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Unread 05-09-2002, 12:21 AM   #1
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Default undervolting coldcathodes or neons kill the inverter?

i have both neons and cold cathodes...

just wondering if undervolting them will cause the inverters to die (maybe cause the tube is still tryin to pull the same power?)

im planning on putting them on a LM317 fan control to make a dimmer =)
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Unread 06-15-2002, 12:22 AM   #2
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IM ON THE SAME BOAT bro

can some one helps us out plzz
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Unread 06-15-2002, 10:53 AM   #3
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I wouldn't try dimming any form of cathode lightning without the proper knowledge, sorry that's all I can say (I don't have the knowledge myself )
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Unread 06-16-2002, 08:18 AM   #4
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I don't believe that it's going to kill anything, but I could be wrong. As far as I know, there is a minimum voltage that is needed, and if it's not there, the light won't come on, and no current will be drawn.

The CC supply shouldn't die running undervolted, simply because it is given less power, therefore there's less power to damage it. It will need a minimum voltage to work though, and if it doesn't see it, then it just won't do anything.

I would think that, at the very best, you might be able to give the CC a variable glow (as is now available on the market).
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