Display CCFL as a worklight help.

[Mutad0r]

For too long I have worked in the dark and have now decided to get a decent work lamp. Only problem: there aren't any decent desk lamps available at stores where I live, I spent the whole day driving around stores (actually it was an hour [ it's a small town ] ).

I have now decided to use stuff that I have laying about and make my own. I have a case load of LED brake light strips, but they're red so they're no good. I have 2 white LED light strips that would be great, but that's not good enough for me either! I also have 2 pairs of scavenged CCFL lights that I got from some old and broken LCDs which would be perfect.

The problem is that I haven't found any useful information on how to use them. Sure there are schematics available, but that's not good enough. I don't like making high voltage circuits myself, so I figured I'd buy one, there are some available on ebay, but before I make a decision, I would like to know a bit more.

One thing I would like to know, is the colour code of the CCFLs, there are  Blue, Black, Pink, Yellow/White. Googling for that information mostly gives you stuff about how to wire CCFL angel eyes.

The other thing is how do I know the correct voltage, and is there even such a thing as a correct voltage.

I'm not afraid to brake them, for they were free and I'm not emotionally attached to them, but I'd rather not dive in willy-nilly, so any information on how to use an LCD display CCFL or CCFLs in general would be great (wikipedia lacks practical information on the subject).

Also, I figured the following CCFL driver could do the job, if you have any comments on that, feel free to share: http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Lamp-Backlight-Universal-Laptop-LCD-CCFL-Inverter-10-30V-For-15-26-Screen-AU-/380964054054?pt=AU_Laptop_Accessories&hash=item58b33a2426

[kezat]

I had the same issue for some time with a dark work area. My solution was the common spools of LED light strips that you can pick up for about 10$ and use one of the many 12v power supply's I have laying around.

Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Lampux-Flexible-Lights-Daylight-Waterproof/dp/B00HSF66JO/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1424883873&sr=8-10&keywords=waterproof+led+lights

That is just a random link to the first I found you might get a better deal some place else.

[Mutad0r]

I had the same issue for some time with a dark work area. My solution was the common spools of LED light strips that you can pick up for about 10$ and use one of the many 12v power supply's I have laying around.

Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Lampux-Flexible-Lights-Daylight-Waterproof/dp/B00HSF66JO/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1424883873&sr=8-10&keywords=waterproof+led+lights

That is just a random link to the first I found you might get a better deal some place else.

Yes, LED light strips are.... COOL... I have a few RGB spools and a white one. They are my second choice for lighting atm, the main reason I have for using the CCFLs is "Why not" . I mean, I have them, so I might as well try to use them.