Comments on: Adding Lighting to a Detolf Case http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/ Things that make me happy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tier http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-12826 Tier Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:10:42 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-12826 No problem, I am glad to have been helpful. No problem, I am glad to have been helpful.

]]> By: Mark http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-12798 Mark Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:22:38 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-12798 Thanks for posting up your solution - It's inspired me to go a similar way in lighting my Detolf cabinets! Thanks for posting up your solution – It’s inspired me to go a similar way in lighting my Detolf cabinets!

]]> By: kapon http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-9982 kapon Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:47:00 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-9982 Beautiful light strips. Our side also produce light strip. If you need to be able to log on to our website. <a href="http://www.ledbetop.com" title="ledbetop" rel="nofollow"> ledbetop</a> Beautiful light strips. Our side also produce light strip. If you need to be able to log on to our website. ledbetop

]]> By: Tier http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-2630 Tier Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:16:42 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-2630 Thanks! I took the <a href="http://www.oznium.com/led-flat-head-connector" rel="nofollow">interconnect</a>, cut it in half, stripped about a centimeter of insulation off of each end of the interconnect and spaaker wire, and then spliced each end to a length of speaker cable. I soldered the ends, but you could also use a connector like a butt splice or a crimp cap (they are slightly less intimidating to use if you've never soldered before, but they make for a bulkier connection. You can search Google and Youtube for "crimping wire" to see how to use them. Assuming you're in the United States, Lowe's or Home Depot will have butt splices and crimping tools in the electrical section). Alternatively, you could simply strip the ends of the wires, twist them together like a twist-tie, and then cover the connection with electrical tape. This doesn't make for a great electrical connection and probably no expert would recommend doing this, but I did this for my car stereo install (when I was younger and didn't know better) and it worked okay (though when I got older and learned better, I dismantled my car interior again and re-did the connections). I think that soldering would make for the cleanest connection. Yeah, you would need LED strips - I'd recommend mounting them a bit further towards the front of the cabinet than I did; I mounted them in the middle of the pylons which doesn't light up the faces of the front figures very well. Do you mean you want to use some type of mounting tape to attach the LEDs? I think that would work; you can just mount the LED strips so that the power jack faces the bottom of the cabinet (in my photos, the jack faces towards the top), as it would get in the way of the tape. Apart from that, you will need, as you say, a junction box, speaker wire (I recommend getting this from a store like Radio Shack or Lowe's rather than Best Buy, since they charge ripoff prices for all the cables they sell), an AC adapter, a bunch of <a href="http://www.oznium.com/led-flat-head-connector" rel="nofollow">interconnects</a> (at least seven, I'd buy more just in case), and two or more <a href="http://www.oznium.com/led-flat-head-power" rel="nofollow">power connector</a> (or you could just buy a couple extra interconnects and cut the connector off of one end). You'll also need some electrical tape and a few tools like wire strippers and a small Philips mini screwdriver like the one <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Mini-Screw-driver-Set/dp/B000E4W4GU" rel="nofollow">here</a> (the terminals of the junction box have plates that you screw down to clamp the wires secure). I like your artwork XD Thanks! I took the interconnect, cut it in half, stripped about a centimeter of insulation off of each end of the interconnect and spaaker wire, and then spliced each end to a length of speaker cable. I soldered the ends, but you could also use a connector like a butt splice or a crimp cap (they are slightly less intimidating to use if you’ve never soldered before, but they make for a bulkier connection. You can search Google and Youtube for “crimping wire” to see how to use them. Assuming you’re in the United States, Lowe’s or Home Depot will have butt splices and crimping tools in the electrical section). Alternatively, you could simply strip the ends of the wires, twist them together like a twist-tie, and then cover the connection with electrical tape. This doesn’t make for a great electrical connection and probably no expert would recommend doing this, but I did this for my car stereo install (when I was younger and didn’t know better) and it worked okay (though when I got older and learned better, I dismantled my car interior again and re-did the connections). I think that soldering would make for the cleanest connection.

Yeah, you would need LED strips – I’d recommend mounting them a bit further towards the front of the cabinet than I did; I mounted them in the middle of the pylons which doesn’t light up the faces of the front figures very well. Do you mean you want to use some type of mounting tape to attach the LEDs? I think that would work; you can just mount the LED strips so that the power jack faces the bottom of the cabinet (in my photos, the jack faces towards the top), as it would get in the way of the tape. Apart from that, you will need, as you say, a junction box, speaker wire (I recommend getting this from a store like Radio Shack or Lowe’s rather than Best Buy, since they charge ripoff prices for all the cables they sell), an AC adapter, a bunch of interconnects (at least seven, I’d buy more just in case), and two or more power connector (or you could just buy a couple extra interconnects and cut the connector off of one end). You’ll also need some electrical tape and a few tools like wire strippers and a small Philips mini screwdriver like the one here (the terminals of the junction box have plates that you screw down to clamp the wires secure).

I like your artwork XD

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-2622 Genevieve Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:07:45 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-2622 Thanks so much for the useful tips! Your collection is awesome and the lights present the figures beautifully. I am thinking about setting up lighting to 3 Detolf cabinets like yours, but I have no experience setting it up and connecting the wires; how did you safely splice the speaker wire to each LED strip? So as I understand it, all the materials I need for each Detolf case would be the LED strips (I am thinking about using the 3M sticky side LED strips to attach to the pylons--what are your opinions on this?), a junction box, speaker wire, and an AC adapter? Thanks! Thanks so much for the useful tips! Your collection is awesome and the lights present the figures beautifully. I am thinking about setting up lighting to 3 Detolf cabinets like yours, but I have no experience setting it up and connecting the wires; how did you safely splice the speaker wire to each LED strip?

So as I understand it, all the materials I need for each Detolf case would be the LED strips (I am thinking about using the 3M sticky side LED strips to attach to the pylons–what are your opinions on this?), a junction box, speaker wire, and an AC adapter?

Thanks!

]]> By: zeronur http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-1641 zeronur Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:05:47 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-1641 Aha, it makes sense now. Thanks for the response and the guide! Aha, it makes sense now. Thanks for the response and the guide!

]]> By: Tier http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-1624 Tier Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:09:10 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-1624 I do use a junction box, but that's mainly because I know nothing about powering electronics and it was the easiest way I could think of to use a spare AC adapter without having to do the wiring myself. It also let me power one of their little floodlights which I dropped in the top of my display case (it doesn't work all that well for lighting a Detolf, to be honest). I then connected the strips in one series (or I might've done one series per side ... it's hard to see the wires in the back); I cut the interconnect wire and spliced in an appropriate length of speaker wire so it'd reach the next light strip. Oznium has some helpful <a href="http://www.oznium.com/led-strip-flat-head/photos" rel="nofollow">photos</a>; the third photo shows how each strip has multiple power connections. You can plug in a connector to one socket to supply power, and then plug in another connector to the next socket to send power to the next light strip. The fourth photo shows how you can daisy-chain the lights. I do use a junction box, but that’s mainly because I know nothing about powering electronics and it was the easiest way I could think of to use a spare AC adapter without having to do the wiring myself. It also let me power one of their little floodlights which I dropped in the top of my display case (it doesn’t work all that well for lighting a Detolf, to be honest). I then connected the strips in one series (or I might’ve done one series per side … it’s hard to see the wires in the back); I cut the interconnect wire and spliced in an appropriate length of speaker wire so it’d reach the next light strip. Oznium has some helpful photos; the third photo shows how each strip has multiple power connections. You can plug in a connector to one socket to supply power, and then plug in another connector to the next socket to send power to the next light strip. The fourth photo shows how you can daisy-chain the lights.

]]> By: zeronur http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-1622 zeronur Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:54:45 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-1622 This is a really cool setup, thinking about trying it out myself. I have one question though (sorry if it's a dumb one, I have very little experience with electrical stuff). I can't really tell from the pictures but did you use a junction box to power all the strips or did you work out a way to interconnect the strips? It looks like the only interconnecter Oznium sells is just 3 inches long. This is a really cool setup, thinking about trying it out myself. I have one question though (sorry if it’s a dumb one, I have very little experience with electrical stuff).

I can’t really tell from the pictures but did you use a junction box to power all the strips or did you work out a way to interconnect the strips? It looks like the only interconnecter Oznium sells is just 3 inches long.

]]> By: Tier http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-490 Tier Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:55:56 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-490 Thanks! Your setup looks really cool. What sort of light did you drop in the top, was that one of Oznium's floodlights or something else? I didn't quite think about it when I first set up these lights, but I should have positioned the light strips on my Detolf towards the front of the case. I guess I didn't quite think about how the back of the shelf doesn't really need to be illuminated. Unfortunately I cut the wires pretty short so I don't have enough slack to easily reposition them. I like your collection a lot XD I don't have the poseable E2046 figure but it looks really neat, and I'm thinking about getting Kasumi to complete the Muv-Luv trio. Thanks! Your setup looks really cool. What sort of light did you drop in the top, was that one of Oznium’s floodlights or something else?

I didn’t quite think about it when I first set up these lights, but I should have positioned the light strips on my Detolf towards the front of the case. I guess I didn’t quite think about how the back of the shelf doesn’t really need to be illuminated. Unfortunately I cut the wires pretty short so I don’t have enough slack to easily reposition them.

I like your collection a lot XD I don’t have the poseable E2046 figure but it looks really neat, and I’m thinking about getting Kasumi to complete the Muv-Luv trio.

]]> By: cyanoacry http://www.tentaclearmada.com/2009/04/adding-lighting-to-a-detolf-case/#comment-484 cyanoacry Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.tentaclearmada.com/?p=325#comment-484 This guide was really helpful! The Oznium lights are pretty bright, but I modified the setup a little bit to give light in the right place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32456433@N02/sets/72157622353950048/ Three 3-LED segments mounted on the side rails gives better front light, so their faces aren't in shadow :( It's also 200% harder, so it might not be worth it, depending on how picky you are... It took me 2 days just to mount everything. OTL This guide was really helpful! The Oznium lights are pretty bright, but I modified the setup a little bit to give light in the right place:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32456433@N02/sets/72157622353950048/

Three 3-LED segments mounted on the side rails gives better front light, so their faces aren’t in shadow :( It’s also 200% harder, so it might not be worth it, depending on how picky you are… It took me 2 days just to mount everything. OTL

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