Thread: Eliminating gun safe and moisture

Goldenrod heater in the gunsafe. LED bulb in the milling machine cabinet to achieve the same thing cheaper. An LED bulb gives you a much longer lifespan and a suitably low wattage compared to most incandescent bulbs; check the wattage on commercially available gunsafe heaters and you'll find it's very low. Provided the bulb is within a closed space like a cabinet, all the energy pushed into the bulb is converted to heat within that space. Just some of it goes electricity-->light-->heating of illuminated surfaces rather than directly electricity-->heat.

If i did run a bulb in the gunsafe I'd probably want to work out a way of shielding the guns from direct light while not overheating the bulb. I'd be concerned about possible fading etc. of wood stocks if exposed to bright light 24/7/365. Perhaps not an issue given it's not sunlight, but not something I'd want to personally risk without looking into it first.