LEONLITE 12-Pack 3CCT LED Low Voltage Deck Lights, 180LM 3.74inch Landscape Step Railing Fence Light, 12-36V AC/DC, Die-cast Aluminum Housing & Frosted Glass Lens, UL Cord, Black, 2700K/3000K/4000K

The media could not be loaded. I installed these lights on my deck to increase safety and add some ambiance. These lights absolutely deliver. I am happy with the results, but I have to say that you have to have a good plan before you get started with installation to ensure you understand what you are getting into. If you do it right, you can achieve a fantastic, clean installation with no visible wires. To caveat everything you are about to read: I'm an engineer.One of the best features of these lights are how well the electronics are protected in the housing. Since these are outdoor fixtures, this is a must. As you can see from the pictures, the light is composed of two halves, with a silicone gasket ensuring a water resistant seal between the two halves. You can also see a nice bead of sealant fixing the frosted lens to the aluminum body. They did not skimp on the sealant, and as an added touch, they placed a bit of additional sealant to "tack" a small part of the silicone gasket to the front housing. This keeps the silicone gasket from rotating out of place, ensuring the holes are aligned when you put the two halves together again. This was done on all 12 of the lights I installed, so it was done deliberately. This was a nice touch. Anyhow, you can also see the back half of the assembly has the electronics board that has the LED elements. There are 18 elements per light. You can see there is a nice strain relief clamp and good solder joints going into the board. The power cable goes out of the housing through a nice rubber grommet, which does two things: prevent chafing of the conductors and protect against moisture/insect intrusion. Again, nice touches. The back housing has three other fastener through holes, so if you ever need to remove the front housing to clean it off, it will not affect the mounted piece that houses the electronics. This is good design. Each light comes with a small accessory bag that has three fasteners (each with a rubber gasket), three plastic anchors, a hole pattern template and two wire nuts (outdoor rated, silicone filled). For my installation, I chose to forego the plastic anchors and fasten directly to the wood, but it is a nice option to have. My other critique is the wire nuts are fairly small, and the typical gauge of landscape wire will make it a little difficult to insert thee conductors per wire nut (which would be typical in a parallel installation). I did not know the lights came with these, so I purchased other exterior rated wire nuts that were larger and suitable, but it is very nice to have these included.The best way to prepare for installation is to lay out the lights in the places where you think you will need them and hold them in place with painter's tape. Cut lengths of landscape wire and connect the system. An important note: if you choose to do this "fit and placement check" CONNECT THESE WITH REGULAR WIRE NUTS, so you can undo them later. Another great feature of these lights is that they can be powered by DC or AC 12V to 24V. What this means is you have options on power supplies depending on your application. Since my deck isn't huge, I decided to go with 12V DC. If you are intending on placing these along a long fence or deck rail, I would recommend an 12 or 24VAC power supply to ensure your lighting is equal brightness. If you go with DC, like I did, you have to be mindful of polarity. I chose the "ribbed" lead to be the return (ground) and the smooth side +12VDC. To geek out, I can tell you I did three parallel runs back to the supply, with 4 lights per run. This ensured even brightness. Anyhow, when everything is connected and ready, give it a quick power on test and check the lights. Once you verify they all illuminate, wait for it to get dark and turn them on again. Reposition the lights as needed. You can see the pictures of my power on and placement test as well. The next day, use the template (or simply use the holes on the back piece) to mark your mounting holes. You also have to ensure you mark a fourth hole for the power lead to go through the wood. If you do this correctly, you will not see the power cable. You're going to have to disconnect all the connections you made during the fit check and redo them once you've gone under or behind the deck boards to hide the cables. Make the final connections with the weatherproof wire nuts.There are some things you have to be careful with with these lights:1. When you are fastening the back half to the mounting surface, I recommend using a manual screwdriver. On the first light, I used a powered screwdriver, the bit slipped and I damaged the circuit board. I used a soldering iron and put the inductor back on there and repaired it, but lesson learned.2. The paint job on these lights is okay at best. The paint will scratch easily, so be gentle during installation. The good news is the front halves that get the brunt of the light will be easy to re-paint in the future.The pictures and video don't really do the lights justice. The 3000K light is warm and even toned. The lens also diffused the light well (you don't see a bunch of little dots) and have pretty good coverage if you mount them higher. I kept most of mine lower to the deck on the inside, but mounted higher on the outside, so the beam width at those locations gave me good coverage.Overall, these are good lights. Take your time with placing and installation and you will be very pleased with the results. I know I am.

Love the lighting effect.Provides the right amount of light.Very durable!Wiring technique a little tricky but fairly easy for DIY-ers.

These light are well made. Put out good light but not too much. My iPhone pics are “maybe” a little brighter than the real brightness,,but very close to the pictures. I’m running 220 feet of 12 gauge wire, 38 lights in parallel. All of them together draw about as much as a 100 watt lightbulb. I think they really look nice. They’ve been installed and running now for 4 weeks. I did buy the 3 year warranty on the lights just in case. According to the manufacturer they should last about 17 years running them 8 hours a night. We will see.They are a little tedious to install “at first”. You have to take out 3 small regular screws to remove the front housing then sit that aside. Then with the main housing, mark the 3 screw holes and main wire hole on the fence board. Then drill those holes. Then screw 3 wood screws with rubber O-rings on them to attach the main housing light fixture to the fence (O-rings on screws for no moisture problems) Nice…. Then re-screw the 3 small regular screws to reattach the front housing to the main fixture. It took me about 5 minutes a light to attach them to the fence and about 4-5 hours to run the wire on the fence and in the ground where the gates are then connect the lights to the wire. Or all day Saturday 😀 Note: These lights are about 70% LESS per light than Lowe’s or Home Depot where there’s cost $25.00 a light…$25.00 a light?? .AnywayI ordered 40 of these lights from Amazon (2 for backup) I had no issues with any of them. They are all working and made correctly. Based on what I know right now, I would definitely buy these again.

I installed these several months ago and they have been working great with no failures. The length of the wire from each fixture was adequate to reach my main power supply wire. They are very bright. if anything, I wouldn't mind the option to make them slightly dimmer, but honestly I really like them. The option to choose the 'color' of the light is a nice feature. They've been through a cold and snowy winter in the North Carolina mountains with no issues.