<div dir="ltr">I did this 5 or 6 years ago now, so there are better "plug and play" options now, but I used two LED strips mounted to a piece of aluminum angle (a scrap I had lying around). Each strip is about 11.5 inches long, so the two together span the width of the 24" view window on my cabinet nicely. I mounted them temporarily-permanently at the top edge of the window with duct tape so that the LED strips sitting flat on the glass. Works like a charm.
I do have to replace the duct tape every so often...
<div><br></div><div>The strips I used put out 450 lumens each so I get 900 lumens total into the blast cabinet with no glare since they are flat on the glass with the aluminum covering them. The manufacturer recommended mounting them to aluminum bar for heat dissipation and had a special adhesive for that. I also had to buy a power supply.</div><div><br></div><div>More recently, I bought a set of strips on Amazon for under-cabinet lighting at my work bench that would probably be just about as good for less money and less effort as it was totally plug and play.<br><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div>Mike</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 1:15 PM Mark Andy <<a href="mailto:marka@maracing.com">marka@maracing.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Howdy,<div><br></div><div>Needing to have the shop dark is my clue that its long past time to change the protective film on my blast cabinet...<br><br>If I were going to DIY a light setup these days, I'll look into those LED strips. A row of those in the top corners of the cabinet would work pretty great I'd guess.<br><br>Mark</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 12:35 PM Tim . <<a href="mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com" target="_blank">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Yes, I work in as dark a shop as I can. Next step is to cover the window in the back door of my shop to see if that helps. But, the light that came withe the HF cabinet is woefully dim (like its new owner. ha). </div>
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<div><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Tim,</font> <br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">What worked the best for me was to put a switch to turn off the light above the cabinet. I use standard light bulb inside the cabinet, but once I switched OFF the light above the cabinet, it dramatically improved the vision
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Maybe try turing off the lights in the shop and see if that works for you.<br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">Hey all, </font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">Sorry if this has been cussed and discussed but I need recommendations. I am ready to start doing the "small" but important improvements to my shop. This one is top of the list.
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