Orange Cathode's?

NachT · 26 Apr 2007 at 21:07

Does anyone know if it's possible to get orange cathode's?

I've looked around, but the closest I can find to orange is red

mosfet · 26 Apr 2007 at 21:42

They do exist but are quite rare. You'd be best off getting a standard white cold cathode and filtering it with an orange gel, translucent paint or just using orange LEDs.

No apostrophe in the plural of cathode, btw.

NachT · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:01

mosfet said:
They do exist but are quite rare. You'd be best off getting a standard white cold cathode and filtering it with an orange gel, translucent paint or just using orange LEDs.

No apostrophe in the plural of cathode, btw.

Thanks mate, I'll look into that.

Also thanks for pointing the plural thing out

mosfet · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:02

You're welcome

Post some photos if you do get hold of some or make your own, interested to see how they turn out.

Ste99 · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:35

Or wrapping it in some of that orange opaque foil-like paper. Don't know the name but I remember using it in School.

jellybeard999 · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:55

Ste99 said:
Or wrapping it in some of that orange opaque foil-like paper. Don't know the name but I remember using it in School.

Crepe paper ?

Zefan · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:57

jellybeard999 said:
Crepe paper ?

Nah I think he means the plasticy crap you put infront of lights to make them coloured.

jellybeard999 · 26 Apr 2007 at 22:58

Anyway, look in crafty shops for lighting gel... as used in front of spotlights, stage lighting and so on

Sinny · 26 Apr 2007 at 23:00

Orange cathodes look pretty nice, im after some yellow ones myself as they are probably pretty rare, seeing as im getting a yellow watercooling "water" color.

mosfet · 27 Apr 2007 at 00:03

Zefan said:
Nah I think he means the plasticy crap you put infront of lights to make them coloured.

That'll be a gel then

Zefan · 27 Apr 2007 at 00:08

Really? Coloured acetate is called gel?

Jokester · 27 Apr 2007 at 00:08

How hot do cathodes get?

Jokester

Steeps · 27 Apr 2007 at 01:14

warm to the touch iirc won't burn your fingers. (my vantec ones were)

mosfet · 27 Apr 2007 at 08:47

Jokester said:
How hot do cathodes get?

Jokester

Proper lighting gel is designed to filter theatrical lights, so can withstand very high temperatures regardless of what he uses it for.

Something like 105 Orange should do:

http://www.bluearan.co.uk/menu/inde...ct=GEL_SHEET_105_-_ORANGE&browsemode=category

Although check the dimensions etc and shop around for price, I literally just grabbed the first google result for '105 Orange Lighting Gel'.

w3bbo · 27 Apr 2007 at 09:05

Jokester said:
How hot do cathodes get?

Jokester

Yeah they get 'luke warm' definately not hot enough to affect case temps.

misterPK · 27 Apr 2007 at 09:16

Don't think they'd be marketed as "cold" cathodes otherwise!

PK!