Hello everyone,
This is about these products:
Pax wardrobe with Striberg LED strip and KOMPLEMENT snap fitting for the sliding door as a soft closer
The following issue:
The LED strip should be installed at the very top. Because of the sliding door soft closer, it has to be positioned further back. Even with the included spacers, the automatic mode does not work.
Question:
Does anyone have an idea how to still install the LED strip at the very top and operate it in automatic mode?
Thank you very much!
Best regards
mojo
This is about these products:
Pax wardrobe with Striberg LED strip and KOMPLEMENT snap fitting for the sliding door as a soft closer
The following issue:
The LED strip should be installed at the very top. Because of the sliding door soft closer, it has to be positioned further back. Even with the included spacers, the automatic mode does not work.
Question:
Does anyone have an idea how to still install the LED strip at the very top and operate it in automatic mode?
Thank you very much!
Best regards
mojo
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IKEA-Freund2 Sep 2015 11:31Hello,
The light strips respond to ambient light (when you open the door and light shines on the sensors, the lighting turns on) – you can double-check this by shining a flashlight on the "eyes."
If you install the strip further inside the cabinet because of the door catches, there might not be enough light reaching the sensors, and the strip could stay off. According to https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/lichtleiste-komplement-für-pax-Schrank.19130/#p12796, the sensor covers can be carefully removed and the sensor alignment adjusted, which might help.
Alternatively, you could make taller spacers so that the strip can be mounted at the very front of the cabinet below the snap locks – though this might look less elegant since the metal rail of the strip will probably be visible.
Another option is to use a narrower light strip that fits at the front inside the cabinet, between the snap locks.
Regards,
IKEA-Freund
The light strips respond to ambient light (when you open the door and light shines on the sensors, the lighting turns on) – you can double-check this by shining a flashlight on the "eyes."
If you install the strip further inside the cabinet because of the door catches, there might not be enough light reaching the sensors, and the strip could stay off. According to https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/lichtleiste-komplement-für-pax-Schrank.19130/#p12796, the sensor covers can be carefully removed and the sensor alignment adjusted, which might help.
Alternatively, you could make taller spacers so that the strip can be mounted at the very front of the cabinet below the snap locks – though this might look less elegant since the metal rail of the strip will probably be visible.
Another option is to use a narrower light strip that fits at the front inside the cabinet, between the snap locks.
Regards,
IKEA-Freund
Thank you for the attempted solution from IKEA-Freund. Unfortunately, the approach was not suitable and contained some inaccuracies.
Solution:
Mount the rail normally with spacers and position it slightly further back because the damper is in the way.
Before: Carefully remove the plastic cover from the LED strip, bend the sensors slightly downward, and hold them in place with a small wedge; I used paper for this. This wedge should be secured— I used tape for that. I did not reinstall the plastic cover since it would push the sensors back to their original position.
This way, the sensors point slightly further down, and the angle between the sensor and the cabinet ceiling is larger.
Works perfectly!
Solution:
Mount the rail normally with spacers and position it slightly further back because the damper is in the way.
Before: Carefully remove the plastic cover from the LED strip, bend the sensors slightly downward, and hold them in place with a small wedge; I used paper for this. This wedge should be secured— I used tape for that. I did not reinstall the plastic cover since it would push the sensors back to their original position.
This way, the sensors point slightly further down, and the angle between the sensor and the cabinet ceiling is larger.
Works perfectly!
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