How to put LED lights under bar

[swisscheeze29]

I had installed the streetglow led strips in my footwells and they look great. Now I want to put Led's under the ledge on the bar in the basement so the light would shine down by where the stools are. Anyone know what would be the best way to power them? I don't know whether I should just use a couple 9" strips like I used in my 4runner, or if I should go to RadioShack and buy individual Led's. Can they connect somehow to a battery like a AA, or do I need to buy some kind of converter to get them to plug into the wall outlet? I'm an idiot when it comes to electricity.

 

[viper4evr2001]

i would go to superbrightleds.com and look under cabniet lighting....or just click the link... http://superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=UTIL#CLL-xW7

if you already have an idea or own some strip lights...go to radio shack and pick up an 12vdc wall adapter, cut the ends and wire them to the strip lights...bring in the lights that u want to run so the radio shack guy can get the right current rating adapter.

 

[Uneek]

I've seen some LED strips at IKEA. They're about 12" long and there's four segments in a package. There are 7 colors to choose from. You can connect them together to form a bar or run them spaced apart. It's about $50.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50119407

 

[004Gunner]

Look at the technical specs of whatever LED strips, don't do individual LEDs, you buy and they should list the current draw. I think every LED strip I have seen runs off of 12V DC, so like the post above mentioned, just pick up a 12V DC converter for the amps you need. I just bought a .5 amp one off Ebay for $5.50 shipped. If you need help with it, just post up the LED strip you want and we can tell you what you will need. Radio Shack is expensive imo, so I try to stay away from them.