Feser UV vs Primochill Pro LRT red tubing

[bluehaze]

Anyone have pics of both side by side? I ordered some Primochill Pro Lrt but it looks more orange than red so was thinking about ordering some Feser instead but don't want to waste money if it's going to look the same...

It all looks the same bright red in the pics both Feser and Primochill provide which really looks nothing like the tubing in person...

[Kuntz]

My P-LRT looks orange as well, kind of an in-between of red and orange. The Blood Red on the Classified motherboard glows Orange as well, same shade as my tube, so I am pretty sure the orange we see if as 'red' as UV Red gets.

[millertime359]

Yea, i think frozenQ was having the same problem when sourcing UV red acrylic. It seems UV red likes to turn orange under the UV lamp.

[NaeKuh]

My P-LRT looks orange as well, kind of an in-between of red and orange. The Blood Red on the Classified motherboard glows Orange as well, same shade as my tube, so I am pretty sure the orange we see if as 'red' as UV Red gets.

u sure?

It looks red to me...



u can see how it compares to 3 different sets of red. :P

Oh do u mean under UV lights?

[exemay]

I orderd feser tubing, and when it arrived the colour was good until it came under UV light, then it turned a pink/orange type colour....

[shazza]

I imagine Kunst is talking about under UV light.

One thing I've found is tubing color can vary - even within the same brand. So we've got to be a bit careful assuming everyone's tubing is going to look the same as what we have And, obviously, you'll see some color differences within the same brands if the wall thicknesses are different.

[YMAA]

I have yet to see a UV red product that is actually red under UV light.

[bluehaze]

Yea, I think it is the UV tint or whatever it is that makes it orange. This tubing looks like if it wasn't UV it would be a nice shade of red. I don't use UV lights I do have white led's though and I think they have a strange reaction with the UV because they make the tubing look a really nasty kind of brown/orangish color. If I take a picture of it with flash though it looks normal red. Very strange, I think I will just look for a different color of tubing...

[Kuntz]

u sure?

It looks red to me...

u can see how it compares to 3 different sets of red. :P

Oh do u mean under UV lights?

Yes we mean under UV Lights haha. I think you just used that as an excuse to show off your motherboard. :P

My P-LRT UV Red tubing looks Blood Red under regular light. It looks really nice. But under UV, it gets a Pylon Orange color to it, which is still nice, but not Blood Red! But, the red things on my motherboard like the RAM slots glow Pylon Orange too, so I think it's the Purple Hue of UV light mixing with Red.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

guys, at least its turning orange instead of pink like this uv red fan you see in my build here:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5624/mcr3205uc9.jpg

[barretp]

I think it's because red has the longest wavelength in the visible light spectrum. This can affect it's ability to absorb and emit photons. But for orange, it's easier to emit photons.

[bluehaze]

guys, at least its turning orange instead of pink like this uv red fan you see in my build here:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5624/mcr3205uc9.jpg

LOL, I wouldn't mind as long as it was red with normal led lights and not brown/orange! I think I am just going to order some black tubing. Black is Black right not like grey or blue or pink or anything else?

[CptDreadFlint]

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It all looks the same bright red in the pics both Feser and Primochill provide which really looks nothing like the tubing in person...

Yes. I sometimes feel amiss when I receive an item that looks worse than the picture that represents it. I call this Restaraunt Picture Menu phenomenon.

My Primochill LRT UV "red" also appears orangish under UV.
My clear Tygon with "red" UV juice appears pinkish under UV.

However, both appear red in natural daylight and normal electric light.

[Sparky]

Well given orangish Primochill vs pinkish Feser I'd take orange over pink any day

I also prefer to buy stuff made in the USA whenever possible (which Primochill is and feser is not), plus I despise feser and their attitude/business model.

[CptDreadFlint]

Haven't gone the Feser coolant route and I don't reckon I ever will...the voice on the Feser site frightens me.
Orange juice tastes better than Pepto Bismol anyway.

[eth0s]

The purple of the ultraviolet light is distorting the red (which is at the opposite end of the color spectrum.) If it's turning orange try to shine a red LED on it, that may make it look more red. If it's turning pink, try an orange or red LED, that may make it look more red. Lighting is tricky stuff, you have to balance the red/ blue/ green (the three primary colors for light). Its not like mixing paint, where red and green mix to form brown; in lighting: red and green mix to form yellow. The mixing of colored light is called "additive" mixing, as opposed to "subtractive" adding of colors when mixing paint. So you might want to experiment with different colored LED's or cold cathodes. You might also just try bathing it in lots of red light, but that might make it more pink, I'm not sure.

[daftDavid]

LOL, I wouldn't mind as long as it was red with normal led lights and not brown/orange! I think I am just going to order some black tubing. Black is Black right not like grey or blue or pink or anything else?

My Primoflex Pro LRT is fairly black. Maybe the faintest tint of brown, but it's only noticeable because I have some unused tubing sitting on a piano chair (and we all know piano black is as black as it gets ).

[bluehaze]

My Primoflex Pro LRT is fairly black. Maybe the faintest tint of brown, but it's only noticeable because I have some unused tubing sitting on a piano chair (and we all know piano black is as black as it gets ).

OH God! even the black is brown! I guess it is the UV additive that they use with this stuff that causes the brown tint.

Does anyone make non UV tubing in colors?

[Kuntz]

The purple of the ultraviolet light is distorting the red (which is at the opposite end of the color spectrum.) If it's turning orange try to shine a red LED on it, that may make it look more red. If it's turning pink, try an orange or red LED, that may make it look more red. Lighting is tricky stuff, you have to balance the red/ blue/ green (the three primary colors for light). Its not like mixing paint, where red and green mix to form brown; in lighting: red and green mix to form yellow. The mixing of colored light is called "additive" mixing, as opposed to "subtractive" adding of colors when mixing paint. So you might want to experiment with different colored LED's or cold cathodes. You might also just try bathing it in lots of red light, but that might make it more pink, I'm not sure.

I have 4 Red Cold Cathodes (extremely bright Blood Red) I will hook up tonight as a test. I'll take pics and let you guys know if this makes everything look better ... or worse!

[Laine]

My P-LRT UV Red tubing looks Blood Red under regular light.

Thats sissy papercut redish, if we're talking serious injuries that involves artarys the blood is a really deep and dark red.

Glad to contribute.

[YMAA]

If you guys really wanted the color of blood you'd run distilled with no die, and not let it leak

[barretp]

injuries that involves artarys the blood is a really deep and dark red.

Actually with injuries that involve arteries, the blood is light red because it is oxygenated. With injuires that involve veins, the blood is the dark blueish tint (de-oxygenated blood).

[sargatanas]

mh I think I should have some pics of the primochill, feser and masterkleer.

the orange looking one is feser (@gpu/mb), the darker one @cpu is masterkleer.

this is the primochill.

[markpg28]

Thats sissy papercut redish, if we're talking serious injuries that involves artarys the blood is a really deep and dark red.

Glad to contribute.

Not true artery blood is bright red due to being oxygenated, its the deoxygenated Blood in veins that has the deep red.

I know this for a fact as I have seen my artery blood.

Anyone tried the masterkleer UV red? it is expensive, nearly double the fesser tube in UK shops.


Sorry should have read the whole thread before commenting but anyone have more pics of masterkleer?

[Silverhawk]

What about the blues? does the colour distort as much? sorry for hijacking :P