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Engineered for durability, efficiency, and all-weather performance.

Outdoor lighting demands transformers that perform flawlessly in harsh environments — rain, snow, heat, and cold. Pacific Transformer engineers custom magnetic components built to endure the elements while delivering reliable, efficient power to your lighting systems.

Powering Outdoor Illumination with Precision Engineering

Pacific Transformer has been a trusted partner for outdoor lighting manufacturers for over four decades. From landscape and architectural lighting to commercial street and security illumination, our custom magnetic components are engineered to withstand the demanding conditions of outdoor environments — including temperature extremes, moisture, and continuous operation cycles.

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Whether you need low-voltage transformers for landscape lighting, high-efficiency magnetics for LED drivers, or ruggedized components for commercial street lighting, Pacific Transformer delivers custom solutions with the industry's fastest turnaround times. Our engineering team works directly with your design staff at no additional cost to develop transformers optimized for your specific outdoor lighting application.

Experience in Outdoor Lighting

Pacific Transformer brings decades of proven experience to the outdoor lighting industry, providing custom magnetic solutions that meet the rigorous demands of all-weather operation, energy efficiency standards, and safety certifications required for exterior illumination applications.

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Outdoor Lighting Transformer FAQs

Outdoor lighting systems commonly use step-down transformers, toroidal transformers, and low-voltage magnetic transformers. Pacific Transformer specializes in custom-designed magnetics for all outdoor lighting applications including landscape, architectural, street, security, and decorative lighting — each engineered for optimal efficiency and weather resistance.

All Pacific Transformer products for outdoor lighting applications are designed to operate reliably across extreme temperature ranges, from -40°C to +130°C. Our components undergo rigorous environmental testing in our certified test chambers and are built with materials selected specifically for moisture resistance, UV stability, and long-term outdoor durability.

Pacific Transformer is a UL, CSA, and ETL recognized manufacturer, with ISO 9000:2008 certification and WMTC-384 certified internal test facilities. Our outdoor lighting transformers can be designed to meet NEC, UL 1838, UL 2108, and other applicable standards for outdoor electrical equipment, ensuring compliance with local and national building codes.

Absolutely. LED outdoor lighting is one of our fastest-growing application areas. We design custom magnetic components for LED drivers, including high-frequency transformers, inductors, and current-limiting magnetics optimized for LED efficiency. Our no-cost engineering service means we work with your team to develop the ideal magnetic solution for your specific LED lighting design.

Pacific Transformer offers the industry's fastest turnaround times. Prototype and first-article transformers are typically delivered within 2-3 weeks, with production quantities following on schedules tailored to your project timeline. Rush services are available for time-critical outdoor lighting installations and seasonal projects.

Yes, low-voltage landscape and garden lighting transformers are a core part of our outdoor lighting product line. We design and manufacture magnetic and toroidal transformers for 12V and 24V low-voltage systems, with options for multiple tap voltages, thermal protection, and enclosures rated for direct burial or wet locations.

Our transformers are engineered for maximum energy efficiency, which directly reduces operating costs for outdoor lighting systems. By using premium core materials, optimized winding techniques, and custom designs matched to your specific load requirements, we minimize core and copper losses. This translates to less wasted energy as heat, longer component life, and more lumens per watt delivered to your outdoor fixtures.

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