Cathodes, Why do they never work!!!!!!!!

Bootup05 · 09-04-2006, 05:19 AM

Had 4 sets of cathodes now!!

4 x Cooler Master Sound activated Cathodes.
Used them for around a month and had invertor trouble, one end of the tube had gone and was extremely irritating.

1 x Akasa Cathode.
Exactly the same problem as above ^^^^

2 AC Ryan Catodes.
Had them for a few days running fine on my Jeantech PSU.
That thing died

so I got a new Tagan, 48A Quad Rail, 600W, best I could afford.

Get this thing going and about a few hours later I get a funny smell coming from my case, wasn't a few days later till I thought anything of it, decided to open my system up for a few watercooling checks when I fould that my Cathode was hanging down from the top of the case half bent with black burn marks on either end.

Took these things out and opened up the invertor box up to have a look what was going on, one of the capacitor type things have totally melted onto the board and started melting the actual invertor box!

Got the things running later that day with an old PSU to see what was happening and the invertor started smoking

Not having much luck with Cathodes ever since I first bought some.

Have seen other people, theres last for like 6 months or more with absolutley no problems.

I am stumped on why they keep going wrong!

Anyone else had bad cathode experiences?!

Yasu · 09-04-2006, 06:58 AM

My cathodes are just fine, they've probably been running at least 10 months with no problems. I have 3 sets of cold cathodes, red, blue and UV. Guess you're just having bad luck.

RoveWolf · 09-04-2006, 07:00 AM

Seems like your having about as much luck with your cathodes as I am with graphis cards, in fact, my whole system.

diduknowthat · 09-05-2006, 12:03 AM

I got some cheap brandless 5 bucks dual 12" cathode from China. Been running them for about 13 months now and one of the tube is slowly dying. But hey, what can ya expect from 5 bucks cathodes anyways.

SirKenin · 09-05-2006, 12:15 AM

Man, I've had my cathode for over 2 years now, and it's still going strong. I dunno?

Rambo · 09-05-2006, 12:19 AM

Yup, I had a pair of White 12" Cathodes. After about 1 day I smelt the scent of what seemed like burning hair. The next day, one of the Cathodes was flickering, so I adjusted the connector in the invertor where they both go into eachother, and the plastic was busy melting away! I burnt my hand and had melted plastic on the tips of my fingers.

I really liked them though, even if they only worked for one day. Because the were white, they really helped me when I was working in my PC. I could trun them on, and they'd work perfect as a source of light.

RoveWolf · 09-05-2006, 12:24 AM

Well these stories have certainly put me off ever using Cathodes in the near future that's for sure

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Rambo · 09-05-2006, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breaks

Well these stories have certainly put me off ever using Cathodes in the near future that's for sure

.

Haha! I think the fact is with Cathodes, they are so temperemental that they will break very easily. I suppose you just have to buy from good brands which have a good reputation for making quality cathodes made to last.

09-04-2006, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,262	Cathodes, Why do they never work!!!!!!!! Had 4 sets of cathodes now!! 4 x Cooler Master Sound activated Cathodes. Used them for around a month and had invertor trouble, one end of the tube had gone and was extremely irritating. 1 x Akasa Cathode. Exactly the same problem as above ^^^^ 2 AC Ryan Catodes. Had them for a few days running fine on my Jeantech PSU. That thing died so I got a new Tagan, 48A Quad Rail, 600W, best I could afford. Get this thing going and about a few hours later I get a funny smell coming from my case, wasn't a few days later till I thought anything of it, decided to open my system up for a few watercooling checks when I fould that my Cathode was hanging down from the top of the case half bent with black burn marks on either end. Took these things out and opened up the invertor box up to have a look what was going on, one of the capacitor type things have totally melted onto the board and started melting the actual invertor box! Got the things running later that day with an old PSU to see what was happening and the invertor started smoking Not having much luck with Cathodes ever since I first bought some. Have seen other people, theres last for like 6 months or more with absolutley no problems. I am stumped on why they keep going wrong! Anyone else had bad cathode experiences?! __________________ Main System Proccy - Intel E6400 @ 3440 \| Mobo - P5B DLX \| RAM - 2GB TwinX 6400 C5 \| GPU - 96GT HDD - WD 400GB Caviar SE - WD 320GB Caviar SE - 160GB Seagate Ext Monitor - Asus 19" Wide LCD \| PSU - Tagan 600W Dual Engine \| Soundcard - SB Live Ext 24 Heatsink - S Infinity \| Optical - Pioneer DVDRW \| OS - Vista Ult64 SP1

09-04-2006, 06:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 20 Posts: 1,199	My cathodes are just fine, they've probably been running at least 10 months with no problems. I have 3 sets of cold cathodes, red, blue and UV. Guess you're just having bad luck. __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

09-04-2006, 07:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
RoveWolf VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,257	Seems like your having about as much luck with your cathodes as I am with graphis cards, in fact, my whole system. __________________ Note: Formerly known as Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black)

09-05-2006, 12:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,162	I got some cheap brandless 5 bucks dual 12" cathode from China. Been running them for about 13 months now and one of the tube is slowly dying. But hey, what can ya expect from 5 bucks cathodes anyways. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

09-05-2006, 12:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,829	Yup, I had a pair of White 12" Cathodes. After about 1 day I smelt the scent of what seemed like burning hair. The next day, one of the Cathodes was flickering, so I adjusted the connector in the invertor where they both go into eachother, and the plastic was busy melting away! I burnt my hand and had melted plastic on the tips of my fingers. I really liked them though, even if they only worked for one day. Because the were white, they really helped me when I was working in my PC. I could trun them on, and they'd work perfect as a source of light. __________________ "75% of all statistics are made up, including this one. 62.481% of people who read that believe it is true. *And if you're one of the 37.519% who don't, copy and paste this into your signature." -* tlarkin, Cromewell, and Rambo. Intel E6300 Conroe @ 2.8 Ghz GigaByte GA 965P DS3 LGA 775 Sapphire Radeon X1800XT 256MB GeIL 2 x GX22 DDR2 Kit = 4GB RAM Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 550 Watt

09-05-2006, 12:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Man, I've had my cathode for over 2 years now, and it's still going strong. I dunno?

09-05-2006, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
RoveWolf VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,257	Well these stories have certainly put me off ever using Cathodes in the near future that's for sure . __________________ Note: Formerly known as Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black)

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