Magnetic track MT-23. What’s in the set and what to order separately

Over the last few months the magnetic track has been the product installers ask us about most. The same questions keep coming up, so we have put the answers in one place.

In this article a “section” is one 2 m piece of track from a set, and a “run” is the whole length of track on the ceiling, made of one or more sections.

What’s in the MT-23 set, and what do you order separately?

One MT-23 set is a 2 m section of track.

You order the end caps, a power supply, connectors and lamps separately, and with the POW-HHP power supply also the power connector.

How many side strips and how much gasket does a metre of track take?

Every 1 m of track takes 1 m of side strip on each side, 2 m in total, and 2 m of gasket. We don’t sell side strips or gasket separately, so you only count sets. 16 m of track needs 8 sets, which contain 16 side strips and 32 m of gasket.

How many end caps do you order per run?

One set of end caps closes both ends of the whole run. It contains 2 bases and 2 finish covers. A straight run with two open ends needs one set, however many MT-23 sets it is made of.

How do you join sections and make a corner?

Sections are joined with electrical connectors, which carry the current, and steel connectors, which hold the profiles together. Every joint needs both kinds.

The steel connectors are designed for 2K-Trade magnetic profiles and tracks.

Power supplies for the MT-23 track

The track and the lamps run on 48 V DC. The MT-23 track is powered by the POW-TR 200 W and POW-HHP 400 W power supplies, both 48 V DC and IP55. The POW-TR is mounted inside the track profile and connects directly to the copper conductors in the track, without a power connector. The POW-HHP is mounted outside the profile and connects to the track through the power connector. The power of each lamp is given on its product page.

Which lamps work with the MT-23 track?

The MT-23 track works with the 48 V track lamps in our range. These are track spots, linear flood lights, grille lights with lenses and pendant lights. All of them have a luminous efficacy of 90 lm/W and a CRI of 90 or higher. Lamps without control give a fixed 4000 K light, and the black FGD 300 linear flood light also comes in 2700 K. All models are in the lamps for the magnetic track category.

What can TUYA lamps do?

Lamps marked TUYA have adjustable colour temperature from 2700 to 6500 K and smooth dimming. You control them from the Tuya app, from Samsung SmartThings, with the 4-zone TUYA remote control or with the TUYA wall panel. TUYA versions exist for the FGD, GD, GS, XZGS and ZD lamps. Lamps without the TUYA mark cannot be controlled by remote or app.

Your client wants an FGD 600 linear lamp at 6000 K? The standard version gives 4000 K. Any colour temperature from 2700 to 6500 K can be set on the FGD TUYA version.

Order checklist for one run

One missing end cap or connector means a second delivery for a small part. Before you send the order, check that the list includes

• MT-23 sets, one for every started 2 m of the run (a 7 m run takes 4 sets),
• a set of end caps,
• a 48 V power supply, plus a power connector with the POW-HHP,
• connectors for straight joints (2 straight steel 85 mm and 1 straight electrical per joint) and for corners (2 steel 90° and 1 flexible corner per corner),
• lamps, plus a remote or a wall panel for TUYA lamps if the client wants one.

Tracks, power supplies, connectors and lamps are in the magnetic track lighting section, and the system overview is on the magnetic track for stretch ceilings page. If you have a question about a specific run, ask us for a quote for everything an MT-23 run needs.