Thegesis®TOP adapter from Wieland, the market leader for pluggable electrical installations, made it possible to install built-in lighting systems with pluggable technology as an alternative to the conventional method. The reaction from the lighting industry and demand forgesis®TOP are a testament to this revolutionary approach.
Thegesis®TOP adapter from Wieland, the market leader for pluggable electrical installations, made it possible to install built-in lighting systems with pluggable technology as an alternative to the conventional method. The reaction from the lighting industry and demand forgesis®TOP are a testament to this revolutionary approach. Many lighting manufacturers now also utilize this great advantage to offer pluggable standard lights and thus to minimize the need for special versions. Following thegesis®TOP success story, a manufacturer-independent, open standard was developed with LINECT, which adopted and further developed the basic idea from Wieland. We can now present the newest member of ourgesis®installation family:gesis®LINECT.
The LINECT uniform interface for lighting was introduced for the first time at the 2010"Light+Building" international lighting and building technology trade fair. It should significantly simplify pluggable installation of built-in lighting and make connecting to pluggable connector systems from a variety of manufacturers possible. The new standard interface will be supported by well-known light manufacturers, and LINECT-compatible components will be offered by manufacturers of pluggable connector systems and light connecting terminals. For this purpose, Wieland Electric is launching thegesis®LINECT pluggable connector system on the market.
The idea has become the standard
Connecting built-in lighting with pluggable technology has been the standard at Wieland Electric for a long time. Short installation times and faster and safer handling, as well as simple room conversion, are all unbeatable advantages of pluggable installation. Wieland’s groundbreakinggesis®TOP lighting adapter is now being developed into a manufacturer-independent LINECT interface, and has provided the open standard for the lighting industry.gesis®LINECT is the adapter interface between lights and light connecting terminals for the market-leadinggesis®pluggable connector system. It will initially be available in a 3-pole version for 230 V / 16 A, and also - from the 4th quarter 2010 onwards - as a 5-pole version for 230 V with a DALI. A 4-pole version for emergency lighting (single battery) and a 2-pole model for DALI applications are planned. The advantage: Due to the separation of the power supply and the DALI signal cable, two narrow terminals are used instead of a single wide one. LINECT connections thus also allow especially narrow built-in lights to be fitted with dimmers.gesis®LINECT plug connectors are easy to connect and contact to the LINECT light terminal on the top side of the lights. They also can be disconnected. Mismating is impossible as the components and the various versions are mechanically and color coded. The lights are simple to connect using pre-assembled plug connectors. Unusedgesis®LINECT plug connectors are touch protected.
Universal system simplifies planning and installation
The standardized LINECT interface offers building owners, planners and installation technicians many advantages, from simplified quotes to safe and quick installation. The goal of the open LINECT standard is to give the user more freedom to make decisions in choosing a pluggable connector system. Lighting manufacturers will see a reduced variety of versions. This allows all lights with a LINECT logo to be connected with all LINECT-labeled plug connectors, completely independent of the manufacturer. The patent protected interface can be used with a license agreement by light and component manufacturers all over the world. Additionally, lights equipped with the LINECT label can still be connected conventionally, just like before. Installation planning is made especially simple. Quotes for lighting and plug connector systems can be done separately and independent of the manufacturer. This allows the trades to be clearly presented. Rooms can be converted in an environmentally conscious way by reusing lights and wiring systems. LINECT products must only be introduced if they are certified by VDE or KEMA in accordance with EN 61535, EN 61984, EN 60598.
