-- Street Glow PC-Neon Connector Kit
-- Price: ~ $19.99
USD
-- 8.16.2001
-- By: GideonX
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Over the past year and a half, there has been a huge
following in the case modification scene. From small mods to
large mods, many cases have utilized one common piece of equipment,
neon lights.
With this in mind, the folks at Street
Glow jumped on the idea of producing neon kits for the home
PC. Street Glow? Don't they make car neon accessories?
You got it, the same folks who first pioneered the idea of adding
neon lights to automobiles back in 1991 are now introducing their
line for the home PC. The first product made available
to the home user is the PC-Neon Connector Kit.
What this unit essentially is, is a fan
bus. There are 4 sets (positive/negative) connectors on the
black unit with one SPST (Single Pull, Single Throw) switch coming out
of the other end. The switch can turn on and off all the units
plugged into this connector box. You may plug any neon tube that
has a 12V/Ground combination of wires. You can also plug 12V
fans into this thing, but we won't attempt that since it isn't part of
the review.
Included with each PC-Neon Connector Kit:
-
Connector Box
-
Y-Splitter Molex cable
-
Double Side Tape
On the back of the connector box is where
the molex connector should be placed. You can use any of the
connectors from your power supply, but if you are limited on
connectors then use the provided Y-splitter cable. That red
cable is the wire that powers the unit through the use of the
switch. It measures in at about 15" long, not exactly as long as
I would want. This is the prototype version that we
received. Adam over Street Glow did mention that the newer
models will be 25" in lenght. Enough to string it across
any case.
Since we will be installing it in a front plastic
bezel the length is just adequate at 15". The black unit itself
measures in at 30mm X 45mm X 10mm. With the included double
sided tape, the unit can be placed just about anywhere the red wire
will let you reach.
The front of the unit is where the 4
pairs of connectors are located. Below each connector are labels
to specify whether the connector is for the positive or negative lead
wire. The connectors themselves use spring clips. Pushing
them down will open the hole enough for the wire to pass into.
The size of the push down clips are very small. A little tight
squeeze, but with some practice you shouldn't have a problem.
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