Difference between sunlight sticks and cold cathodes

[Bajantechnician]

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Thanks (also, @colonel_mortis @Slick @LinusTech @Godlygamer23 , you should make a new sub forum, "lighting" as I didn't know where to put this thread.

Thanks

[iamdarkyoshi]

I would have put it in Case Modding and Other Mods

[W-L]

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Thanks (also, @colonel_mortis @Slick @LinusTech @Godlygamer23 , you should make a new sub forum, "lighting" as I didn't know where to put this thread.

Thanks

 

If your talking about theses "sunglight sticks" they are just a marketing term for rigid LED strips that are enclosed in a tube, I would recommend LED's over CCFL due to long lifespan and ease to use:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812551003

[iamdarkyoshi]

If your talking about theses "sunglight sticks" they are just a marketing term for rigid LED strips that are enclosed in a tube, I would recommend LED's over CCFL due to long lifespan and ease to use:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812551003

Not to mention electrical noise from the CCFL drivers

[DildorTheDecent]

http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/14-case-modding-and-other-mods/

 

^That'll do for category.

 

Sunlight sticks look like a tube full of LEDs.

 

Cathodes are gas filled tubes with a light emitter i think. 

[W-L]

Not to mention electrical noise from the CCFL drivers

 

I've never used CCFL before but I assume some inverters can suffer from coil whine since they need to use AC voltage.

[Bajantechnician]

If your talking about theses "sunglight sticks" they are just a marketing term for rigid LED strips that are enclosed in a tube, I would recommend LED's over CCFL due to long lifespan and ease to use:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812551003

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=03-193-009

Plus modded this thing

-->. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AR3B77A/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1451259238&sr=8-8π=AC_SX220_SY330_QL65&keywords=fan+headers&dpPl=1&dpID=41TKKwyuUXL&ref=plSrch

Stead of this?

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=12-551-002

[Bajantechnician]

Not to mention electrical noise from the CCFL drivers

Yeah, Linus was talking about how the cathodes had a inverter that melted in his case

[iamdarkyoshi]

I've never used CCFL before but I assume some inverters can suffer from coil whine since they need to use AC voltage.

Ya, they have a high voltage high frequency switching driver inside them and unless you keep that crap far away from everything else, you can often hear it in the soundcard's analog I/O

[iamdarkyoshi]

Yeah, Linus was talking about how the cathodes had a inverter that melted in his case

Where was this?

[MegaDave91]

Don't bother with CC lighting. LED strips last longer and don't require an inverter.

[Bajantechnician]

Where was this?

10k live build log

[W-L]

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=03-193-009

Plus modded this thing

-->. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AR3B77A/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1451259238&sr=8-8π=AC_SX220_SY330_QL65&keywords=fan+headers&dpPl=1&dpID=41TKKwyuUXL&ref=plSrch

Stead of this?

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=12-551-002

 

If your just wanting single color red LED's yes I would be a good method of hoking them up and powering them just don't overdo it with the length since a fan header can't power the entire 5M roll. Here check under wiring up LED's for general info on it:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/407754-modding-faq-common-mods/

[Bajantechnician]

If your just wanting single color red LED's yes I would be a good method of hoking them up and powering them just don't overdo it with the length since a fan header can't power the entire 5M roll. Here check under wiring up LED's for general info on it:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/407754-modding-faq-common-mods/

gotch

Thanks wl

[Bajantechnician]

Where was this?

howd u get cable mod to sponsor you?