Cablemod widebeam leds in a display case???

[Wolf_Lbh]

So I'm rocking this display cabinet: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00275FL5A

And it has plenty of room but it isn't illuminated very well. Given that it is metal I was thinking I would just put some 60mm white magnetic widebeam led strips on the underside of each shelf. But to get this project working I need 2 things:

1) A cable to daisy chain one led strip to another a few feet long.
2) A cable that will plug into the first led strip and an outlet or adapter that plugs into an outlet on the other end. It would be powering 5 60mm widebeam led strips total if that has any impact.

[W-L]

10 hours ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

So I'm rocking this display cabinet: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00275FL5A
And it has plenty of room but it isn't illuminated very well. Given that it is metal I was thinking I would just put some 60mm white magnetic widebeam led strips on the underside of each shelf. But to get this project working I need 2 things:

1) A cable to daisy chain one led strip to another a few feet long.
2) A cable that will plug into the first led strip and an outlet or adapter that plugs into an outlet on the other end. It would be powering 5 60mm widebeam led strips total if that has any impact.

You can get LED kits online for a good price and wire them up for a lower cost with brightness control. However if you want to use the Cablemod stuff that would be same kind of setup. You will need extensions such as the ones below and the 4 pin to D.C. Barrel adapter to plug into 12V power.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IX5VDIQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1489841514&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+extension+cable

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MDUQ92A/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489841735&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=4pin+led+to+dc+barrel

[Wolf_Lbh]

2 hours ago, W-L said:

You can get LED kits online for a good price and wire them up for a lower cost with brightness control. However if you want to use the Cablemod stuff that would be same kind of setup. You will need extensions such as the ones below and the 4 pin to D.C. Barrel adapter to plug into 12V power.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IX5VDIQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1489841514&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+extension+cable

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MDUQ92A/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489841735&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=4pin+led+to+dc+barrel

I ended up ordering 5 cablemod 60cm widebeam magnetic white led strips as well as:
1x 12 volt dc barrel plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DKSI0S8
1x dc barrel to 4 pin led adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDUQ92A
3x 30cm 4 pin led extender (10 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XX41VD0
3x 4 pin led adapter male to male plugs (20 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OX2X3QY
And lastly 3x cable clasps (12 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D2PRL42

I'll post before and after pictures assuming it works. Overall the bill came to around $200 for the lighting products but similar lighted display cases cost $1,000 or more so by doing the lighting myself I'm still saving around $400. Probably could have saved some more money with cheaper leds but you get what you pay for.

[W-L]

3 hours ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

I ended up ordering 5 cablemod 60cm widebeam magnetic white led strips as well as:
1x 12 volt dc barrel plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DKSI0S8
1x dc barrel to 4 pin led adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDUQ92A
3x 30cm 4 pin led extender (10 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XX41VD0
3x 4 pin led adapter male to male plugs (20 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OX2X3QY
And lastly 3x cable clasps (12 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D2PRL42

I'll post before and after pictures assuming it works. Overall the bill came to around $200 for the lighting products but similar lighted display cases cost $1,000 or more so by doing the lighting myself I'm still saving around $400. Probably could have saved some more money with cheaper leds but you get what you pay for.

Sounds like a good start and yes sometimes those kits are a hit and miss in terms of longevity. Don't forget to get a suitable 12V (regulated) power adapter for the lights. 

[Wolf_Lbh]

6 hours ago, W-L said:

Sounds like a good start and yes sometimes those kits are a hit and miss in terms of longevity. Don't forget to get a suitable 12V (regulated) power adapter for the lights. 

Isn't that the first thing I linked to?

[W-L]

45 minutes ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

Isn't that the first thing I linked to?

Oh yes that's it, I missed it first time around. 

[Wolf_Lbh]

On 3/18/2017 at 10:31 PM, W-L said:

Oh yes that's it, I missed it first time around. 

Here is how it turned out: (Before and after pics)
I'm extremely happy, looks professionally done.