Help...Advice and Insight...Cabinet Lights

[John More]

I recently built an 8 foot long entertainment center that has 4 different doors for electronic equipment. Well, I built it maybe 8 months ago, but now want to complete it 100%. I need to place some lights inside each cabinet door, the door is framed stained glass. With the lighting inside the cabinet, it should really make the stained glass pop for a great look. Any one have any experience on what kind of "inexpensive" lights to place in a cabinet/entertainment center and where I can purchase them, (Home Depot, Lowes, Woodcraft stores). I think one of my concerns is the actual heat the unit puts out. I have holes bored in the back for heat to escape, but still a concern. ideally there will be a total of 4 lighs, one in each compartment. Another concern is can the lighting unit be angled torwards the stained glass window. Help? Adivce and insight? Thank you in advance.

[Artie]

Hi John. I'm new here, but "old" to electronics. If you don't want heat, LED is the way to go. Both Lowes and Home Depot have a small selection of LED under-cab lighting. Or, if you do "Google" search for LED's, you'll see many on-line options. They tend to be a bit more expensive initially, than other styles of lighting, but they last forever . . . and no heat.

[John More]

Artie, Thanks. I didn't know that about LED and no heat output.