diy moon lights help

[a&j_tanks]

i picked up 5 cold cathode lights on ebay, and got an old 5v charger
but i cant get them to light up, do i need a ballast or somthing?

i need some help, i can not get them to work, what am i missing?

 

[Ianab]

Yes, they will require some kind of driver circuit to run them. I believe that they need 100 or so volts to work.

It will look something like this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2007-09-02_CCFL_lamp_at_half_power.jpg

Maybe try some of the PC modding sites for more info on those lamps?

Ian

 

[Avi]

if u want cold cathodes i highly recommend
www.ebuyer.com
very cheap.... and yes u need ballasts these come with them and a switch
look in case modding
ul need a good 12v DC power source to get them going but 9V will do the trick

http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/Case-Modding/subcat/Lighting-Kits - exact link iv baught the white and blue 1ns.. the white 1ns came stuck togeather at the end (then again they were on offer at £2 rather than £3 must have bin a bad batch

 

[nfored]

Dang wish it would hurry up and get dark, just got in my CCFL kit and got it hooked up with a 13v 5 amp powersupply. You guys are awsome I didn't even know what a moon light was, a trip to micro center and grabbed a dual 12" CCFL kit and used an old power supply I had from my RC car days.

 

[pumagrif]

cold cathod needs at least 600 volts to even light

 

[nfored]

cold cathod needs at least 600 volts to even light

Thats what the transformer is for. they only need a couple volts DC and a good amp draw.