Lazer Led Help! (please)

[jon.dippy91]

hi i have bought a new fan an lazer led sum more ram cd drive and a set of 2 cathodes of off ebuyer.com and i can do the fan and the cd drive but im having trouble with the led and i havent recieved the cathodes yet but im going to strugle (i think:D ) can eny1 tell me how to do the cathodes 4 wen i get them and also the led heres a pic...http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u289/dippy91/DSC00215.jpg
if u cant see the pic too well the connector only has 2 pins. also my fan came with and add on so u culd change the connector it came with (a small one with three little wholes) too a double thing with a female and a male connector soz no pic haha if ur not allready totally confused wuld this help in anyway?:eek: thanks lol
and here is my fan
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u289/dippy91/DSC00212.jpg

im hoping to put the fan in my side of my pc i think the lead is long enough so wen it opens it wont break the lead but is there any propblems with this?

thanks:up:

[jon.dippy91]

thats wt there called molex connectors on the end of the led is a molex connetor and the end of the other connector is a male and a female molex connector

[Eclecticos]

I want one where the entire wire lights up. I guess I'm gonna try out some Christmas lights today see how that pans out.

[Redundant]

I want one where the entire wire lights up.

That's what EL wire is for. ;)

[chaksq]

Not sure what you are asking but if you want to connect them basically you just plug the molex connector into an unused molex from your power supply.

The three pin connector on your fan is to connect to your motherboard or a fan controller. Basically the connector it fits into has three pins sticking out and a plastic guide on one side. (Should look like where it connects to the adaptor) The reason for a male and female connection on the molex adaptor is so it can be used as a pass through. You connect the one end to a molex from your power supply and the other end can still be used to power a CD, HD, or whatever.

Your cathode kit should have the cathode tubes, a transformer with a molex connector, and a switch. You place the tubes where ever you want in the case. These will be connected to the transformer. (Most people hide their transformer somewhere it can't be seen) The transformer should have a molex connector coming from it which you connect like the others. The should be a switch as well that you can place where ever you like. Some switches have adaptors to fit in an unused slot cover on the back.

Hope that helps.

[jon.dippy91]

thanks for the reply, me and my dad actually cut off the end connector of the led and put the molex conectors onto the end, so i culd use the cd drive and the led light at once, haha but the led started to melt!!! :down: :neutral: so ive had to take it out to stop anything bad happening, this transformer or something u were saying about is that cum standard in any pc or will i have 2 buy 1? and also i looked at my psu but there are no plugs in there at all all the wire go into it so wuld i of had to open the psu and look for a plug? thanks 4 ur reply again

[chaksq]

Whoa, you might want to hold up a bit untill I get some pics to show you what I am talking about.

First off the plugs from the PSU are at the ends of the wires sticking out of it. They are the same kind that go from your power supply to your CD and HD.

There are two different voltages that are in a standard molex power supply. One is 12 volts and the other is 5 volts. Both are too strong for LEDs and will ruin them. An LED need to have a resistor in it that will reduced the voltage to something the LED can handle. Different LEDs need different resistors. I am not an expert on this so you probably should look form more information on this throughout the forum. You LED looked premade to me so I thought that it came with the molex and resistor. I personnally haven't used any LEDs in my comuters as of yet.
One thing I suggest is taking a basic electronics class and paying attention. I took an electronics class that my high school offered, very useful. You can also try learning online however it takes a little more motivation to do so without an instructor.

As for the transformer it should come with the cathode kit and not your computer. I am assuming your cathod kit will come ready to be hooked up although I don't know for sure.

Edit: I found a picture of a cathode kit and edited it to label the parts:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/CaseMod/CathodeDiagram.jpg
The cathode tube is the light itself. The transformer is the little blue box that the wire from the cathode connects to. Keep in mind your kit may be different although most starter kits are similar for example the transformer may be a different color. Also there is a little switch, which is in this kit built into a card slot cover, I expect yours to be similar. And the molex plugs will fit onto the molex cables from your power supply.

[jon.dippy91]

okay wel my parcel came 2day from ebuer and the cathode tubes come on their own with a switch and a male/female molex thingy http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u289/dippy91/DSC00216.jpg this is a pic of the switch and the with the end of it in view the end is a 2 pin thingy and the molexes are out of view the end of the cathode tubes have a three pin thing :dead: im so confused lol PLEASE HELP ME!!! is it poss to get a transformer on its own??? here is the link to the site where i got the cathodes from so u can see if i missed anything...http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=27104994590&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2dhbGxlcnk=&product_uid=105024

okay brainwave the pic on the site shows a transformer!!! WHERES MY TRANSFORMER!!

[jon.dippy91]

he im so stupid with all the excitement i missed it in the box got it now ^_^ okay im going off now 2 quickly try this shizzle out then go work till 7 -_- lol thanks every1 4 the help well actually only chaksq helped me lol thanks alot XD!!! il b on later this evening to ask another stupid question haha thanks

[intergalacticman]

haha nice grammar *shakes head*

[jon.dippy91]

Well i am very sorry Mr."intergalacticman" but I didn't know this was a forum on grammer...

[DaveW]

Well i am very sorry Mr."intergalacticman" but I didn't know this was a forum on grammer...

Just ignore him dude.

Intergalacticman, you might want to read the rules concerning our policy on grammar. Just to err on the side of caution, as they say.

-Dave