Lighting is starting to get more and more popular these days and companies are finding better and cooler looking ways to light up products. Today I will be reviewing a few round CCFL's from Spire. I have seen these before but never had a chance to play with one until now, and I think it's a great idea.  Basically they just screw to one side of the fan and allow you to light up that area of your case.

The way a fluorescent light works is inside the glass tube there is a low pressure mercury vapor. When ionized, mercury vapor emits ultraviolet light, your eyes cannot see ultraviolet light. The inside of a fluorescent is coated with phosphor. Phosphor can accept energy in one form and emit the energy in the form of visible light. The light we see from a fluorescent tube is the light given off by the phosphor. The phosphor fluoresces when energized and that's why its called a fluorescent.

The photos above are of the two CCFL's that Spire sent me.  The one on the left is a stand alone round blue CCFL and the one on the right comes with a black light CCFL and a green UV fan.

The UV fan that is included in this kit is a ball bearing fan that spins at 2700 RPM, it puts out about 38 CFM and uses a 3 pin motherboard connector. The CCFL is actually a black light.  It looks really cool and lights up the green UV fan without lighting up the entire case. The kit comes with the CCFL inverter , Velcro, and a wiring harness with an on and off switch. The inverter will support two CCFL's

The other kit that I received does not include a fan. This one is just like any other CCFL, but it is round so you can attach it to a fan. The kit includes the CCFL inverter, Velcro, and a wiring harness with an on and off switch. The inverter will support two CCFL's

The installation of these products doesn't take many more steps then installing any other fan. The only added step is you need to install the wiring harness then inverter, and your done! The inverter is held in place with a strip of Velcro and can be easily installed anywhere in the case.

I think the photos above speak for themselves. I tried both CCFL's on the UV fan, you can see the difference in the first two pictures. The last three photos are of different angles of the computer using both CCFL's

I am the kind of person that likes the look of lights inside of computer cases and I am sure that if you are reading this you also like them. I liked the Spire kits and I would recommend them to anyone.