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<blockquote data-quote="ChefJoe" data-source="post: 141043" data-attributes="member: 546209">I cannot believe you say you looked into it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have three different cold cathode light kits in my computers and they all have a little plastic, 4 prong connector that gets the DC power from the 12v + and gnd of the PC power supply.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s electrically identical to the crappy cig. lighter plug on car kits, but they are much cheaper.My reluctance comes from the inverter.&nbsp; It converts a 12 v signal to an uber low amp thousands of volts signal.&nbsp;&nbsp; They only make the wires from the inverter x number of inches and with separate/split wires for a reason (such a low current that the electrical interference of each wire requires the connectors not be side by side for best performance).&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d want an in-line fuse though (these things only draw milliamps of power).Don&#039;t let the name fool you, cold cathodes are simply thin neons that don&#039;t require a hot coil on each end of the light.Further, your computer parts (minus the monitor) run entirely on DC power, the power supply converts the AC power into DC power (5+ Gnd&nbsp; Gnd&nbsp; 12+).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ChefJoe, post: 141043, member: 546209"] I cannot believe you say you looked into it. I have three different cold cathode light kits in my computers and they all have a little plastic, 4 prong connector that gets the DC power from the 12v + and gnd of the PC power supply. It's electrically identical to the crappy cig. lighter plug on car kits, but they are much cheaper. My reluctance comes from the inverter. It converts a 12 v signal to an uber low amp thousands of volts signal. They only make the wires from the inverter x number of inches and with separate/split wires for a reason (such a low current that the electrical interference of each wire requires the connectors not be side by side for best performance). I'd want an in-line fuse though (these things only draw milliamps of power). Don't let the name fool you, cold cathodes are simply thin neons that don't require a hot coil on each end of the light. Further, your computer parts (minus the monitor) run entirely on DC power, the power supply converts the AC power into DC power (5+ Gnd Gnd 12+). [/QUOTE]

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