Cold Cathode Review!

[Smoked1]

Our review of the Cold Cathode Kit from www.johnlovesval.com can be found here:
http://www.voidedwarranty.com/reviews/26/index.shtml

If you have something to say about it this is the place to do it.

[Uranium-235]

http://www.voidedwarranty.com/reviews/26/4.jpg

that you?? :snicker:

[Smoked1]

Not me. Im here. http://www.voidedwarranty.com/articles/07/

[XDiGiTaLX]

thats me with bald head... that picture really looks not like me :) i look like a froggy :)

[Uranium-235]

:snicker:

[Smoked1]

>:(GRR

[Uranium-235]

lol

[Smoked1]

Did you read what I have so far for that article. If so what do you think? I am trying to keep it funny and yet at the same time be an informative article about our new workspace and an intro to a project we are working on. I am painting the whole inside and everything. My goal is to get a nice VW design air brushed on to side of it. Should have a huge window. But the main goal is to make it quiet. "Just add water".

[Uranium-235]

yeah it's funny. cool stuff too

[Smoked1]

Thanks. SPAM;).

[XDiGiTaLX]

i know i'm ugly! SPAM:)

with hair i'm a hotty

[Uranium-235]

no no you're uber ugly, with hair you're just hideous ;) SPAM:P

[rivergod]

I think it is an excellent review. ;D SPAMIn regarding the picture of the dude in the blue room and the baseball hat, try smiling, picking your nose, SOMETHING, when your in a pic that will be published. SPAMI don't think you're ugly, you just look stoned. ;D SPAMSmoked 1 and Brandin look like they can kick my butt, so I won't say anything about them. ;D SPAM(Except I'm jealous of your workshop)

[vee_ess]

how much power does it use and is it too bright to put in a window?

i always imagined you as adults or somethin, probably cuz all the people my age in this, excuse me for this, hick state of arizona, only like usin computers. it scares me. and so all of the people i know who like comps are adults. nice workshop. i got room, and plenty of it, for a workshop, but nuttin to put in it. so i am jealous too.

[Smoked1]

I am not the one who wrote the review but I think it takes 12volts. Plus I have one in my case as well from the same guy. It looks great and there is not to much light. I would have to say that there is no such thing as to much light. I am 24 years old so I am an adult. Sheesh don't I feel good. Who know maybe 24 is still a kid in your eyes. i dunno. If you have room for a workshop you should put one together. They work great.

[vee_ess]

about the power, yeah you are right about the 12 volts since it says it in the review, but how many watts (and that is somethin i was thinkin you should put in the review)? and in my eyes 24 is on the border of being an adult - get all the priveleges (which i wish i had) but still know how to have fun! about the workshop - i got no money to put stuff to make it a workshop SPAM:'(

[Smoked1]

That's a good question but I don't think that that was listed on the documentation. That's something to mention though. Brandin is writing a review on a ZX mods model so he may mention it.

[rivergod]

Anyone under 30 is a kid now. SPAM;D I am the official standard for old dudes, and that starts now at 43. SPAMBTW, 12V is what the CC uses, I've never seen any other voltage for CCs, and why don't they ever list the watts, for anything? SPAMI always wind up getting 400+ watts PSU just so I don't have to count watts.

[KeyserSose]

Since some questions still havnt been answered, i'll be the Technonerd for today and give my input.

For a standard 12"
The inverter nominally requires 12VDC. SPAMYou can provide as much as 14VDC without harming the inverter or lamp and as little as 6VDC before the lamp quits glowing due to insufficient power. SPAMThe power consumption is between 350 and 400ma at 12VDC. SPAMThat between 4.2 and 4.8 watts. SPAMThe inverter generates as much as 1000 VAC to power the lamp tube itself, so be careful!

[Smoked1]

We will be emailing ZXmods and asking them what the watts are for the one we are reviewing right now. We will list it in the review.

[vee_ess]

nice - nobody ever includes power info in reviews.

if the 4.2 - 4.8 watts is right, which it sounds like it is, that is a lot of output for such little power!

[Smoked1]

We will see pretty soon.

[aoC_PRoZaK]

hmm, but the watts rating for the light output eqals about a normal 36 watts 120cm neon tube ::)

[Smoked1]

Interesting ;D

[aoC_PRoZaK]

yeah, these babes can light a whole room, man, i think that is something :o

[Smoked1]

They pretty much KICK ASS!

[vee_ess]

yeah, if they are 4-5 watts, i am replacing the lights in my room and if im aloud put them all over house!

how long is their life, do you know?

[Smoked1]

I don't know for sure but i think it's 50000 hours SPAM

[XDiGiTaLX]

good idea but i wouln't do that... :) all you would see is blue in your house! :) then you go outside where there is actual sunlight, it would blind you!

[Smoked1]

I think that you would loose your mind. ???

[MIK3]

well that would have to be the sacrifice that you would have to make for having energy effecient lighting unit! Just wear some shades or something when u go outside! SPAMlol

[vee_ess]

Well if it is that bright, get white ones, or make white ones and put a ton so it is bright inside too. LOL. Incandescant is a thing of the past!

[MIK3]

lol! yeah really, but i think that it would be a little bright though because if u like blinked and held your eye's shut for a while, you'd fall or something due to the lack of craziness that the cathodes would produce.

[XDiGiTaLX]

lol


btw did you guys think i did a good review on that one?

[vee_ess]

Yeah, personally, IMHO, it was an excellent review. It had good length, pictures for everything (possibly too many for loading speed purposes), and it was light-hearted at times making it fun to read.

[MIK3]

yes i believe that it was a very good reveiw...it was written in good detail and very thourough at that! SPAMI like the vivid pix u added in there as well! SPAM;D