Why in the world did I wait to do this?
Here's what I ordered:
•6000mAh 12V battery, which came with y-splitter (so you can operate and charge at the same time) and charging adapter
•IR sensor (opted for this over motion detector)
•LED strip lights, 5m, cool white
And they're pupper approved!!
This is the Drake safe I bought used, a year ago yesterday. It was ~20 years old. I redid the outside, but haven't done anything to the inside as far as cleaning. Moved the shelves down a little but that's it. Haven't even moved everything into it or figured out what to do about pistol or mag storage. Anyway...the install was <15 minutes. It was real quick for me compared to the TwangNBang version because my walls aren't lined with carpet or fabric. I was able to simply peel the backing off the light strip and stick it right to the wall.
Safe with overhead fluorescent on:
Safe with overhead
and current lighting solution, which is four of the dual cob light switches ($2.99/ea), each with 4AA batteries:
Current lighting only:
Three on one side:
One on the other. Kinda need one lower as well, but it's annoying enough to flip all four on and off each time. Granted, I probably could only use one depending on what I'm after.
New LED strip lighting, and no overhead:
Here's the battery pack and the IR sensor:
ETA: in case it isn't clear, the sensor is attached to the bottom of the shelf. It's ~1" wide and 1/4" thick and has two screws and two dots/holes on the face