under kitchen cupboard lighting.

crispeater

hi,

i want to put some small strip lights under my kitchen cupboards but i notice that they have to be connected to the mains..? is there any kind of light strips which i can put up myself which can be operated by battery or something? i dont want to have to pay to get an electrician out for what seems to be a small job.. i'd rather just stick & go. i dont think i'd be brave enough to play with electricity myself so no suggestions that i can do it lol i'd blow the house up!:eek:

many thanks

sooz

You can get some under counter lights that plug in. I know Ikea have some, & probably the DIY sheds will have some similar ones in.

IIRC you can link the Ikea ones together, so a run of them only needs one plug.

crispeater

Ikea didnt even cross my mind.

thanks i shall have a look

ic

You could also just wire a plug to the cables that come with the wire-in strip lights. I did this to test mine before permanent installation.

Clive_Woody

How about some battery powered LED spotlights that you could stick under your cupboards.

http://www.cselinks.com/shopping-emporium/product.php?p=23018696&c=470

crispeater

Clive_Woody wrote: »

How about some battery powered LED spotlights that you could stick under your cupboards.

http://www.cselinks.com/shopping-emporium/product.php?p=23018696&c=470

stick and go!! just what i like, dont trust myself near electrics

perfect

hayden

Most DIY stores have link up systems -tubes and lights you either stick or screw where required, plug in the link up leads and standard plug. I've seen round battery operated units in Ikea and Homebase.