DOOR OPENING DETECTOR 12V-24V

Name: DOOR OPENING DETECTOR 12V-24V
Brand: LEDCO
SKU: LCLSACC-DOORDECT-12V-24V
Price: 25.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LCLSACC-DOORDECT-12V-24V

Brand: LEDCO

Open the door, the light comes on. Close it, the light goes off. That simple bit of magic is what this door opening detector — also called a door sensor for LED strip, cabinet door switch or LED door sensor — brings to your cabinetry, closets and display cases. It is a low-voltage accessory that sits between your driver and your light, and it tells your LED strip light or puck lights exactly when to wake up, without anyone touching a switch. Homeowners use it in pantries, wardrobes, vanities and kitchen islands; contractors use it in millwork packages; small businesses use it inside display cabinets, retail casework and reception furniture where a hidden, automatic light always looks more expensive than it is.

This is a 12V-24V low-voltage sensor, so it drops straight into the same DC world as your LED tape, puck lights and cabinet luminaires — no complicated integration, no proprietary system to buy into. Because it operates on 12V and 24V DC, it works with either voltage of driver you have already specified for the job, which keeps your parts list short and your shop order simple. Everything else about this accessory is refreshingly ordinary: small footprint, hidden installation, and a job it does over and over without being noticed. The SKU to quote or reorder is LCLSACC-DOORDECT-12V-24V, and it is built for both residential and commercial projects, from a single closet upgrade to a full run of store fixtures.

Where does it shine? Inside kitchen pantries and deep corner cabinets where you can never find anything, in walk-in closets that have no ceiling fixture, in bathroom vanities, mudroom lockers, garage cabinets and basement storage — all the Canadian spaces where you are usually digging around with your phone flashlight. It pairs naturally with the rest of our 12/24V control family: use it alongside a black on/off switch or white on/off switch for zones you want to control by hand, or add a Blue Touch sensor on an open shelf nearby. Add it to your cabinet lighting order and let the doors do the switching.

What this accessory actually does
A door opening detector is the small brain behind automatic cabinet lighting. It is wired in-line on the low-voltage side of your installation, between the LED driver and the light, and it opens or closes that circuit depending on whether the door is open or shut. The result is hands-free light exactly where and when it is needed: no wall switch to hunt for with your arms full, no lights left burning inside a closed cabinet. Because it reacts to the door itself rather than to motion in the room, it never triggers by accident when someone simply walks past — a real advantage in kitchens, offices and retail spaces where a motion sensor for light would be switching all day long.

Technical specifications
SKU: LCLSACC-DOORDECT-12V-24V
Type: door opening detector / automatic cabinet door sensor
Operating voltage: 12V-24V DC
Application: residential and commercial projects
Category: connectors and wiring accessory for low-voltage LED lighting

Wiring and installation
All the work happens on the low-voltage DC side, which is what makes this such a friendly accessory for cabinetmakers and finishing carpenters. Plan your run first: driver, then the detector, then the LED load it commands. Keep polarity consistent from the driver through to the strip or puck light, make your connections mechanically sound, and leave a small service loop so the sensor can be pulled out later without cutting wire. Mount the detector where the door edge or door stile passes in front of it, inside the cabinet box, and test the swing before you fasten anything permanently. Size your driver for the total load of the fixtures on that circuit, not for the sensor, and remember that the detector must always be fed by the same DC voltage as the lights it controls — 12V with a 12V system, 24V with a 24V system.

Compatibility with your other controls
This detector lives happily in a mixed control layout. Give each cabinet or closet its own door detector, then handle the open zones — under-counter lighting, toe-kick, shelving — with manual controls such as the black rocker switch or the white rocker switch, both also 12/24V. For touch-activated shelves and display niches, a Blue Touch sensor covers what a door cannot. On long tape runs where voltage needs a boost across several channels, a 4-channel 20A amplifier keeps the light even from end to end. Because everything shares the same 12/24V language, one driver family can feed the whole job.

Real projects, real examples
Think of a pantry door that lights a full shelving wall the moment it swings; a walk-in closet where each section lights only as you open it; a jewellery display case in a boutique that presents itself the second a client reaches in; a reception desk or file cabinet in an office that stays dark and tidy until it is used. In Canadian homes it earns its keep all winter, when short days turn every hallway closet into a black hole. Buy one per door for the cleanest result, and note the model LCLSACC-DOORDECT-12V-24V on your order. No documents are currently posted for this accessory; if you need help matching it to a specific driver or strip, our team can walk you through the layout before you order.