Do cold cathodes have a 'set in' time?

TheCenturion · 11 Dec 2010 at 14:45

Hi, I just bought some AC ryan blue cold cathodes, however, they look very white to me :confused:

I've asked my dad, he thinks that they look blue, I think they look pretty white.

Do they need time to 'settle'? I've had them on for about 10 mins now, and looking at them is hurting my eyes

Cycrow · 11 Dec 2010 at 15:26

they shouldn't really need any time, usually the will be at the right colour as soon as u first turn them on

TheCenturion · 11 Dec 2010 at 15:54

I'll get a picture up once my camera battery is charged

sorn21 · 11 Dec 2010 at 16:00

Nah they shouldn't require any settling in time, that's the colour they will be I'm afraid! Ice Blue tends to be very cold blue - more of a white.

danceforfreedom · 11 Dec 2010 at 16:08

I got a purple UV one in mine with some reactive cable cover around the psu leads, had normal blue one before but it never changed color and got darker or brighter.

Would like to some piccy's...

TheCenturion · 11 Dec 2010 at 16:37

There ya go

danceforfreedom · 11 Dec 2010 at 16:52

Nice. They def look blue in the top photo, just no so much in the daylight.

TheCenturion · 13 Dec 2010 at 18:36

regardless of whether they look white or not, they look good in the case, so I'll keep them.

Tomcat825 · 13 Dec 2010 at 19:34

They look like a light blue to me... albeit a very light blue, but they are.

WingZero30 · 13 Dec 2010 at 19:36

I have red cathodes but they glow bright orange after couple of minutes when I turn them on.

PhillyDee · 13 Dec 2010 at 19:44

The colours can be quite a bit out on a lot of cathodes these days.
Red tends toward the pink.

I have a fix for that

Its called Lighting Gel.