12 V Led inside light strip.

[niftypkg]

Need a (4-1/2 ft +/-) 12v Led light strip. Prefer ridged. This is to be used for reading and mounted just below the pop-up crank. I will also need a on/off switch. Gave up battery powered led. Any advice?

[Johno02]

Here is the other slide with LED strip across the top. All the other lights you can see are LED bulbs also.

[Johno02]

BTW, I also use a backlit NOOK HD+ for most of my reading, and get thousands of free books via my local public library with the Tennessee READS program and Overdrive. I can access the library from anywhere in the US where I have internet access.

[Johno02]

I have not seen the white only strips with a remote. The only ones I have seen with a remote are the color ones, and they have a separate control box between the power source and the light strip. Also the color strips have a four wire connector whereas the white ones only have two. For a power source, anywhere you can find 12v will do. in my case, I put a strip on the top or the slides, which throws indirect light off the ceiling. For the bedroom, we had a 12v lamp on each side of the bed, so I just tapped into the wiring at the light, and ran a small wire up to the light strip. In our case, I was able just to cover the short wire with white tape, and it is almost invisible. Here are a couple of pictures that might give you ideas..
You can see wire from light up to the strip in this picture


leftover two-inch piece of led strip

[JimBollman]

I solved my late night reading a few years ago by switching to eBooks on my smart phone while camping, then eventually bought a Kindle Paperwhite which was even better since it works in bright sunlight as well as in the dark and runs a week or more between charges.

When we bought a newer camper a couple of years ago we didn't even put reading lights in the bed area.

PS: I mostly read free and very cheap books from Amazon.

[niftypkg]

John with remote/3-way that sounds ideal sounds ideal. I need it for late night reading without draining the battery. What is the best way to connect to the battery? Any caveats on overload, wiring.

[Kayteg1]

Look at the bottom of amazon listing.
For just few more bucks you can buy remote.
Maybe overkill for OP application, but as I mention, I have color light under my 6 foot long range shelf.
From the distance at my nook table I can turn on/off, change colors, variety and brightness.
The color strip has white option, but it is white that comes from combination of 3 colors, not the pure white.
Probably not the best for reading.

[Johno02]

Take a look at this. If you want to cut the strips, you can bet a small package of connectors that do not require soldering.

Rotary switch

[Johno02]

My white led strips seem to be plenty bright. I have used the multicolored ones, but they do not seem to be as bright, and the white is kinda off. They can be zigzagged, being careful with the bends, but I would cut strips and connect in parallel. then you could use a common rotary switch for a three way bulb, and have a choice of brightness,

[Kayteg1]

I bought the strip from Amazon as well, but don't think it is powerful enough for what OP wants and zigzagging 16' might not be the best solution.
I have the long one with multicolors attached under commercial range shelf, so when DW cooks she can see it better in colors 😉
Pay attention to descriptions as too often seller give you "incandescent equivalent"
I read the actual power and per my experience 5W of LED is marginal, while 7 is most likely. 10W single bulb will give pretty strong light.

[Johno02]

Look at these. can be cut to whatever length you need, might use two strips side by side for even more light. I have several in our MH, powered from available 12v source.

Led Light Strips

[willi4nd]

M4 does have 12", 24", 18" and 36", I was shopping for the exact same thing. You can buy any combo to make the length you want as they plug in to each other.

[jimh406]

I'd check with http://www.m4products.com/ They make good stuff.