I use the battery operated push/push lights in my safes. They are cheap, selling for less than $15 at Lowes. They stick to the safe using velcro that comes with them. I put one above the top shelf and one above the long guns. Which ever part of the safe I am looking in, I just tap the light and it comes on giving a very soft glow allowing me to see everything clearly.
Anybody Lighted their Safe?
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ohiobuckeye
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The led rope sounds like a good idea. They should be small enough to attach around the door frame with no loss of storage space. I found a small flat undercounter light at Home Depot that worked fairly well in one safe but left a few dark corners. For the past few years I have kept one one of the small inexpensive led AA flashlights laying on the top shelf of each safe that lets me put the light where I want it. It's cheap and it works.
I've been looking for something like this for almost a year - thanks for the link!
I have to do a little measuring, but after looking over their products, I think I'm going with the "ultra bright flex (cool)". I have the same idea of mounting across the top & down the sides, but with all their linking options, I'm thinking that I could also add some lighting in the back - over each shelf possibly. It will take a little planning to do it right and in my normal OCD fashion
When I get it installed, I'll post some pics. Right now I have a gooseneck lamp outside the safe which is barely adequate.
truckemup97
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I use one of these:
10 LED "T" Light
I stuck it on the outside, just above the door. When I open the safe, I just switch it on and swing it down. I've had to change the batteries once in four years because I left it on for a couple of weeks when I was out of town.
10 LED "T" Light
I stuck it on the outside, just above the door. When I open the safe, I just switch it on and swing it down. I've had to change the batteries once in four years because I left it on for a couple of weeks when I was out of town.
My Fort Knox has 5 of these it in and I could not be happier.
I notice on the website I found here you can also get the strips in LED lights.
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Sale Price: $28.15 ($79.00)
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I notice on the website I found here you can also get the strips in LED lights.
16 Watt Micro-fluorescent T4 Fixture
[SKU: T4-16W] Linkable Slim T4 Fluorescent Fixture (19-1/4 inch)
Sale Price: $28.15 ($79.00)
Color Temp.: 6400K
Prong: 2 Prong
T4 fluorescent, Slim T5 fluorescent, Slim T4 Linkable Light Fixtures, NH-2A-30W, T5 LED
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That inspired LED strip looks great. I figured a 49 inch strip would do. Contacted them as to the size of transformer. Their immediate reply included this image:
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i have a large winchester safe...i ran power in to a box so i could plug in a goldenrod and rope lights....works great...it was so dark before
I just modified my safe to get the guns out into the light:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...you-keep-store-your-s-ws-2.html#post136251708
I also added LED rope lights to my long gun safe, as others have suggested. Works very well.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...you-keep-store-your-s-ws-2.html#post136251708
I also added LED rope lights to my long gun safe, as others have suggested. Works very well.
That is really cool - I checked the original link and I figure that you can fit at least 160 (8 x 21 drawers) handguns in a relatively modest safe (about like mine) - any room for a goldenrod in there?
HAWKEYE10
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Don't need a light...the rich deep blue from My Colt lights it up nicely...
Hawkeye10 likes that.
HAWKEYE10
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Christmas is over with. What about Christmas lights? Some of us rednecks in Tennessee leave Christmas lights up year around so this might not work for all. Don
roundgunner
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Hmmm..... where are the pictures of safes with lights
I always have photo's
I used rope light, I tapped into the power cord running to the golden rod.
it lights up the back of the safe pretty well.
I wired in a wall mount motion detector becouse they were cheap, put it in a plastic electric box and set it on a shelf. Works great and I doubt I have $30 in the whole thing.
I always have photo's
I used rope light, I tapped into the power cord running to the golden rod.
it lights up the back of the safe pretty well.
I wired in a wall mount motion detector becouse they were cheap, put it in a plastic electric box and set it on a shelf. Works great and I doubt I have $30 in the whole thing.
THAT, was a great idee!!!!
