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Here's the distance the door opens where the sensor turns on the lights:
Almost all the write-ups use motion sensors. The IR popped up in Amazon at some point while I was looking at options. I'm initially very pleased with how it works.
There was a battery that was about half the mAh rating for a little less ($24 vs $30), but I figured what the heck and bought the bigger one. For now it's just sitting on the shelf. May attach it to the side or the shelf in the future, or may just leave it there.
There are also battery packs (with the proper connector already wired in) that hold 8AA you can use. They come in 2-packs, and I'd almost considered buying two strings and really lighting it up...glad I didn't. And obviously there are plug in adapters if you have access to an outlet.
Without going back out to measure, I'd guess I have ~18" of overlap with the LED strip.
Very easy and inexpensive project. Let me know if you have any questions.
I will say the cob light switches are definitely a good and inexpensive option. Velcro, magnet, screw-in attachment options. 4-6 should light up most anything. I even considered seeing if I could open them up and get them to work off a single switch with some extra wires installed.
Almost all the write-ups use motion sensors. The IR popped up in Amazon at some point while I was looking at options. I'm initially very pleased with how it works.
There was a battery that was about half the mAh rating for a little less ($24 vs $30), but I figured what the heck and bought the bigger one. For now it's just sitting on the shelf. May attach it to the side or the shelf in the future, or may just leave it there.
There are also battery packs (with the proper connector already wired in) that hold 8AA you can use. They come in 2-packs, and I'd almost considered buying two strings and really lighting it up...glad I didn't. And obviously there are plug in adapters if you have access to an outlet.
Without going back out to measure, I'd guess I have ~18" of overlap with the LED strip.
Very easy and inexpensive project. Let me know if you have any questions.
I will say the cob light switches are definitely a good and inexpensive option. Velcro, magnet, screw-in attachment options. 4-6 should light up most anything. I even considered seeing if I could open them up and get them to work off a single switch with some extra wires installed.