I know this isn't strictly a flashlight but I figured this was the best place to ask.
Today I received a few CCFL tubes that I got on sale. I was thinking of putting them to use as movable work lights. The tubes in question are these:
http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/CCFL.HTML
Says on the page they run on 12V (the inverter that is), 5mA. So I was wondering what type of battery setup you would recommend for this? I only need them to run for roughly an hour at a time. Would just wiring a bunch of AA NiMH's in series accomplish what I want? I have no idea how long these would run from a pack like that since I'm pretty clueless when it comes to electronics.
I'd also like to keep this as cheap as posible (now there's something new ).
Today I received a few CCFL tubes that I got on sale. I was thinking of putting them to use as movable work lights. The tubes in question are these:
http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/CCFL.HTML
Says on the page they run on 12V (the inverter that is), 5mA. So I was wondering what type of battery setup you would recommend for this? I only need them to run for roughly an hour at a time. Would just wiring a bunch of AA NiMH's in series accomplish what I want? I have no idea how long these would run from a pack like that since I'm pretty clueless when it comes to electronics.
I'd also like to keep this as cheap as posible (now there's something new ).