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ccfl case lights

Post by dan » Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:18 pm

hello
i have a question i originally wanted to install 4 ccfl case lights with 2 invertors from logisys 12" but it would not work. the pc would not boot. kinda scary. it only accepts 1 inverter 2 ccfl lights.


second, after about 2-3 years of lights it stop giving off light. what went wrong?

these things are extremely fragile. the invertor i can replace but if i try to move the lights they always break :)

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Re: ccfl case lights

Post by edh » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:55 am

Don't use CCFL lighting in cases. It's really really bad for heat output and just increases the amount of case ventilation required.

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Re: ccfl case lights

Post by dan » Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:51 pm

edh wrote:Don't use CCFL lighting in cases. It's really really bad for heat output and just increases the amount of case ventilation required.
IMO its very beautiful.

from what i read, it is like 200+ volts but it only uses 8 watts of power which doesn't sound like much heat. the light is cold to touch.

the inverter though is hot no doubt.

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Re: ccfl case lights

Post by Pappnaas » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:45 pm

Maybe it's time to move on to LED stripes, can be bought for cheap on ebay from chinese people

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Re: ccfl case lights

Post by dan » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:15 pm

Pappnaas wrote:Maybe it's time to move on to LED stripes, can be bought for cheap on ebay from chinese people
AFAIK the bulbs seem ok. i guess its an invertor problem.

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