Weaponologist
Spike
With all the Technology we have I was really surprised I couldn't find a decent lighting system for my gun safe. I finally came up with this idea. however I did this several years ago and its still working very well.. But there has been a few new products that have come on the market and I'll mention them shortly..
First. What I wanted was for the lights to come on when I opened the safe and then go out when I was finished. I didn't want to have to drill holes in my new safe for switches or to alter the safe in any way. I did what I normally do when I have an issue like this. I spend a ton of time just going through Hardware stores looking for an idea to hit me.
Finally I came up with an idea that I felt was simple enough that I might just be able to do it. I based the entire idea on a Motion activated light switch which I noticed places like hardware stores use in their rest rooms. The lights come on when you walk in then turn off after a pre determined amount of time. These switch's are sold in the lighting aisles and can be set from 2min to 20 min.
I simply wired this to -two 15 amp 110 house receptacle then bought a pack of 6 LED light pucks that are sold in packs of 6 or 12.. I velcro'd the pucks to the side wall on each shelf. I had wired the switch and receptacles in one of those Blue electrical boxes with a small length of wire with a 110 plug on it. I then simply plugged my invention to the power receptacle that comes into my safe for the drier. As I stated before. Its been working great for several years now with NO issue at all. It sits at the bottom corner of my safe with the drier so that area can't be used to hold anything else that might block the sensor. NOW, after several years. If anyone wants to try something like this all you need to do is look up Motion activated power strips....lol... everything I did in a more compact package.... Isn't that the way it goes...lol... after beating ourselves with a Bat we find a twig....lol.. Oh well, I'm still happy with the results...
First. What I wanted was for the lights to come on when I opened the safe and then go out when I was finished. I didn't want to have to drill holes in my new safe for switches or to alter the safe in any way. I did what I normally do when I have an issue like this. I spend a ton of time just going through Hardware stores looking for an idea to hit me.
Finally I came up with an idea that I felt was simple enough that I might just be able to do it. I based the entire idea on a Motion activated light switch which I noticed places like hardware stores use in their rest rooms. The lights come on when you walk in then turn off after a pre determined amount of time. These switch's are sold in the lighting aisles and can be set from 2min to 20 min.
I simply wired this to -two 15 amp 110 house receptacle then bought a pack of 6 LED light pucks that are sold in packs of 6 or 12.. I velcro'd the pucks to the side wall on each shelf. I had wired the switch and receptacles in one of those Blue electrical boxes with a small length of wire with a 110 plug on it. I then simply plugged my invention to the power receptacle that comes into my safe for the drier. As I stated before. Its been working great for several years now with NO issue at all. It sits at the bottom corner of my safe with the drier so that area can't be used to hold anything else that might block the sensor. NOW, after several years. If anyone wants to try something like this all you need to do is look up Motion activated power strips....lol... everything I did in a more compact package.... Isn't that the way it goes...lol... after beating ourselves with a Bat we find a twig....lol.. Oh well, I'm still happy with the results...
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