SATCO Lighting 64-151 Tape Channel, 16ft, Deep Well

The Satco 64-151 is an aluminum-style mounting channel for LED tape light, supplied in a 16 foot length with a deep well profile. The channel holds the tape run straight, gives it a rigid surface to mount to, and the deep well depth lets the tape sit further back from the opening, which is what you want when you are pairing it with a diffuser lens for a softer, less dotted line of light.

Silver is the finish offered on the 64-151. It is the only finish choice on this channel, so if the job calls for a black or white extrusion to disappear against a dark soffit or a painted ceiling, this is not the one to spec.

Depth of the cavity behind the tape. The 64-151 is the deep well version, so the LED tape sits lower in the extrusion and there is more air space between the diodes and the lens. More separation means the individual LEDs blend better and the finished run reads as a line rather than a row of dots. A shallow channel sits the tape close to the lens, which keeps the overall profile thinner but shows more hot spots. Pick deep well when the channel is visible to the eye and you care about a smooth line; pick shallow when you are fighting for depth in a cabinet or reveal.

Yes, extruded tape channel is cut to length on the job, and a 16 foot stick is meant to be broken into the run lengths the opening needs. Cut the channel and the tape at the tape's own marked cut points, not wherever the channel happens to end, or you lose the segment.