Wiring cold cathodes

compucrap · Post by **compucrap** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:45 pm

Hey,

So say I had 2 liquid cold cathode light tubes, and I wanted to wire them together so they could both run off one DC 12v? I'd like to get some simulated warp drive action going on with them.

Josh

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:32 pm

Be careful with the insulation on these wires. Was handling the inverter and touched my finger tip across the output terminals. It was shocking and smelt of burnt finger.

I tested an inverter with two short tubes that I got from kitsusa, and it ran the two 4 inch tubes in series. I believe the driver was meant for the 12 inch tube, though it is the only one they sell. Whether this can be done with a given set of tubes and inverter has to do with the startup voltage and the running current requirements of the tubes.

Kitkat · Post by **Kitkat** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:11 am

Yeah, as long as they're 4" or 6" for that matter, you can run them off one inverter...you have to run them in an series circuit though.

Marco Scheloske · Post by **Marco Scheloske** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:18 am

The cold cathodes I have here at home came with an inverter which can be used for either one or two cold cathodes (two plugs).