Express Lighting 80W 12V Electronic Transformer - Replacement for Kichler Transformer DR16S

This transformer was a match for my Kirchler under cabinet lights. I couldn't find the model of the light fixture, but the transformer had a 120 volt - 50/60 Hertz sticker on it and this was a perfect replacement. I have mulitple fixtures 3 zeon bulb Kirchler and 1 zeon bulb fixtures from 2003. 3 of the 7 light fixtures have not worked for a couple of years and I was looking into new replacement fixtures until I found these transformers. Much cheaper and easier to replace the transformers. One bonus is LED T5 7Watt replacement bulbs worked with these transformers without the impedence issue causing the light flickering. I will be replacing the remaining 4 transformers to convert all my under cabinet lighting to LED bulbs. Brighter lights, reduce the heat output and saves electricity. This buy was a win win for me and my wife is very happy.

These transformers saved me a lot of trouble. We have Kichler Direct Wire Xenon under cabinet lights. The transformers fail quite often. Kichler does not support their products, they don’t sell replacement parts, never did. I contacted them, they recommended I replace the fixtures with new ones, which would cost a lot & have a different footprint, or get some used fixtures on Ebay. I didn’t want to tear apart the kitchen; and installing old Kichler fixtures (if you could find them) would seem like a waste of time, the new ones didn’t last long for us. First one failed in 2016 (installed 2015), and they have been failing ever since. Installing one of these transfomers is not that difficult, and they work quite well.

Worked great so far (few weeks now)- no problem whatsoever to install - light fixture works like new. This device is somewhat smaller than the original, and even though output voltage stated is lower than original, it works great with NO noticeable difference.

This fixed my problem with my NSL light fixture which would usually not work at all but occasionally would fire up and work like normal. It was a pain to replace as I had to cut the wires in the NSL fixture and re-strip them. But this transformer was smaller than the one that I replaced and once I connected everything back together worked perfectly. Thanks to Kichler for having the transformer - NSL didn't have one and not only that told me I had to have an electrician to repair it - wouldn't give me any pointers. Boo NSL, yeah Kichler.

Interestingly, I have just today used this to repair 1-lamp and 3-lamp Kichler 1058x under cabinet fixtures (x changes based on length of fixture, number of bulbs). Not only does it work, but it works (for me) with Philips LED 2W, 200 lumen bulbs, with the same light output as the original 18W xenons. Obviously, neither meets a 20W minimum load as specified in one of the responses to a question. In fact, the 1-bulb fixture would not meet it with the original xenon at 18W. So not sure what is up, but it's a win for me. In the photo you can see the new (silver, at left on box) and original (black, at right on box, with hot glue residue visible). Installation was simple, even for the limited-electrically-gifted (me) by carefully removing wire nuts, matching old/new wires (one at a time!) and replacing wire nuts. The only actual tools I needed: hair dryer to soften old glue, hot glue gun to install new transformer (double sided tape might work), and a small screwdriver to pry up the old transformer as the glue softened. I got started on this because I had a failed DR16s transformer (all bulbs failed at once, so not bad bulbs). I did first install the new transformer and try it with the original xenon bulbs, and it was fine. Then tested the LEDs. I will say that speccing the LED bulb was tricky, and I'd advise getting help from a bulb provider. Kichler was unresponsive to me.

Worked perfectly for a low-voltage under-cabinet fixture that went haywire. Just be sure to test your bulbs and such first, as you can't test your existing transformer without putting a load on it. I eliminated all other possibilities before buying and installing this replacement, but it works perfectly, fit the small space, and doesn't make any humming noise at all.

I've got 10 Kichler undercabinet lights using one, two or three light bulbs. The original Kichler transformers were of poor quality and began failing within two years. Some of the replacements I've tried did not put out a high enough voltage, resulting in noticeably dimmer bulbs. I was concerned that these new units were marked as only 11.5 volts output and the original Kichlers were marked as 12.8. However, the brightness of the lights suggests that maybe the original Kichler was optimistic in its rating. So far, I'm pleased with the new units. They are on the pricey side. If they were less expensive, I'd stockpile a few to use when the remaining Kichlers fail.

Great replacement transformer for my direct wired under counter xenon Kichler lights. Second time I’ve used this product and it works like it should and is way cheaper than a new light fixture