(Stimpy did get a big charge out of doing this!)

Kids-
don't ever do this!

We all know that Stimpy is an eediot, but a power supply should never be opened. There are no user serviceable parts inside!

But I know what I'm doing for the following. Before opening the power supply, I first took the precaution of discharging the capacitors by having Stimpy apply his tongue across the leads before I did anything!
​And of course, I unplugged the power supply first before doing any of this!
​(You might note that Stimpy forgot to do that!)

​Here's a picture of my power supply with a round ccfl (cold cathode florescent lamp) mounted to the outside of my power supply.  There's a wire going behind the CPU fan, and running down across the board to the components that power the lamp.  Sure, I can hide the wire underneath the motherboard, but there's got to be a better way.

What if I put the wire and the components inside of the power supply?!

Here is the round ccfl (cold cathode florescent lamp) connected to the inverter, power cable and on/off switch.
To keep the components cool mounted inside the power supply, I removed the top portion of the inverter.
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The plastic cover protects the delicate ccfl tube from damage.  By removing one side of the cover, I can mount the lamp flush to the fan opening and grill.
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Inverter mounted to the case where it will not interfere with internal components, and wires are carefully routed. Testing, and the final result.
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Look Ma, no wires!
Cables and sleeving
Vinyl foil