Built around a metal housing
The RD10 is a metal-housed LED light engine, and that single decision drives most of its character. Metal pulls heat away from the LED far more effectively than a plastic shell, and heat is the number one enemy of both lumen maintenance and colour stability. In a closed cabinet, a shallow display case or a sealed millwork pocket — places where air barely moves — that thermal path is what keeps the light looking the same in year three as it did on day one. It also makes the module feel solid in the hand during assembly, which installers and fabricators notice immediately when they're mounting dozens of points in a day.
Light quality and colour
This SKU is supplied in 3000K warm white, the go-to tone for hospitality, residential interiors, retail displays and accent lighting. It reads warm and welcoming without tipping into amber, so it flatters wood grain, brass hardware, leather, food and skin tones. Because every RD10 in a run is the same fixed colour temperature, you avoid the mismatched patchwork look that happens when random modules get swapped in over time — a real advantage on long cabinet runs, back-bars and showcase rows where the eye immediately catches any variation from one light point to the next.
Technical specifications
SKU: LS-RD10-2W-3K
Brand: LUMENSTARLED
Type: RD10 LED light engine / puck module
Power: 2 W
Operating voltage: 12 V
Colour temperature: 3000K warm white
Housing: metal
Form factor: low-profile, compact RD10
Electrical and installation notes
The RD10 runs on 12 volts, so it needs a low-voltage supply — a 12V driver, transformer or battery pack — sized with headroom above the total wattage of all the modules on the circuit. At 2W each, a multi-point run stays remarkably light on the power supply, which is why this format works so well for low-voltage track systems and integrated furniture lighting. Keep wire runs reasonably short and use an appropriate gauge to avoid voltage drop at the far end of a long cabinet, mind polarity on the DC connections, and leave the metal housing in contact with the mounting surface where possible so it can shed heat. For dimming, control happens upstream at the driver or supply — match the module to a 12V dimming system suited to your setup.
Applications and documentation
Think kitchen upper cabinets and pantry interiors, bathroom vanity cabinets, wardrobe and closet interiors, bookshelves and curio cabinets, jewellery and boutique showcases, hotel headboards and millwork, museum-style display niches, and OEM fixtures built by Canadian manufacturers who want one dependable module they can specify again and again. Because the RD10 is a standardized format, production and service stay simple: no custom tooling, no adapters, no hunting for a one-off replacement. There is no separate spec sheet or IES file posted for this module at this time; if your project needs additional technical confirmation before you specify it, ask before you order so your design stays on solid ground.