I want my detolf to be lighted relatively well, but at the same time I don't want it to be a a giant distracting tower of light. I would also appreciate a simple solution, since I don't have the tools to solder anything or work with any complicated electrical equipment. Display cabinets are versatile pieces of furniture that can be used in a variety of settings to showcase and protect valuable and personal items. In addition to their functional purpose of displaying and storing items, they can also add aesthetic value to any room. The 'brightness' also falls into my plans for dimmable LEDs. I have no need of a dimmer, because the brightness is JUST RIGHT and NOT HARSH. It looks very professional and meant to be there. When it comes to choosing materials for display cabinets, several factors come into play, such as the intended use, desired style, and budget. Display cabinets are often an important centrepiece in a room, which is why many people prefer to have them customised to match their existing decor instead of purchasing a pre-designed option.

The power wires run inside the door, on the left. The long wire running to the top of the picture doesn’t actually power any of the lights in the display case. There are a lot of ways to light up a Detolf. Perhaps the most prosaic and certainly the easiest to set up would be to simply shine a lamp into it. While it would get the job done, it’s a rather slipshod solution and besides, a lamp would take up valuable space that I need for more figures. Another way to do it would be to use Ikea’s Non light; it installs in the top of the display case. I didn’t want to do that for a few reasons: one, I really don’t like going to Ikea, two, it would only illuminate the top shelf, and three, if I remember correctly the Non light uses a halogen bulb. I’m not sure how hot it gets but I’m wary of putting a halogen light near plastic figures; I’ve already got problems with leaning and ankle warping, I don’t need to melt down the heads of my figures as well. Premium grade translucent grey wires, exclusively designed and fabricated for our product, ensure hassle-free wire management, leaving no unsightly wires behind. Once you get to the bottom, you keep going with the strip to the other side of the glass case without separation.Another view. One of the cool things about these LED strips is that they’re self-contained; they’ve already got the appropriate resistors soldered on and you can daisy-chain power connectors. This strip receives power from the far connector (note to self: next time, use a more manly tape like duct tape or electrical tape rather than wimpy transparent Scotch tape). The close connector powers the LED strip mounted on the above shelf pylon. If you wish to customise your display cabinets with lighting, there are a wide range of energy-efficient lighting solutions in the market that are modern, cost-effective and easy to install.

The solution I went with are LED strips. I got these from Oznium, a company that seems to cater to automotive hobbyists. There’s no reason why these lights won’t work for my purposes, however. I bought their Flathead LED Strips as they were cheap and come in a warm white color; I prefer a more golden-tinted light rather than clinically cold white light. To find out where to cut the strip, there are little gold tab every 3 inches. You can see a small line in the middle and has a scissor icon on it. Want to make sure you cut directly on that line like the picture below. Hi everyone! I recently updated the lighting in my Detolfs today. I wanted to do a small tutorial for anyone who may be interested in setting up their lights inside the Detolf. This is a pretty simple setup with little work needed. So, I'm going to post pictures and describe in detail what the process is to do something like the picture below. I will mark the pictures as spoilers so that it won't take up the whole space of this article. The setup was simple and easy, the connectors we simple enough to pass through all the gaps and frame and I was able to do a very tidy job. Close-up of how I mounted the LED strip to the pylon. I dropped the exposure on this picture so that the details of the LED strip are visible.Oznium also sells power connectors, and I used one of these with a 12V AC adapter I had laying around (I think it came with one of my external hard drives). I hooked everything together to test it out.

Now this is optional but I did it to make it more neat looking. I used double side tape for the three cords onto top of my case so I don't have any wire hanging down. The sensor cable which is the one that doesn't have anything connected to, you want to make sure it is visible to you or else the controller for the lights won't work. It powers these lights here. I forgot that the top shelf doesn’t have support pylons above it and I didn’t see a way to easily mount the lights on the bottom of the Detolf cover, so I wound up with an extra LED strip. Having no use for it, I decided to mount it on the underside of this cheap plastic shelf. The bottom of the shelf is ridged, so I curled up the strip and taped it there. You can see how flexible these LED strips are. Regardless of the amount of stuff you have or the size of the space you wish to decorate, cabinets are the perfect solution to help you store and display things in a neat way. Design a stylish storage cabinetDisplay units come in a variety of colours, shapes, sizes and styles and can be made of various materials, including wood, glass, metal, or acrylic.