I have been working on a power cable for my Pinhole camera. When I modified a Molex adapter to power the thing by adding a length of wire to the negative and positive leads the thing just doesn't work. I don't know why? I kept the connections clean and soldered them. I shrink wrapped the areas where I soldered the wires and there are no shorts in the cable.
But for some reason the thing just doesn't work.
So I took it apart and used different new wire from Radioshack and I get the same results.
Apparently the person below had the same problem with their CCFLs when they added wire.
Is there some sort of resistance or impedance or something that is added into the fray when you add lengths of wire to something for power?
I just can't figure out what the difference is...
But for some reason the thing just doesn't work.
So I took it apart and used different new wire from Radioshack and I get the same results.
Apparently the person below had the same problem with their CCFLs when they added wire.
Astral Abyss said:Hmmm.
I was asking because I had to lengthen the wires on one of my 12" cathode tubes in order to get it to reach the inverter. The cathode exhibits a strange behavior now. The wires on the cathode are somehow causing interference or resistance with each other. What I mean is when I hold the wires together, the tube won't light up all the way, but when I seperate the wires, the tube lights up fine. There wires are isolated properly, I soldered the extra wire length on and heat shrunk the connections I made. Wasn't something I had expected to happen from adding a short length of wire. I know it's not the solder joint because I shortened the other tubes wiring the same way, by cutting and soldering, and it works fine. I've tried this lengthing on 2 different cathode tubes and they both do the same thing.
Anyhow, that's why I was wondering if you had made any mods to it. I'm kinda hoping mine doesn't melt on me.
It's a Coolermaster Aurora setup.
Is there some sort of resistance or impedance or something that is added into the fray when you add lengths of wire to something for power?
I just can't figure out what the difference is...