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<blockquote data-quote="Sanford" data-source="post: 2214415" data-attributes="member: 27733"><p>That's pretty much it - add a switch in there somewhere, either a small toggle or a door-operated "refrigerator" type switch, or both. None along the lower border in his - the bottom material was flush with the edge of the door so no where to put it.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>A 24 watt supply will generally power a full roll of these lamps though most safes won't use a full roll. The main reason for the higher supply was that he doesn't like wall warts, so was able to run the cord from the outlet to back beside the safe and velcro the laptop-like power supply there to run the 12vdc from it to the inside.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For Billy's we just used a pair of these mounted beside each other and wired in series, attached to the inside wall of the safe. I have a small shelf in the back of the closet with two 6v's on it - just hooked up with alligator clips then wired through a little vent hole that was in the side of the safe. Not elegant, but works fine - hunted around but couldn't find any of the little battery boxes they once made for them.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]30199[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Wire from the batteries to the switch, from the switch to one end of the led strips, then from strip to strip until you've rounded the door.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's fun! I learned today that not all of the strips necessarily fit all of the end-to-end strip connectors, though - so had to do a little soldering instead. Normally it's pretty much all plug'n'play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanford, post: 2214415, member: 27733"] That's pretty much it - add a switch in there somewhere, either a small toggle or a door-operated "refrigerator" type switch, or both. None along the lower border in his - the bottom material was flush with the edge of the door so no where to put it. A 24 watt supply will generally power a full roll of these lamps though most safes won't use a full roll. The main reason for the higher supply was that he doesn't like wall warts, so was able to run the cord from the outlet to back beside the safe and velcro the laptop-like power supply there to run the 12vdc from it to the inside. For Billy's we just used a pair of these mounted beside each other and wired in series, attached to the inside wall of the safe. I have a small shelf in the back of the closet with two 6v's on it - just hooked up with alligator clips then wired through a little vent hole that was in the side of the safe. Not elegant, but works fine - hunted around but couldn't find any of the little battery boxes they once made for them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]30199[/ATTACH] Wire from the batteries to the switch, from the switch to one end of the led strips, then from strip to strip until you've rounded the door. It's fun! I learned today that not all of the strips necessarily fit all of the end-to-end strip connectors, though - so had to do a little soldering instead. Normally it's pretty much all plug'n'play. [/QUOTE]
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