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Can an LED Driver be mounted in a Ceiling Electrical box? I want to install a custom LED Lamp fixture to replace the existing bedroom ceiling fixture.

Will it violate code to mount the LED Driver within the existing 2 gang electrical box?

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    The answer would be dependent on the listing for the driver and how much available space (wire & device fill). Can you provide more information on the driver. – Ed Beal Feb 14 '17 at 17:41
  • 2 gang ceiling mounted? Normally ceiling boxes are round... – Tyson Feb 14 '17 at 17:49

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There is nothing wrong with a lamp having an internal DC power supply.

There is also nothing wrong with embedding a DC power supply in a junction box, provided there is a separator between mains AC voltage and DC. For instance many furnace transformers are packaged as the lid to a standard junction box, or to fit in a standard knockout, with the AC power inside and the DC power outside. I am unaware of any 12V LED power supplies in those packages, but I haven't really looked.

Harper - Reinstate Monica
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  • I don't believe you even need the divider -- Art. 411 doesn't call for it, provided you wire the low-voltage side according to Chapter 3. It's only needed if you are running Class 2 or telecom-type wiring, AFAICT... – ThreePhaseEel Feb 15 '17 at 00:17