Track lighting for curio cabinet (1 Viewer)

Steve don't know the dimensions right now you could try Electrical Distributors they are in the Bay Area. The led lights are really cool. The xenon are available at Home Dispicable but they are large and after seeing your cabinet I wouldn't recommend them. Are you going to vent your cabinet to allow for the heat to escape? You can also try lamps plus for lighting. My point is there are a lot of alternatives and you may want to check some out . PM me and I'll give you my # so we can talk about options.
 
So was the outcome of this thread to go with fluorescent lighting. I'm in the lighting stage of my cabinet.
 
I'm thinking LED lights are the way to go. They are small, give off lots of light, and don't give off a lot of heat.
 
I haven't thought about LED lights. Can they be dimmed and will they shine through several shelves?
 
Heres a LED light I picked up a couple weeks ago at a local hardware store for $4.

It has a swivel light that can be angled to any position you wish to direct the light. It can be clamped to a shelf and directed at another. Overall lenght of the light is less then 3 inch. Its very bright and it uses the small flat batteries I forget what thier called. Try the automotive section at Walmart I think I may have seen them there or try Home Depot, Lowes, lighting stores or your local hardware store. Thier a great alternative if you don't want to wire-up your shelving unit.


PROS
No heat emitted what so ever
No wiring needed
Doesn't add to the electrical bill (batt operated)
Postion it anywhere you want
If you use more then one light you can control which light(s) you want on or off

CONS

Manually have to turn each light on or off, not a terrible thing but some may feel its a pain in the arse
No dimming
 
Just to try it out I postioned it in the top rigth corner on my unit.
 
All the lights in the room are off except the LED light. If I added a second LED light it would illuminate the display from the left. I didn't adjust the exposure on my camera for this photo, the shelf is brighter then it appears
 
Those are cool but I would like it wired for dimming and one switch control. I'll look into some more.
 
Went shopping today for electrical conduit for my shop and noticed at home depot a three pack of led lights with built in dimmers on sale for 30 bucks. Seemed perfect for the job.
 
I checked out the LED lighting and I like that you can dim them and that it uses 97% less power than halogen. They cost a little more, don't seem bright and have a blueish hue to them. What about Xenon?
 
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