A light should be as thoughtfully designed to install as it is to look at. That is the idea behind our Quick Connect system. Developed in collaboration with an OEM shipyard, it started with a practical question: Why do the cables need to be connected behind the wall or bulkhead?
Anyone who installs lighting on board will know the challenge: making the electrical connection and finding room for it behind the bulkhead, all while holding the light in place. Together with the shipyard, we looked for a way to bring the connection directly into the light.
Press. Insert. Release.
We started with the base plate: How could we use the available space to make installation easier?
The answer was a terminal mounted directly on the circuit board. Press it with your thumb to open it, insert the prepared wire, then release. The terminal clamps the wire securely in place.
This puts the connection within easy reach, directly on the light. There is no longer a need to connect the wires behind the wall or bulkhead.
Less clutter. Easier mounting.
Limited space inside the base plate used to create another practical problem. With cables and connections packed into a small area, installers sometimes accidentally drilled through a wire during mounting.
Connecting directly to the circuit board removes the need to fit a separate cable connection into that space. This makes the wiring easier to manage and helps avoid the cable clutter that caused those problems.
There is another useful detail built into our circuit boards: the connection is polarity-independent. The light works regardless of which way round the positive and negative supply wires are connected. One less thing to check during installation.
Designed for one-person installation
The wires extending from the wall at the mounting position connect directly to the light. The mounting screws then pass through the light and into the pre-drilled holes.
It is a straightforward process that one person can complete. There is no need for a second person to hold the light while the connection is made behind the bulkhead.
Preparation matters, too. That is why our lights come with matching drilling templates. These allow the mounting holes to be positioned accurately and the lights to be aligned before installation. When fitting several lights in a row, that preparation makes all the difference.
Developed through practical experience
Quick Connect grew out of conversations with the people who install our lights. A specific challenge on the shipyard floor became the starting point for a detail that makes installation easier.
That is how we approach product development at Cabin Dänmark: We listen, look closely at how people work, and find ways to improve our products.
Because a thoughtfully designed light should also be straightforward to put in place.