Alan the Wrench
New Member
I make lamps out of stuff as a hobby. mostly junk laying around. this time around i want to make a computer desk lamp out of cds and i was hoping to run CCFL (cold cathode flourescent lights). i was using regular flourescents, but heat was a issue. the CCFLs look great but they run of the 12V power supply. i was wanting to use a usb as the power source seeing as how thats way more convenient for potential customers than having to wire it up to thier power supply. the issue as most know, is that the usb hub only outputs at 5V. i have looked everywhere for some gadget that will boost 5V to 12V to no avail. does anyone have any suggestions? there may be a free cd lamp in your future!