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mixing uv cathodes with blue cathodes..

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i decided to go with an all-blue theme, but i want to add in UV sleeving and such. what would be the best combination of cathode lights, if i want to achieve generally blue lighting but have my UV blue things light up? i was thinking that maybe instead of using blue led fans, i would like to use blue UV fans, only because I want the option of turning off my lights when i go to bed, and want to leave my computer on overnight...
 
I mixed both once, you couldn't see the UV glow at all, the blue CCFL's completely drowned out the glow.

If I use UV I use only UV.
 
what about if i used a 12" uv, but only a 4" blue?
also, has anyone used uv case fans? are they cool, or should i stay with blue led fans, or even just use black fans?
 
If you want to be able to "turn off the lights" you will have to get UV cold cathodes and /non/ LED UV reactive fans... That way the cathodes will control the light levels... otherwise, as was stated before, the led fans will down out the cold cathode light.
 
in that case, forget uv. seeing im going with blue lighting tho, what can i do to make standard black fans look cooler? can i paint fans?
 
You might be able to get away with painting the housing. I wouldn't recommend painting the hub or fan blades though. Might cause balancing to be compromised and stress the bearings leading to premature failure.
 
Ive currently got 8 uv 12" cathodes in my acrylic, and it looks very blue, However I do have a blue tinted case. I have a UV reactive motherboard as well as all UV reactive fans and case, and I've been pretty dissapointed at how close u need the UV's by the motherboard to make a difference, and the fans are almost as lit up as they can be, which makes little to no difference. I think if u have a regular case, just go with blue cathodes, because you will probably get the same effect as many UV's, and as someone posted earlier, the blues really overpower the UV's.
 
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