On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 01:04:25 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
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On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 8:03:47 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:17:26 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 3:40:20 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:24:39 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 3:06:04 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:53:04 -0500, Mark Lloyd
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I've tripped and fallen several times when I was at home because I couldn't
see my housemate's black dog during low light situations.

I once had a big black dog and he often slept in the hall.

Here, I had a can named Lilly, and she spent a lot of time sleeping in
the hall. I don't usually need much light there but I wanted just enough
to see her. For that purpose, I put up a string of red LED holiday lights.

I also have an old UPS that shuts down if much power is drawn from it,
but it lit those LEDs for several hours this May.

That's one of the things I have the motion detectors for.
In the hall, the MD turns on a string of incandescent rope light, cut
in half and wired in series.
I put up crown molding in the hall, about 2: below the ceiling and
dropped the rope in there so it gives me nice indirect lighting.

There's a fellow in another thread writing about the need to light a hallway that has a low ceiling. I suggested something very similar to what you have except using LED light strips. I personally think it would look great. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Light Monster

I think LED light is a little harsh. If you use the incandescent rope,
the light is a soft yellow and current draw in nil.
We have the same thing under the bathroom kicks, on a motion detector.
Great for that late night pee. You have enough light to see what you
are doing without really shocking yourself awake.

From what I've read, I believe you can get the LED strings that put out light in different color temperatures even looking like incandescent lamps. You should check out EL strips and consider some for your next lighting project. ^_^

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...,43349&p=70322

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=EL%20light%20strips

https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/...rips-and-bars/

http://www.ledsupply.com/led-strips

http://www.californeon.com/

[8~{} Uncle Strip Monster


For the small amount of current they draw, it is probably not worth
doing.
Wired in series the ones I have will last longer than me.

It's a heck of a consideration when starting a project or building something. "Is this going to last longer than me?" I wonder if the pyramid builders were thinking the same thing when they took on their little DIY project? ^_^


Pyramid builders had a different objective. The pharaoh was going to
live there forever.
In the case of these lights, who knows what technology might come
along that is better than LED?