[SOLVED] What do I use to make UV active cooant glow?

[Imacflier]

I am building a custom loop from 16mm PETG tubing. I believe I need to shine UV light onto the loop to make the coolant glow. Assuming I am correct about that, I need a flexible 24-in string of UV leds.

Please give recommendations and corrections!

TIA,

Larry

 

[Eximo]

Yes, is the answer. They sell UV LED strips, you can also get a UV fluorescent bulb/tube. Also known as blacklight.

 

[Imacflier]

Eximo,

Did you get your name-shared radiator yet?

Thanks for the reply. So 33ft LED Black Light Strip Kit, 600 Units,390nm-400nm,12V Flexible Blacklight Fixtures,10M LED Ribbon, Non-Waterproof for Indoor Fluorescent Dance Party, Stage Lighting, Birthday,Wedding,Dark Party - - Amazon.com

would be appropriate when cut down to 24-inches (all the light bars are too long for my enclosure: I need to wrap my UV source around the base of one of my 200mm fans)?

Thanks again,

Larry

 

[Eximo]

Yes, you'll just have to hook that up to 12V inside the chassis, or pop it onto a fan header and control the intensity with the motherboard fan options. So you may want to look into some sacrificial adapter cables. Though someone probably makes the appropriate adapter.

No, I have two 280mm radiators and a new pump/res/rad 280mm to replace my old Swiftech, which is about to turn 7 years old. A bit tired of filling it, and it seems to be evaporating out more than usual. Might be the tubing, but we shall see. Going to go through the whole thing and rebuild it next week. New GPU block to go in as well, since I think the one on there is either improperly installed, not enough clamping pressure, or just isn't very good. I thought about getting the Eximo SM radiators, but other than knowing it is in there, it isn't labeled, would just be another radiator.