12V 2A (24W) POWER SUPPLY FOR LED STRIPS

Name: 12V 2A (24W) POWER SUPPLY FOR LED STRIPS
Brand: LED MONTREAL
SKU: PWR12V2A
Price: 21.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: PWR12V2A

Brand: LED MONTREAL

Got a leftover run of LED tape and nowhere to plug it in? The 12V 2A (24W) Power Supply for LED Strips (SKU PWR12V2A) is the compact little transformer that turns any short length of LED strip into a finished, working light. People look for it under a lot of names — LED strip power supply, 12V adapter, plug-in transformer, LED driver — but the job is always the same: take the 120V power from your wall and hand your strip the clean low-voltage current it needs. It was made for exactly the situation every DIYer runs into: the main project is done, you have a metre or two of LED light strip left over, and you want to light up a shelf, a display case or a headboard without running a whole new installation.

This is a 12V 2A unit, which means an output of 24W — enough for a short run, so always check the amps-per-metre listed for your strip before you connect it, because overloading the supply will damage it. The input is 100–120V AC, so it plugs straight into a standard household outlet, no electrician, no hardwiring, no junction box. It carries a cULus certification for Canada and the USA, which matters when an inspector walks through a commercial job. The transformer box measures 8,7 cm long, 5 cm wide and 3 cm high, small enough to hide behind a cabinet toe-kick or inside a millwork void. Note that it is not dimmable and not compatible with AC wall dimmers — to dim or change colours, add an inline low-voltage controller between the supply and the strip.

It shines wherever a short accent run needs power fast: under kitchen cabinets, inside a bookcase, along a bar back, in a retail display, under a reception desk, in a basement rec room or a garage workbench. It works with both single colour and RGB LED strips that run on 12V, and it is a natural companion to an RGB controller or a single-colour PWM dimmer for tunable scenes. Perfect for Canadian homeowners finishing a renovation, contractors closing out a punch list, and small businesses refreshing a storefront. Grab the PWR12V2A, plug it in, and put that spare strip to work tonight.

Compatible with
Works with:
LED strip: RGB301M, RGB601M, RGB30CM, SC3005M20-3000, SC3005M65-3000, 12RGB300, 352812120-3000, 283512-3000

Built for short LED strip runs
The PWR12V2A is a plug-in class of transformer designed around one very practical need: powering a modest length of LED tape light without building an electrical infrastructure around it. The housing is a small sealed box measuring 8,7 cm in length, 5 cm in width and 3 cm in height, which lets it tuck behind a cabinet, above a valance or inside a cove where nobody will ever see it. Because it connects directly to a standard 120V receptacle, there is no hardwiring involved — which is exactly why so many people searching for LED drivers or lighting drivers end up choosing a plug-in unit like this one for accent work.

Technical specifications
SKU: PWR12V2A
Brand: CDNLUX
Input: 100 - 120V AC
Output: 12V 2A 24W
Dimmable: No
Certification: cULus for Canada and USA
Transformer box size: Length 8,7 cm, Width 5 cm, Height 3 cm

Load calculation and electrical notes
The single most important step before you connect anything is the math. Every LED strip lists a consumption per metre, and the total draw of your run must stay under the 24W / 2A output of this supply. Read the description of the strip you intend to use, multiply its per-metre value by your length, and leave yourself margin. Overloading the power supply will damage it — no exceptions. The unit accepts 100 - 120V AC input, which is the standard residential and light-commercial voltage across Canada, and delivers a steady 12V DC to the strip. It is not dimmable on its own and it must never be wired to an AC wall dimmer; feeding it through a triac or leading-edge dimmer will cause flicker and premature failure.

Compatibility and dimming
This supply works with both single colour and RGB LED strips operating at 12V. If you want brightness control on a single-colour strip, or colour changes and effects on an RGB strip, install a low-voltage controller downstream — the supply feeds the controller, the controller feeds the strip. That architecture keeps the dimming signal on the DC side where it belongs, and it is the reason a non-dimmable driver is perfectly compatible with a dimmable installation. Always match the controller's voltage and current rating to both the supply and the strip.

Where it earns its keep, and documentation
Think under-cabinet strips in a kitchen renovation, a lit toe-kick in a bathroom vanity, glass shelving in a jewellery or bakery display, signage backlighting in a small shop, a cove above a home theatre screen, or task lighting on a workbench. Contractors keep a few on the truck for the small accent lighting requests that show up at the end of a job. The technical PDF spec sheet for the 12V 2A (24W) Power Supply for LED Strips is available in the Documentation tab of this page, with the certification, input and output data you may need to hand to an inspector or attach to a submittal package.

Technical Files