< http://homepage.mac.com/westfw/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-23%2018.46.17%20-0700/Image-2219447EDD1311D8.jpg > On 11/7/06, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > > >>>> What do I need to run these on either 12VDC or something similar > >>>> in AC ? Has to be low voltage > >>>> > Most of the cheap CCFL inverters you can get surplus (or out of a > discarded laptop/etc, or as part of a "case mod" or automotive > vanity lighting) will drive normal fluorescent tubes as well (one > output at each end of the tube.) Output will be what the inverter > can supply rather than what the tube is good for, of course, but it's > frequently enough to do reasonable things to small tubes. > > Here's a cheap TDK inverter set inside a 20W CFL bulb that had blown > its original balast. Now it glows nicely (but nowhere near 20W worth!) > from a Li-ion cell... > > http://homepage.mac.com/westfw/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004 > -07-23%2018.46.17%20-0700/Image-2219447EDD1311D8.jpg > > BillW > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Shawn Wilton (b9 Systems) http://b9Systems.com <- New web page -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist