Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 1:43 pm
Is it OK to use the high power GPOs to flash/strobe a cold cathode light? Or will the flashing damage the cold cathode inverter?
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lk204-25pc to flash cold cathode?
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 3:48 pm
I have not worked with Cold Cathodes, but I don't see why it would damage it, all it would be doing is turning it on and off... I'm sure you will get a better anwser from some one who has tried it
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2002 10:26 pm
Henry our fav PC store here in calgary now carries CC lights you should run down and grab one so you can test it out 
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 3:35 pm
Ok - just set this up on my 204-pc... Man - talk about epileptic fit! Awesom effect - seems to stoe pretty well
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 10:27 pm
MX got them??? I was there last week and all they had was (which I'm very happy for) round IDE cables...On 2002-07-07 22:26, Akiry wrote:
Henry our fav PC store here in calgary now carries CC lights you should run down and grab one so you can test it out
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 9:47 pm
I think you need to be very careful with the type of Cold Cathode you try this with. I tried it with one that I have and when I strobe it must draw too much current as the LCD display gets scrambled.
I also just have problem just switching it on as the lines 2 and 3 on the LCD swap around.
I'm using LCDC.
I also just have problem just switching it on as the lines 2 and 3 on the LCD swap around.
I'm using LCDC.
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 12:45 am
Yes the 12v can only supply so much, but mine was fine. Concerning the other problem... top of the charts at
http://lcdc.planetdps.com/help/FAQ.htm
http://lcdc.planetdps.com/help/FAQ.htm
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 10:42 am
im going to be wireing up my case lights to my lcd later today...two neons/inverters, and two LED clusters consisting of 12 ultra bright LED's each....
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:06 am
Re: lines 2 and 3 switching
I already have the AutoLineWrapOn as an Sys->On Start event. I did find that that in the FAQ - but when I checked there was already one there.
Didn't really worry too much as I replaced the cold cathode neon with a sound sensitive neon and don't run it via the LCD anymore.
I already have the AutoLineWrapOn as an Sys->On Start event. I did find that that in the FAQ - but when I checked there was already one there.
Didn't really worry too much as I replaced the cold cathode neon with a sound sensitive neon and don't run it via the LCD anymore.
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:57 am
I got my LK204-25PC yesterday and its flashes my 4 inch CC fine.
Thanks.
Thanks.