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[mangled]

How much power does something like this draw? How does it hook into the power supply?

I have a 400w ps with my system. Rest of the specs are in the link below. Are these things huge power draws? I would think it's pretty negligible.

 

[dieselstation]

not much power draw at all. think of it as a mini flourescent bulb.

 

[drx9175l]

As already stated, cold cathode tubes draw very little power and produce almost no heat. Sorry I don't have a specific wattage. They are connected to a small (~ 2"x4") adapter board that converts the 12vdc from your PSU to the high voltage required by the tube. The board attaches to your power supply with a standard 4pin molex plug similar to the ones on the back of a CD-ROM drive.

I read your systems specs and it looks like you are currently powering the motherboard, two hard drives, two optical drives (DVD & CD-RW), floppy drive, the videocard and soundcard. You probably also have a NIC for the DSL and a SCSI card for the scanner. Even with the normal assortment of fans your 400W PS should have no problem with the addition of a cold cathode.

 

[FenrisUlf]

Most CCDs draw about 3-6 watts depending on size. The power comes from your 12v line in one of the Molex plugs. Since the 12v line isn't usually taxed that hard (the 3.3v and 5v lines run almost all the electronics), it should be more than sufficient for running several CCDs in addition to everything else you have.

 

[mangled]

Originally posted by: drx9175l
As already stated, cold cathode tubes draw very little power and produce almost no heat. Sorry I don't have a specific wattage. They are connected to a small (~ 2"x4") adapter board that converts the 12vdc from your PSU to the high voltage required by the tube. The board attaches to your power supply with a standard 4pin molex plug similar to the ones on the back of a CD-ROM drive.

I read your systems specs and it looks like you are currently powering the motherboard, two hard drives, two optical drives (DVD & CD-RW), floppy drive, the videocard and soundcard. You probably also have a NIC for the DSL and a SCSI card for the scanner. Even with the normal assortment of fans your 400W PS should have no problem with the addition of a cold cathode.

Yes on all of that. Thanks! Very helpful.

Is there any freeware out there that tells you how much power a system is pulling from the power supply so you know if you're getting dangerous or not? Does motherboard monitor tell you that?

 

[Nutcracker]

Hey, has anyone tried hooking up a cold cathode to the pcmods baybus? Mine got fried last night. Anyone tell me how they did this? Thanks.

 

[ChefJoe]

The 6Watt Baybus? the variable/off/12 model? I used mine as a switch for my CCL and it was not a problem. I did adjust the pot so that it was as high as it would go (all the way to the right if you're looking at it from the switch side with the adjustment knob on top) just in case I flick it to the lower position. I've left it on the 12 v side overnight without problem and a single 12" CCL shouldn't draw more than 6 watts of power IMHO. Maybe something shorted inside? My condolences for your loss though, I would be pissed burning out a switch on my baybus.