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NXT_Computers
10-24-04, 08:14 PM
Hello all! I'm taking on a new project, as to say i have never done anything quite like this before and i need some advice. A good friend of mine has a daughter who just turned 11, and for christmas she wants to give her a computer of her own. Now my friend had seen one of those cases with the two "bubble" style light tubes up the front of the case, and whats one of them. I've come up with a very cool (we think) design idea for it and im looking for help on implementing it.

The kids favorite color is pink, and i want to build on that. I cant seem to find any 80MM led fans that are pink only, or any cold cathode lights that are pink. I'm thinking for the front bubble tubes i can just replace the little LED's with pink ones. I'm hoping some of you may know where to find pink fans/cathodes. If not, is it possible to just buy a bunch of pink led's and change all the leds on the fans/case to them? Unless i cant find pink cold cathode lights im beat on them.

Thnx,

Steve

subtotal
10-24-04, 09:07 PM
you can get bubble lights here (http://www.directron.com/bubblelight.html), as to the pink fans all i can suggest is high intensity white LEDs behind a red fan

NXT_Computers
10-24-04, 09:16 PM
the one case we loked at alrdy has the bubble lights on the front. And they are lit by one led at the bottom and one at the top so replacing those with pink ones outta do it. I can get actual pink led's, just trying to find this stuff premade.

subtotal
10-24-04, 11:46 PM
how about a white led fan sprayed with red/pink vinyl dye? maybe you can get a pink ccfl grill...

dj_2004
10-25-04, 12:48 AM
wouldnt a clear fan + pink leds (have to put em in by yourself) = pink fan?

TalRW
10-25-04, 01:31 AM
I hear in reality most red CCFL's end up looking pink, can't verify as I have a green one but thats what I have heard.

NXT_Computers
10-25-04, 05:39 AM
wouldnt a clear fan + pink leds (have to put em in by yourself) = pink fan?

I already said that yes, i could do that. but im trying to find them pre-made.

thnx for some of the ideas guys

NXT_Computers
10-25-04, 11:15 PM
anyone else?