Modding CCFL question

Hi,

Before i get blasted i tried to use the search to find the answer but the search wasnt working, i also went back through 40 pages of threads to see if i could find it.

Is it ok to lengthen the wires between ccfl tubes and the inverter? Do you need to use any special sort of wire?

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i think there is a high voltage running along those wires

im not the one to say as i havent done this, but i would recommend trying to hide the inverter or something rather than extending the wires, just for personal safety

btw: the search is broken.

 

shouldn't be a problem as Its just ac power instead of dc. I would just use a similar gauge and heat shrink the spliced parts.

 

sometime when you lengthen the wired you have a chance of it not being as bright.

 

I think i may have that problem - i bought a dual kit and lengthened both tubes - one is really really bright and the other is only lit up about 50% (this one was extended quite a bit.

To help rectify, if i have an inverter from a different type of ccfl, can i just hook it up to this inverter? that way i can have shorter wiring?

Will an inverter near a psu effect anything?

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it should work, but i've heard that some are differnt than others. the ones made by sunbeam seem to be reversed. but nearly all CCFLs are made the same , so it should be fine

i don't know about the PSU thing tho

 

Did anyone know if positioning a ccfl inverter next to or close to a psu will effect the psu at all?

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The inverter near the PSU should not affect it just as long as it is not too close to the PSU itself (1 inch near the components on the board) because induction might transfer. I have an inverter embedded into my PSU and there seems to be no effect on it. All voltage rails are slightly above their set voltages all the time on mine so nothing bad should happen to yours.