Hello all,
I need to control four cold cathode tubes by buttons on a Playstation controller so that when a certain button is pressed, the corresponding cold cathode is illuminated. I'd like to use transistors to switch the cathodes on and off. Can anyone recommend a transistor? Is there anything else I need to add/remove to this circuit to make it work? I'm pretty sure I need a resistor going from the Playstation button/switch to the base of the transistor, but I don't know what value I need. Is the amperage going from the power supply to the cold cathode inverters correct as I have it configured in parallel? Sorry if I'm asking a lot of questions at once but I really want to get this project off the ground. Thanks!
- PrL
I need to control four cold cathode tubes by buttons on a Playstation controller so that when a certain button is pressed, the corresponding cold cathode is illuminated. I'd like to use transistors to switch the cathodes on and off. Can anyone recommend a transistor? Is there anything else I need to add/remove to this circuit to make it work? I'm pretty sure I need a resistor going from the Playstation button/switch to the base of the transistor, but I don't know what value I need. Is the amperage going from the power supply to the cold cathode inverters correct as I have it configured in parallel? Sorry if I'm asking a lot of questions at once but I really want to get this project off the ground. Thanks!
- PrL