# trying to find lights like this
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677 "2008-09-10T09:50:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/1 "2008-09-10T09:50:06Z")
im trying to gather everything i need for materials for a photo exhibit and im looking for those little lights, like a snake light i guess? everytime i search for it i get USB snake lights but i need somethin that just sticks or mounts to a wall, a cheap one cuz ill need many of them…
kinda like this, where the light hangs over the photo and lights it up, more gallery like when its lit
ive tried ebay, BBandB, etc, nothin so far really just seeing if anyone can help
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### Author:  [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/2 "2008-09-10T09:52:09Z")
X
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### Author:  [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/3 "2008-09-10T09:52:24Z")
were you trying to post a photo? if so, i can’t see it.
EDIT: yes, i know you can see it. it’s in your cache. you need to probably rehost it somewhere.
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/4 "2008-09-10T09:52:51Z")
attached it, i dunno y it wasnt showin up
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### Author:  [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/5 "2008-09-10T09:53:46Z")
Just go to Home Depot and see what there is. There are PLENTY of lights like that. Even if you just take the base off of a desk lamp.
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/6 "2008-09-10T09:54:35Z")
that is an awesome drawing lol
…they make these for desks… where the actual “post” is flexible, is that what you mean?
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### Author:  [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/7 "2008-09-10T09:56:15Z")
ikea, srsly
edit - [http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/lighting/10733/](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/lighting/10733/)
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### Author:  [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/8 "2008-09-10T09:56:45Z")
If it was me, I would try to buy a bulk of the desk lamp ones and mount them to the wall…
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/9 "2008-09-10T10:04:12Z")
a desk lamp i think would have to huge of a base… these would be for 11x14 sized frames… i saw them that were lighting up pix inside best buy but they dont sell them obv and had no idea where they got them
95LS - yea ur right i just need like, a mini version
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/10 "2008-09-10T10:12:10Z")
something like this but not $50+
[http://www.lightingdirect.com/index.cfm/page/product:display/productId/700DJGRG/manufacturer/Tech%20Lighting/categoryId/2684/finish/Chrome](http://www.lightingdirect.com/index.cfm/page/product:display/productId/700DJGRG/manufacturer/Tech%20Lighting/categoryId/2684/finish/Chrome)
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/11 "2008-09-10T10:16:32Z")
I can get them, but they are $
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/12 "2008-09-10T10:18:05Z")
DEF ikea.
i have 2 of EXACTLY what you posted…
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/13 "2008-09-10T10:21:14Z")
oye, i need a LOT of them… i saw like $4 USB ones, i wish they had those but just powered by a battery
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250293258821&Category=67870&\_trksid=p3907.m29](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250293258821&Category=67870&_trksid=p3907.m29)
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/14 "2008-09-10T10:21:59Z")
get the USB ones and hook up a battery…
USB 2.0 is 5v with a supply of 500mA
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/15 "2008-09-10T10:23:04Z")
USB
[http://www.ylmart.com/usb-3-led-flexible-snake-reading-night-light-for-notebook-laptop-pc-.html](http://www.ylmart.com/usb-3-led-flexible-snake-reading-night-light-for-notebook-laptop-pc-.html)
Battery
[http://cgi.ebay.com/Bright-LED-Book-Reading-Light-Travel-Clip-On-Snake\_W0QQitemZ310080788294QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/Bright-LED-Book-Reading-Light-Travel-Clip-On-Snake_W0QQitemZ310080788294QQcmdZViewItem)
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/16 "2008-09-10T10:24:54Z")
> [@boxxa](#):
>
> USB
> [http://www.ylmart.com/usb-3-led-flexible-snake-reading-night-light-for-notebook-laptop-pc-.html](http://www.ylmart.com/usb-3-led-flexible-snake-reading-night-light-for-notebook-laptop-pc-.html)
>
> Battery
> [http://cgi.ebay.com/Bright-LED-Book-Reading-Light-Travel-Clip-On-Snake\_W0QQitemZ310080788294QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/Bright-LED-Book-Reading-Light-Travel-Clip-On-Snake_W0QQitemZ310080788294QQcmdZViewItem)
god those battery ones are so ugly, but i like the USB versions
newman , that is easy to do?
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/17 "2008-09-10T10:27:32Z")
um, it’s not terribly hard…
but you will wind up paying a bunch for batteries…
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/18 "2008-09-10T10:29:17Z")
50 of em
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/19 "2008-09-10T10:32:06Z")
micah what’s your budget?
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-find-lights-like-this/54677/20 "2008-09-10T10:35:59Z")
Its two wires and 12v power line that has a ground. Its pretty simple since you are not interfacing with the actual USB host on a PC.
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Easiest one IMO. [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:KhBRD\_K0RxYJ:www.hackaday.com/2005/01/28/how-to-usb-battery-v2/+usb+battery&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us](http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:KhBRD_K0RxYJ:www.hackaday.com/2005/01/28/how-to-usb-battery-v2/+usb+battery&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us)
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