A hundred white T5s for say...27 bucks?
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Maybe this will help: www.besthongkong.com
edit:
They also have many other colors at great prices too.
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Just to play with, I'd go the cheap route. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smoker5.gif
Then go with a better source. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
Bah - you haven't cut your teeth in homebrew electronics until you've let the magic smoke out of something expensive - like a 5W LuxV portable emitter...