can a rheobus control a cathode?

[zer0burn]

can a rheobus control a cathode?

 

[Lizardman]

sure why not

 

[Jeff7]

Do you mean the switch part or the rheostats? I don't know if CC's can be used with dimmers. But the switches, yes, "sure, why not." 😉

 

[nnnyyy]

I think it can but I dont think it's good for the cc. I ran a cc with a baybus and it worked both on 7v and 12v. The 7v was much dimmer than 12v but seemed to flicker over time.

 

[zer0burn]

I mean with the dimmer switches yup

 

[amdskip]

My cold cathod will not work at 7v, only 12v. It would work with a dimmer but it's gonna be hard on the light. It would be to your advantage to hook it up to a toggle switch somehow.

 

[zer0burn]

ya its already hooked up to a toggle now.

 

[FlowerMan]

12V toggle switches should be no problem if your switch meets the amperage requirements of the CC's transformer. I'm not sure what the typical amperage of those transformers is since I am not very familiar with them. My guess is that they use a lot of amperage.

With a rheobus you have to watch out for amperage too. The LM317T buses can only handle 1.5A@12V per channel. LM350's can handle 3A.

 

[EXman]

I think that it is not a great Idea... I avoided it even though I thought about hooking it up to my rheostat. 12volts means 12v in this case.IMHO

 

[eviltommy]

ive seen a kid that has a CC on a rheostat when he turns it on it grows like a lightsaber. looks cool!