Task handoff for switched hardwired lines
For hardwired picture light with switch, collect the buyer’s quantity and destination together with artwork dimensions and frame projection and color and control requirements. Ask each proposed supplier to name the exact model, included parts, packing and delivery scope. Separate unanswered requirements from accepted equivalents; the buyer approves the final order.
Picture Lights Sourcing does not publish MOQ, freight days or factory capacity as website facts. Those figures appear only if a named supplier writes them on a dated quotation for the same configuration. A switched canopy also does not convert a rechargeable bar into a hardwired circuit; power entry remains a separate line. We do not issue wiring diagrams or authorize wall work.
Buyer brief
- Artwork width, height and frame projection, plus luminaire length and arm reach that the display will accept.
- Quantity with units for each finish and length, and whether mixed lengths may share a carton.
- Input voltage (for example 120 V versus 277 V), whether the driver is remote or integral, dimming interface if used, and where the local switch must sit (fixture, canopy, or wall device supplied by others).
- Destination, requested timing and which person will accept substitutes such as a different CCT or switch type.
- Optional budget with currency and per-unit or whole-order basis, plus a supplier preference that is not a verified rating.
Supplier reply
- Exact model, finish code and option string that match the brief, not a nearby series brochure.
- What ships with the luminaire: driver, canopy, switch, shade, mounting plate and any remote supply.
- Confirmation that the quoted revision is hardwired, and whether the switch is integral or an accessory.
- Currency, trade terms, freight scope, taxes and any service fees, written so totals can be compared.
- Exclusions: listing documents still pending, samples charged separately, or a switch position the factory does not offer.
Who confirms the model evidence, sample, exclusions and final order is split: the factory confirms the model and commercial terms; the buyer or qualified project team confirms visual acceptance and electrical compatibility; Picture Lights Sourcing keeps open items visible and lines up replies. For catalog labels see inquiry options. For charging-pack quantities see the order brief. For a field checklist see the article.
Quote normalization for luminaire length and arm reach, quantity, accessories and delivery scope means each offer is read against the same artwork geometry. If one factory quotes a 24 in bar with a 7 in arm and another quotes a 16 in bar with a fixed stub, those are different products even when the finish name matches. A 2700 K switched body is not equivalent to a 4000 K body. If one includes a driver and the other lists the driver as extra, the totals are not yet comparable. Compare luminous flux before wattage or luminous efficacy. Leave those differences written rather than averaging them into a single market number. We will not invent a percentage saving against a competitor’s published discount. Constant current versus constant voltage language from driver catalogs does not convert a picture-light driver without a matching output range on the quoted revision. Request an IES photometric file for that revision when the project team will run a lighting check.
