Adrian Berry wrote:

"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:20:09 +0000, The Wanderer wrote:

|I'm in the process of turning an old hall cupboard into a display
cabinet.
|The cabinet will be floor to ceiling, nominal height of 2.3m x 1.2m wide,
|carcased - the walls aren't brilliant for display purposes, internally
|finished in a satin lustre ivory colour, two full size glass doors and
two
|glass shelves, which should help with light distribution inside the
|cupboard.
|
|My initial thoughts are for two vertical rows of white LED striplights
|hidden behind each architrave. I like the idea of LEDs because of the
|minimal heat dissipation.


Cold cathode tubes are cheaper,look like very slim fluorescents,and are also
available from Maplins.

http://www.ebuyer.com/ IIRC, 2 quid for 2*12" CCFL.
12V 0.4A IIRC.