

Model Numbering

     Use the format shown in this section to produce a model number for the RibbonLite system you specify:

Download PDF specification sheet and installation instructions.