We had a great time visiting the Q-Tran factory with Sighte Studio and MOXIE in early August! Alongside the factory tour, the trip included an overview of their existing fixtures - with highlights on new offerings and a sneak peak at what’s coming up, and an educational session on drivers and transformers (we were visiting Q-Tran after all!). Many thanks to the whole team for the excellent presentations and warm welcome!
FIXTURE UPDATES:
OPTI-OPTICS Fixture: Price-efficient alternative option of VERS ($50~$60 per ft)! The smallest beam spread is 40 degrees, but no louver option yet!
TIPS:
Use static white (SW) tape for projects that require high red rendering.
When specifying Dynamic White tape, use the wattage listed on the cutsheet under “Circuit Wattage”. Dynamic white tape lights have (2) chips that are different color temperatures that are programmed to never pull more wattage than the circuit wattage lists (the chips will never be on at full output at the same time).
Most of their LED tapes are done offshore for cost efficacy. Ones done in-house are more expensive (SMT models except for the Micro family) but allow compliance with the Buy American Act, etc.
NEW:
Dedicated pool & spa rated power supply + FLEX family fixture for use in pools & spa.
UPCOMING - 2023:
An encapsulated millwork fixture designed to be silicon mounted.
Designing magnet and track mount, butterfly bracket for plaster ceiling installation.
DRIVER UPDATES:
Typically the drivers can be used up to the max wattage, except the DMX driver that needs derating.
Driver selection for Dynamic/Tunable White:
DMX is 3-channel and requires derating for 2-channel control.
The best would be: 1) QTM (large ones, single channel pre-programmed) and 2) QTM-eLED+AW (the two-channel driver)
Their dedicated warm-dim LED tape is fundamentally different. It has the same price as the dynamic LED, BUT it goes with the QZLP driver with 0-10V & phase dimming (down to 10%). The driver is small and goes up to X2 96W. The single X96W is around $175.
QTMD driver is the go-to when doing fixtures with runs far from the source. This has taps that allow different voltages high mid low to avoid voltage drop and visible difference in brightness between the ones closer to drive via ones further installed.
For Landscape: Q-SET-mLED power supply provides up to 300W and has AC and DC together in an inground cap.
App & Smart Control System Compatibility:
QZ Driver is compatible with Casambi Control.
The QZ Non-Dimmable driver is the Eco option for use with Casambi and requires a separate add-on Casambi component.
QZ-DMX is for indoor application with up to 4channel, programmable with MLFC app, up to 96W fully used.
UPCOMING:
New DMX for 4-channel, comparably small size, priced around $240. EldoLed driver is also available but is more expensive
