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Old 08-27-2009, 02:11 PM   #1
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LED Rope Lighting

I affixed some 12 volt LED rope light to the underside of the kitchen counter, wired in a switch and a circuit breaker (on the back side of the cabinet where the drawers are) and wired it into the 12 volt feed supplying power to the propane detector. The lights use a total of 0.81 amps - nothing!




 
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Old 08-27-2009, 02:22 PM   #2
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I like that. Vickie might have me steal (borrow) your idea.
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Old 08-27-2009, 02:24 PM   #3
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Nice!!! Mood lighting.... Very purdy. That would make a good and ample night light, too. In our rig we have a night light that plugs into a 110v outlet and localizes the light creating shadows and hiding "obstacles". I like your solution.
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Old 08-27-2009, 02:29 PM   #4
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Ok...where did you get that LED rope from? I'm looking for some rugged rope that I can wrap around my flag pole when I'm doing the Nascar in-field thingy. Last set was solar recharge but string was el-cheapo and now its in landfill...
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Old 08-27-2009, 02:35 PM   #5
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This was the best price that I could find when I was looking: 3/8" 12v Rope Light from SailorSams.com

I specifically went with 12v and LED for two reasons: 1) I wanted them to run off the batteries if we are boondocking (which we have been doing more and more, lately) and 2) I wanted no heat and low amperage draw.

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Old 08-27-2009, 04:27 PM   #6
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I have the same kind of rope light.
I bought 10' of rope for 9.95,I ended up with 40' of red white and blue for a little over 40.00
Oh yeah,I purchased from Home Depot!
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Old 08-27-2009, 04:35 PM   #7
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How did you attach the rope light to the under counter lip?
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Old 08-27-2009, 08:31 PM   #8
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I bought my rope light at Costco during the Christmas season (which ought to be starting any time now). Can't remember the cost, but pretty cheap.

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I put some rope light on top of the cabinets. Same effects but not 12volt. It does make it nice when watching tv or if your out for the evening.
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Old 08-28-2009, 04:57 AM   #10
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Fire5er,

Because I used LED as opposed to incandescent, the cheaper stuff found at popular hardware stores, no heat is generated. With no heat, I used some really good double sided tape to temporarily affix the rope light to the underside of the counter top, in various places. I then used clear silicone and glued the rope to the plywood and corian.
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Old 08-28-2009, 05:02 AM   #11
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[quote]Originally posted by snfexpress

Fire5er,

Because I used LED as opposed to incandescent, the cheaper stuff found at popular hardware stores, no heat is generated. With no heat, I used some really good double sided tape to temporarily affix the rope light to the underside of the counter top, in various places. I then used clear silicone and glued the rope to the plywood and corian.

We did the same we call them mood lights!
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Old 08-28-2009, 07:09 AM   #12
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Looks very nice !!!
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snfexpress,

Thanks for the info. Looks great. Nice work.
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I've got to stop reading this forum. I just finished moving the vacuum into the cabinet and ordering a door for the new opening I created and now I have to order the 12 volt rope lights. Will the mods ever end???
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