FX Luminaire Landscape Lighting Guide: Luxor, Fixtures & Transformer Sizing

FX Luminaire (Hunter's lighting brand) builds professional low-voltage LED systems around three parts: fixtures, a transformer, and — on smarter installs — the Luxor controller. Here's how to spec each one.

Pick fixtures by job, not by looks first

• Up lights / spot lights — trees, columns, and façades. Look at the FG and NP families; wattage (measured in LED board size, e.g. "3LED", "6LED", "9LED") sets throw height. A 9LED fixture like the RW-9LED handles a mature tree; 3LED suits small ornamentals.
• Path & area lights — walkways and planting beds. The PL and TA series spread a soft pool of light 8–12 ft across; space them 8–10 ft apart, alternating sides.
• Wall wash — hedges, fences, and textured walls. Wash fixtures like the WW series sit close to the surface and grade it evenly.
• Down lights — mounted in trees or eaves for "moonlight" effects; specify fixtures with glare shields.

Size the transformer with 20% headroom

Add up fixture wattage, then multiply by 1.25 for wire loss and future additions. A typical front yard (8–12 LED fixtures) lands on a 150 W transformer; larger properties step to 300 W, and estate or commercial jobs to 600 W+. Running a transformer at 40–80% of capacity is the efficiency sweet spot. Use 12-gauge direct-burial wire for runs up to ~100 ft; go 10-gauge beyond that to hold voltage.

What Luxor adds

The Luxor ZDC (Zoning, Dimming, Color) transformer-controller runs FX Luminaire's ZD/ZDC-compatible fixtures and unlocks:

• Zoning — group fixtures (façade, paths, backyard) and control each independently;
• Dimming — 0–100% per zone, so the patio can be bright for dinner and soft at midnight;
• Color — ZDC fixtures shift to 30,000 colors for holidays and events;
• App & scheduling — astronomical clock, themes, and phone control via the Luxor app.

A standard transformer is fine for simple on/off systems, but Luxor is worth the upgrade any time a client will actually live with the lighting — the dimming alone changes how the system gets used.

Shopping checklist

1. Walk the property at night and mark what deserves light (fewer, better-aimed fixtures beat more fixtures).
2. Choose fixture families and LED sizes per target.
3. Total the wattage, add 25%, pick the transformer.
4. Add wire, connectors, and a spare fixture for the inevitable addition.

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