chriselias272
New Member
Hi all,
I'm new here and hope you can help.
I'm planning on using 16 Cold Cathodes (8 inverters - 2 cathodes of each inverter, from ebuyer.com) to light an area in a kitchen.
To power them, i need a 12vDC supply. i've thought that a scalextric power supply would be ideal, however when i tested one last night, the inverter blew after about 10minutes. Everything looked find until then.
I only had on cathode plugged in to the inverter though, would this be the reason? or do i need some kind of resistor or capacitor before the inverter? Are there any tests i can do to check voltage etc?
This is probably a real easy one for you guys but i don't want to risk plugging all 16 cathodes in to find that they blow within 10minutes.
Any help appreciated.
I'm new here and hope you can help.
I'm planning on using 16 Cold Cathodes (8 inverters - 2 cathodes of each inverter, from ebuyer.com) to light an area in a kitchen.
To power them, i need a 12vDC supply. i've thought that a scalextric power supply would be ideal, however when i tested one last night, the inverter blew after about 10minutes. Everything looked find until then.
I only had on cathode plugged in to the inverter though, would this be the reason? or do i need some kind of resistor or capacitor before the inverter? Are there any tests i can do to check voltage etc?
This is probably a real easy one for you guys but i don't want to risk plugging all 16 cathodes in to find that they blow within 10minutes.
Any help appreciated.
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