CCFL Inverters?
So I got a sick looking acrylic case and stuffed it full of lights. Good stuff.
But the problem is, the UV fans I got have a switch that's on a PCI plate. It has to be there, it's part of the wiring. But it's one more link in a chain of wires, and it looks kinda messy in the bottom of my case now, because of that crap.
Does anyone know of any inverters that have the PSU hook directly into them, or at very least dont require that stupid switch?
As soon as it's done, I'll post pics.
But the problem is, the UV fans I got have a switch that's on a PCI plate. It has to be there, it's part of the wiring. But it's one more link in a chain of wires, and it looks kinda messy in the bottom of my case now, because of that crap.
Does anyone know of any inverters that have the PSU hook directly into them, or at very least dont require that stupid switch?
As soon as it's done, I'll post pics.
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Your PCI card might also be controlling voltage and ffeding based on temps, or feeding the lights with one leg (straight PCI juice) and converting the rest to 12 Volt DC with capacitors to handle load and powering fans themselves. Probably 3-3.3 volt LEDS used which is why the card. Unless you have a VERY big powerful power supply this is not workaroundable for the lights unless you get a low voltage linear PSU from JameCo for the lights alone and then run the fans on power harness in computer. If teh lights blink that is your card and you would need to build a circuit that alternates them on and off as well. Not economical, but you could splice longer wires in if you know what is what voltage and which is ground and run them longer and then hide longer wires out of view of window for most of run or you could get some stretch outr casing and hide them with a UV reactive outer casing and make them look better.
Good luck, would leave alone unless your mobo can't handle the draw-- if so the step-down to what ever voltage being overdrawn will kill mobo unless your PCI card is hooked directly to PSU harness for power.
See the PCI plate with the switch on it? I dont want that. But every place I found that sold this particular fan sold it with the PCI plate, instead of it's more efficient cousin that comes without the plate.