Low budget mood lighting

[gargoyle]

I'd like to enhance the appearance of my speakers by installing blue, mood lights directly behind each one but as the lights will be on for several hours a day, low wattage is a definite must, are there any ready made lighting units that fill this criteria?

[Praxidike]

I've just bought a couple of these:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/51686

I've had some 6" ones before, worked quite well, just needed the wires snipping and a transformer putting in place, as they'll come with a plug to be used inside a PC case.

[Sonic67]

It might be an idea to try PC computer fairs or the PC websites.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/pcmods/809e/

http://www.litewave.co.uk/glow_wire_for_pcs.asp

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Lighting.html

You'll need to provide a transformer somewhere.

IKEA do some lighting packs too

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...umber=30098175

By the way on the IKEA web site try chatting up the virtual assistant.

More here:

http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acat...OD_LIGHTS.html

[Praxidike]

Originally Posted by Sonic67

IKEA do some lighting packs too

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...umber=30098175

By the way on the IKEA web site try chatting up the virtual assistant.

[padlock]

http://cyron.com/Merchant2/merchant....&Store_Code=CE

look here may no so Low budget but very good

[gargoyle]

Thanks for the replies people, you've given me a couple of options to work with as follows - buy a purpose built array (as sold by Ikea at a premium price) or buy the components from a computer retailer like ebuyer (cheaper), so given that budget is a major consideration, I'm plumping for getting the bits and bobs separately from a computer retailer, however, whilst I'm adept at building upgrading and repairing pc's and have installed several of these lights into pc's, I've never contemplated using these out of their pc environment - is it easy to adopt these lights to operate by mains? my intention is to link 2-3 together and have them plug into one socket - mission impossible for a greenie?

[Sonic67]

I'd suggest www.maplin.co.uk and putting transformer in the search engine. There seems to be a lot of options there.

[gargoyle]

Sonic, whilst searching through electrical bits n bobs in a friends garage, I found a dimmable electric transformer, which I connected up to a lighting array, and it works a treat, thanks for the suggestion!
Also, much appreciate everyones input.