So I'm thinking on buying [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Lights-Daylight-Non-waterproof-Lighting/dp/B00HSF65MC"]LED strip lights[/URL] and using them to light the inside of my glove box and under the dash. Now what I planned to do was have the ones for under the dash be connected to the parking lights, so they would only come on when I put the parking lights on. And then get a magnetic switch, like the ones used for home alarms, to put on the glove box and wire it to a always on line somewhere under the dash or fuse box, so when i open the glove box the button would be released thus turning on the led strip. Now my questions are, would I need a heat sink for any of this? Resisters? Diodes? Does everything sound alright? I don't have a lot of knowledge on electrics, but I feel like I have enough to be able to get my plan done easily. I mean I did figure out how to correctly wire and install my after market automatic locks correctly. Thanks!

Hi, I have a problem that began several months ago. In March, I started noticing my lights flickering (getting brighter and then dimming several times per second). This happened across the house, among lights that were on completely different circuits. Also, ceiling fans and table-top fans would speed up and slow down. These problems were intermittent, and I could not reproduce them by turning on an appliance or any ther high-load equipment. I called an Electrician, but he could not find any issues and suggested that I call the POCO. The POCO came out, checked things on their end, and found no problems, either. I had the Electrician and POCO out one more time each, but with the same results. A few weeks after all of this started, a transformer blew, and our neighborhood lost power for a few hours. Once power was restored, the issue had stopped. About two weeks ago, the problem started up again. I have already had the POCO out, and told them that the problem last time seemed to stop after they had done some transformer work, but I got nowhere. In the time it has taken me to type this, my den lights have dimmed and gotten brighter about 4 times. A few facts: -My home is old - it was built in 1938. However, it has updated wiring throughout. -My main panel is outside. It has 3 panels coming off of it - one for the house, one for the HVAC, and one for the dryer. These 3 panels are all independent of each other. The dryer has a light inside of it, and when the house lights flicker, its light flickers, too. -At my main (outside) panel, my voltage fluctuates. Of the two lines coming in from the meter, one might read 131, while the other reads 119. The largest difference I have seen is 138 vs 114. This seems like a big problem to me, and I have voiced this concern to the POCO and Electrician, but to no avail. My house panel mimics these behaviors to the same degree as the outside panel (if the split is 125 vs 115 at the outside, that is what it will be at the house panel). I have had the Electrician and POCO check my meter and home wiring for loose neutrals. Any ideas? My gut tells me that this is some problem with the supply coming from the POCO, but no one else has seemed to think so. I'm at a loss, and would appreciate any advice.