Tell me more ×  I have a quantity of LCD panels (from a wide
range of dead laptop) and I would like to use only the CCFL +
diffusors as a "creative" light source for a room in my house.
Is there some sort of "universal" CCFL supply that I can use to
replace the panels inverter (that needs various undocumented
control signals to works)?  Would those inverters for single
CCFL tubes like this works with the panels (that have more than
one lamp but just a single connection)?  share|improve this
question add comment  1 Answer  Effectively all you're salvaging
is a small fluorescent light bulb. You could try buying an
inverter that seems like a reasonable match for the typical bulb
size from Digikey and seeing if it will drive each of the tubes,
and if so, buy enough for your project of lighting them all up.
Aside from what tube size the inverter will drive, some notable
variables will be the DC input voltage range and the connector
to the bulb (which is not standardized). You might care whether
the brightness co