DC ADAPTER ON/OFF SWITCH FOR SINGLE COLOR LED STRIP

Name: DC ADAPTER ON/OFF SWITCH FOR SINGLE COLOR LED STRIP
Brand: LED MONTREAL
SKU: DCSWITCH
Price: 6.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: DCSWITCH

Brand: LED MONTREAL

Ever wish you could shut off your LED strip without unplugging it or fishing behind a cabinet for the power supply? That is exactly what this little part does. The DC adapter on/off switch for single colour LED strip — also called a DC inline switch, a quick connect LED strip switch or simply a low voltage on/off switch — sits between your power supply and your LED strip lights and gives you one simple click to turn the light on and off. No tools. No wire stripping. No electrician. You plug the male connector into your AC adapter, plug the female connector into your single colour strip, and you are done in seconds. It is the missing piece on thousands of strip light installs where people love the light but hate reaching for the plug.

This switch is built for single colour LED strip circuits and works on both 12 volt and 24 volt systems, so it fits the vast majority of residential and commercial strip setups already on the market. It handles up to 6A on 12V or 3A on 24V, which covers generous runs of tape light under cabinets, along shelving or around a ceiling cove. Because it uses standard DC quick connect plugs, it drops straight into an existing installation — you do not have to redo your wiring or replace your power supply to add it. Note that it is an on/off switch, not a dimmer, so the light comes back on at full brightness every time, exactly the way you left it. SKU: DCSWITCH.

Where does it shine? Under kitchen cabinets, inside a pantry, over a garage workbench, behind a bathroom mirror, along basement stairs, in a display case at the boutique, or in a cold Québec garage where nobody wants to crawl behind a shelf in January to unplug a transformer. Contractors add it to every strip light job as a courtesy; homeowners add it after the fact when they realize the plug is buried behind the fridge. It works with both 12V and 24V single colour strips and 12V or 24V power supplies, on residential and commercial projects alike. Add one to your cart with your next roll of tape light and give your strip lighting the simple switch it deserves.

A switch that installs in seconds
Most LED strip installations are controlled the worst possible way: by pulling the plug. This DC adapter on/off switch fixes that with a plug-and-play part that needs no tools and no wiring. The switch has a male DC connector on one side and a female DC connector on the other, so it simply drops into the connection point you already have. Connect your AC adapter to the male end, connect the female end to your single colour LED strip, and the switch now interrupts the low voltage side of the circuit. Because nothing is cut, soldered or stripped, it can be added to a finished installation and removed just as easily if you relocate your LED tape light later.

Electrical capacity and compatibility
The switch operates on 12 volt or 24 volt DC circuits and supports up to 6A on 12V or 3A on 24V. Those figures are your planning limit: add up the wattage of the strip run it will control and make sure the draw stays inside the rating for the voltage you are using. It is designed for single colour LED strip — warm white, neutral white, cool white or a single static colour — and not for RGB or colour changing tape, which needs multi-channel control. It is also a straight on/off device rather than a dimmer, so it pairs nicely with any low voltage switch strategy where you want a clean, repeatable full-brightness result.

Technical specifications
SKU: DCSWITCH
Brand: LED MONTREAL
Type: DC adapter on/off switch, quick connect (male and female DC connectors)
Voltage: 12V or 24V
Maximum load: 6A on 12V / 3A on 24V
For: single colour LED strip
Applications: residential and commercial

Where contractors and homeowners use it
Think of every spot where the power supply ends up out of reach. Under-cabinet LED strip lighting in a kitchen, where the driver hides in the upper cabinet or behind the backsplash. Closet and pantry shelving. A workshop bench or garage shelf in a Canadian basement where the outlet is behind a storage unit. Bathroom vanity and mirror lighting. Retail display cases, bar shelving, restaurant millwork and reception desks where staff need to switch accent lighting on at opening and off at closing without touching an electrical panel. Toe-kick and stair lighting that only needs to run part of the day. In every one of those cases, this switch turns a permanent light into a controllable one for a few seconds of work.

Installation tips and good practice
Place the switch where a hand naturally reaches — near the front edge of a cabinet, just inside a closet door frame, or at the top of a stair run — rather than tucked behind the strip. Keep the connectors in a dry indoor location; DC quick connect hardware is not meant to sit in water or outdoors unprotected. Match the switch to the voltage of your existing power supply: a 12V driver and a 12V strip, or a 24V driver and a 24V strip, never mixed. If you are running several separate strip zones, use one switch per zone so each area can be controlled on its own. No documentation is currently posted for this accessory; if you need help sizing the load for your run, our team can walk you through the amperage calculation before you order.