How does door sensor work?

When your cabinet door is open, the light will come on and when the cabinet door is closed, the light will turn off. Before securing all wires and connections, it is important to make sure the placement of the door switch is properly surface mounted to be activated by the cabinet door.

We recommend doing a couple mock ups before mounting. Without accurately mounting the sensor, the light can flicker as it may not be aligned with the door properly.

If your light switch sensor is sensing your hand when reaching into the cabinet, simply move the sensor to the top shelf of the cabinet and as far to the side of the shelf as possible.

12v power supply what we use for laptop computer power supplies. These “plug-n-play” products basically take the current from your house and convert it to 12V.

Many 12V DC power supplies are dimmable on the trailing edge…or the 12V side. A lead cord gives you some extra space in-between your wall outlet and light fixtures. 

The cabinet door sensor will have an input and an output side. The power supply will connect to the input plug of the sensor. The other sensor wire will then go to your LED light fixture wire.

12v led door sensor activates your LED light(s) when the cabinet door is open. It’s great for standard cabinet LED lights, closet led lights, or drawer lights.

When there is no object in front of the sensor, with a distance over 2″, (this will mean the door is open), the sensor will turn on.

The sensor should be surface mounted in the cabinet about 3/4″ back from the cabinet door. I would suggest a trial run on this to make sure the location is ideal.

12v led tape light The last piece of the puzzle is the LED fixture. Something like a tape light with adhesive backing could be a simple option. The trick with tape light is to find the compatible power supply and sensor.

LED tape light is usually cuttable and linkable. This makes it ideal to make a long or a short run that fits inside your cabinet at the best length.

Typically, wood cabinetry looks good with warmer lighting tones (2700K) and white cabinetry looks great with cooler tones (4000K). The below recommendation comes in a bright white and alos a warm white color temperature.