Brighter
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Brighter
i was just wondering which is brighter and puts out more light. a blue neon tube, or a blue cold cathode?
thanks for the help and if u can post pic of ur neons under the dash because i have seen enough cold cathode
thanks for the help and if u can post pic of ur neons under the dash because i have seen enough cold cathode
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cathodes light up a more general area as it is not a unidirectional spread of light like LEDs are..
as far as brightness... they're comparable... but it's mostly the light spread that differentiates the two.
as far as brightness... they're comparable... but it's mostly the light spread that differentiates the two.
#5
Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
cathodes light up a more general area as it is not a unidirectional spread of light like LEDs are..
as far as brightness... they're comparable... but it's mostly the light spread that differentiates the two.
as far as brightness... they're comparable... but it's mostly the light spread that differentiates the two.
I always wondered whats the difference is between the 2 types???
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uhh.. neons more durable? since when? i guess if you're talking about the difference between a thin tube and a big bulky one.. of course the bigger one would probably be less fragile..
uhm.. as i mentioned earlier.. cathodes give a greater spread of light.. and not unidirectional... big wash for cathodes..
Originally Posted by TeeCizzle
I always wondered whats the difference is between the 2 types???
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at least more reliable... but i dunno how you've been installing them or even what man hands you have to be able to break cold cathodes so easily.
they're not that fragile.
they're not that fragile.
#11
this is a pic of neons in my car compared to cathodes:
neons:
cats:
the pic of the neons is from my camera phone so it sucks, and the pic of the cathodes are from my digital, but its dark, so that sucks too. i have had both in my car and can tell you that cathodes are much brighter than neons...the reason why i switched from cathodes to neons is because the neon tube is a much cleaner look if you have the tubes exposed, which i did for a few of them. if all of yours are going to be hidden, def go with the cathodes...much cheaper too.
oznium.com has a good forum which explains all of the differences...
neons:
cats:
the pic of the neons is from my camera phone so it sucks, and the pic of the cathodes are from my digital, but its dark, so that sucks too. i have had both in my car and can tell you that cathodes are much brighter than neons...the reason why i switched from cathodes to neons is because the neon tube is a much cleaner look if you have the tubes exposed, which i did for a few of them. if all of yours are going to be hidden, def go with the cathodes...much cheaper too.
oznium.com has a good forum which explains all of the differences...
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