XLR CONNECTOR

XLR CONNECTOR

SKU: LCCON-XLR-FEM

Brand: LEDCO

Chaining wall washers together should be quick, clean and invisible — and that is exactly what this XLR connector does. Known on jobsites as an XLR lighting connector, a linking connector or simply a fixture-to-fixture jumper, it creates the electrical and mechanical link between compatible wall washer, linear and accent fixtures. Instead of pulling a separate feed to every single unit, you connect one luminaire to the next and get a continuous, uninterrupted line of light. That is precisely what architectural wall grazing, cove lighting, sign lighting and facade projects ask for, and it is the kind of small part that makes a big installation look professional.

The locking design is the heart of it: once the connector seats and clicks, vibration, wind or an accidental bump will not pull the run apart. Quality contacts keep current flowing steadily from one fixture to the next, so brightness and colour stay consistent from the first luminaire to the last — no dim tail-end, no colour drift down the wall. The housing is built to take handling, dust and everyday jobsite wear, and several configurations are offered so you can match the connector to the fixtures actually specified on your project. Model LCCON-XLR-FEM is the female version, ready to mate with the corresponding fixture end.

Use it anywhere a run of light needs to read as one clean line: feature walls in living rooms, hotel and office lobbies, storefront and signage lighting, restaurant interiors, gallery walls, and exterior building washes where the connected fixtures are themselves rated for the location — an important detail through a Canadian winter of freeze-thaw and driving rain. A quick installation tip: always cut power before linking or unlinking fixtures, confirm polarity and orientation before seating the connector, and make sure it clicks fully into its lock. On outdoor or damp runs, keep every joint protected and supported so no strain sits on the connection. Add a few spares to your order and keep your wall washer runs going without a second trip to the supply counter.

16.97$


What this connector is for
An architectural lighting run is only as good as its weakest joint. This XLR connector exists to remove the weak joints: it is the piece that carries both the electrical connection and the mechanical hold between compatible wall washer, linear and accent fixtures. Rather than running a separate feed to each luminaire — more wire, more junction boxes, more places to fail — you chain the fixtures and let one connection serve the next. The result is a continuous line of light with no dark gaps between housings, which is the whole point of wall grazing, cove lighting and facade work.

Build and holding power
The locking design is what separates this from a simple push-fit plug. Once seated, the connector holds firmly, so vibration from HVAC equipment, wind load on an exterior wash, or someone brushing against a run while working nearby will not break the circuit. The contacts are made to maintain a stable current flow across linked fixtures, which protects consistent brightness and consistent colour from one end of the run to the other — no visible step in output halfway down a feature wall. The housing itself is made to resist handling, dust and jobsite wear, the three things that kill cheap connectors before a project is even commissioned.

Installation and safe practice
Work cold: always cut power before linking or unlinking fixtures. Confirm polarity and orientation before seating the connector — an XLR body only goes in one way, and forcing it is how pins get bent. Push until it clicks fully into its lock, then give a gentle tug to confirm. On outdoor, damp or below-grade runs, keep every joint protected and supported so no mechanical strain is transferred to the connection itself; a strapped cable or a small support clip just before the joint does more for long-term reliability than anything else on the punch list. Several configurations are available across the family, so match the connector to the fixture ends actually on site before you order quantities.

Where it earns its keep
Residential and commercial projects both benefit. Think feature walls and fireplace surrounds in living rooms, lobby accent walls in hotels and office towers, storefront and signage lighting, restaurant interiors where the light has to look designed rather than assembled, gallery walls where an uneven run would be immediately obvious, and exterior building washes — always on the condition that the connected fixtures themselves are rated for the location. For contractors, the real payoff is labour: fewer feeds to pull, fewer terminations to make, faster commissioning.

Related connectors and accessories
SKU LCCON-XLR-FEM belongs to a wider family of lighting connectors worth keeping in the van. For low-voltage tape work, look at the straight COB connector 2-pin 8mm for LED strip for in-line joints, the L-shape COB connector 2-pin 8mm for LED strip for corners, and the L-shape COB connector with wire cable 2-pin 8mm for LED strip when you need to jump an obstacle. On the supply side, the green connector for power supply and the green female connector for power supply handle the driver end of the job. No documents are posted for this item; if you are unsure which configuration mates with your fixtures, check the fixture end before ordering.
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