got my cathode...WHAT WRONG??

RangerJoe · 01-25-03, 01:37 PM

it works fine, but for some reason..im using the PC-75 lian li case, and as some of you might know there is a little free space underneath the hard drive cage..so, i mounted it under there...and my computer started freezing, and restarting itself..and all this stuff..overclocked and unoverclocked...do you think the inverter box i mounted under the cage is causing interference?

Diggrr · 01-25-03, 02:37 PM

Do you have a way to shield it? Like some metal to make a little box out of? Those inverters make some high frequency to run the tube with, and maybe it could interfere with the harddrive (though I've not used a CC, I had neons).

Good luck, bud.

ziptieboy · 01-25-03, 03:05 PM

I have my CCFL in a modified project box from radio shack. Basically all I had to do was to cut out slots for the wires to go through. I haven't had any trouble with it and I've had it for almost a year.

Good luck,
Scott

dyzio · 01-25-03, 06:14 PM

make sure that the inverter iz not on a the line for the PSU as the hardrive use a spare 1 or fan 1

hope it helps

DaveSauce · 01-25-03, 09:16 PM

hrm, I have my inverter mounted 1/2" above my hard drive....no problems so far...hehe. Running two CCFLs from it as well.....guess i'm just lucky that way.

BTW, it's in a plastic box.....don't think there's any other shielding but the plastic, lol.

RangerJoe · 01-25-03, 10:33 PM

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Originally posted by dyzio
make sure that the inverter iz not on a the line for the PSU as the hardrive use a spare 1 or fan 1
hope it helps

hmm...i didnt even think of this. ill try this when i get home though, thanks

RangerJoe · 01-26-03, 10:27 PM

alright, so im not actually sure what the problem was, i didnt have enough time to try both ideas, so i did them both at once. i wrapped the inverter about 10 times with aluminum foil, and ran a new molex to the hard drive. it has been running great for 5+ hours, so i think the problem has been solved..thanks

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RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	got my cathode...WHAT WRONG?? it works fine, but for some reason..im using the PC-75 lian li case, and as some of you might know there is a little free space underneath the hard drive cage..so, i mounted it under there...and my computer started freezing, and restarting itself..and all this stuff..overclocked and unoverclocked...do you think the inverter box i mounted under the cage is causing interference? __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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01-25-03, 02:37 PM	#2
Diggrr Underwater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Gun Lake, MI. USA	Do you have a way to shield it? Like some metal to make a little box out of? Those inverters make some high frequency to run the tube with, and maybe it could interfere with the harddrive (though I've not used a CC, I had neons). Good luck, bud. __________________ Rig1: C2D E8400 @3510 Ф Asus P5G41T-M-LX Plus mobo Ф 8 Gigs Ballistix DDR3 1333 Ф Asus GT520 Silent Ф 4 Deep Cool 92mm case fans Ф FSP 1U 460 Watt PSU External Watercooling: 40' Copper Coil Geothermal ground loop Ф Cooling modded MCP350 & MCP355 W/Swiftech white dual pump top Ф D-Tek Fuzion V2, 1/4" Rig2: Via Esther C7 1.5 @ 1.65 Ф Jetway 7F2WE1G5D mITX mobo Ф 1 Gig Generic Ram (max) Ф 120 watt Pico PSU. Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ~ Benjamin Franklin
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01-25-03, 03:05 PM	#3
ziptieboy Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	I have my CCFL in a modified project box from radio shack. Basically all I had to do was to cut out slots for the wires to go through. I haven't had any trouble with it and I've had it for almost a year. Good luck, Scott
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01-25-03, 06:14 PM	#4
dyzio Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Spain, Malaga, Benalmadena	make sure that the inverter iz not on a the line for the PSU as the hardrive use a spare 1 or fan 1 hope it helps
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01-25-03, 09:16 PM	#5
DaveSauce Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI	hrm, I have my inverter mounted 1/2" above my hard drive....no problems so far...hehe. Running two CCFLs from it as well.....guess i'm just lucky that way. BTW, it's in a plastic box.....don't think there's any other shielding but the plastic, lol.
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01-26-03, 10:27 PM	Thread Starter #7
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	alright, so im not actually sure what the problem was, i didnt have enough time to try both ideas, so i did them both at once. i wrapped the inverter about 10 times with aluminum foil, and ran a new molex to the hard drive. it has been running great for 5+ hours, so i think the problem has been solved..thanks __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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