red, red lighting

[farlo]

im looking for recommendations for a nice red lighting for my case.

ive tried a couple cold cathodes and the ones ive tried either looked pinkish or orange-ish, im looking for the nice glow of cathodes. however i wouldnt be opposed to a soft LED color either.

suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Zephik]

Well you could try covering the lights with red film, that might get you a redder red.

[nevermind1534]

Well you could try covering the lights with red film, that might get you a redder red.

That might block out most of the light, though. It would probably work ok for white lights, though.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Well, red should flow right through red. Any other colour and you'd lose a fair bit of brightness; obviously, it would be dimmer the different the colour was from the original light source.

[billygoat333]

could always wire up a red christmas tree bulb :)

[slaveofconvention]

you want real red then LEDs are probably your best bet - CCFLs tend to be more pink than red, as you've probably already realised

[Mark_Hardware]

red cathodes suck. you get anywhere from pink to orange. you never know what your gonna get. Just use some led's man, seriously. I got mine from www.ledshoppe.com and I'm pretty happy

[farlo]

thanks for the link mark

[Drum Thumper]

Red LEDs or CC's will shine through red plex or red film, but it will not be nearly as bright as a white LED or CC. I've ran tests of my own--see my worklog for Frankenstripe.

Red LEDs work the best, without any film. Mark's link for Ledshoppe is probably the best. I have searched the net for resistors, and believe it or not, Radio Shack has the best price on resistors, especially if you buy in bulk.

Good luck, and I personally cannot wait to see the end result!

[Mark_Hardware]

really? I bought my resistors through the same site... while they don't necessarily have the widest variety of resistors I bought a butt load for like 5 or 10 bucks....