we built ours to regulation, with the aluminum box, fan, and velcroed the cathodes to it. it looks great....
looked great. there was no problem with the heat or anything, but a couple of days ago, the programmers had linked it up to an adjustable power supply

and someone kicked the aps, sending the voltage from 12 to about 30. X( instant fry-ification. we now have a savaged aluminum box with two store-bought tubes and power converters lying on the base.

ugh, at least its still green...
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