Leaving a Cathrode on a IDE Cable?

Amoroso

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Leaving a Cathode on a IDE Cable?

Does a Cathode get hot enough to melt wires? Reason why I ask is because I have a Cathode tube being held up by a IDE cable... I dont know if its gets hot enough to melt through, or if it is possible to have interferance caused by the Cathode to the IDE cable? Thanks guys.

 

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eskimochaos

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It's actually Cathode

 

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Yes it's possible if the tube is exposed, I had a UV cold cathode that burned the plastic housing it was in (the tube was touching one side).

 

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ok im a n00b to cathode, why is it called COLD cathode if it can melt threw plastic??

 

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it shouldnt, the whole idea of a cold cathode is it dont get hot.

 

Seven7Thirty30

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Turn it on for a few hours, then hold on to it. If you can last more than 2 minutes, then it wil not melt your wires.

 

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o...ok...im still a bit lost, did fuzzba11 get a faulty one or something??

 

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Seven7Thirty30 said:

Turn it on for a few hours, then hold on to it. If you can last more than 2 minutes, then it wil not melt your wires.

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I was joking. They shouldn't get hot enough to melt wires. Most do not. If they do, there is a larger problem at fault. If you can touch them without losing an appendage, then chances are it won't melt plastics.

 

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They get warm (warm enough for cheap ones to burn themselves out) but generally not warm enough to melt wires. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

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Leave it on, if it somehow burns through replace it with another five cent cable.

I'm sure the next post will talk about how that'll risk your data.

 

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tom10167 said:

Leave it on, if it somehow burns through replace it with another five cent cable.

I'm sure the next post will talk about how that'll risk your data.

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you risk losing your data

 

Crana

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I have mine leaning on IDE cables, nothing went wrong so far They get warm, not hot

 

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Let's just say it's safer than stuffing the cable between 2 raptors with no fans on them.

 

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scoobydoo said:

you risk losing your data

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thanks guys!