EL Wire

MatrixEVO · 09-15-2006, 08:03 PM

Anybody use EL wire? How does it get its power exactly? I've been wondering because I may want to use it since it's really flexible.

Thank you for your help.

**dragon2309** · 09-15-2006, 08:11 PM

EL wire is called EL wire because it satands for ElectroLuminescent, this means you apply power to it and it glows. It has one molex at one end, then its just like a wire, you can route it around anywhere you want it.

dragon

MatrixEVO · 09-15-2006, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

EL wire is called EL wire because it satands for ElectroLuminescent, this means you apply power to it and it glows. It has one molex at one end, then its just like a wire, you can route it around anywhere you want it.

dragon

Ok, cool. So it takes nothing but a 12V Dc current?

**dragon2309** · 09-15-2006, 08:23 PM

nope, nothing else, im sure you could run it at 5v, it might be a bit dimmer.... as long as it doesnt go through an inverter it should be fine at 5v too. So yeh, it does mean if you got an AC to DC converter you could run EL wire out of your mains sockets....

dragon

MatrixEVO · 09-15-2006, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

nope, nothing else, im sure you could run it at 5v, it might be a bit dimmer.... as long as it doesnt go through an inverter it should be fine at 5v too. So yeh, it does mean if you got an AC to DC converter you could run EL wire out of your mains sockets....

dragon

Ok. I'm actually using this for my car mainly, all I have to do it cut the molex connector off and have the wires go to the fuse box. I might use it in the computer too though.

Thanks for your help Dragon.

SirKenin · 09-15-2006, 08:39 PM

Using it in your car?? What, are you a pimp or something? Or do you own a Civic? lol

I never knew what el wire was. I just learned something else new today. Gotta love these forums.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-15-2006, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirKenin

Using it in your car?? What, are you a pimp or something? Or do you own a Civic? lol

I never knew what el wire was. I just learned something else new today. Gotta love these forums.

No, he just wants to put some under the seats of his car, so you can see a faint "glow" during the night and such.

They had a car at a local audio place that had similar lighting, and it looked really nice. And no, it didnt look like a "pimped out" car either

The_Beast · 09-15-2006, 10:14 PM

they make EL wire for automotive.

Here it is they don't have he best stuff. You can away mod the normal EL wire to work off your car battery.
http://www.vibelights.com/auprauneunca.html

SirKenin · 09-15-2006, 10:40 PM

Sorry, but those pix make the car look retarded. I wouldn't be caught dead in a car like that....???

I can see it looking neat inside a computer though.

The_Beast · 09-15-2006, 10:54 PM

i dont like them in a car but to each is own. I really want EL wire in my computer case. out line the outside of the window and the Ultra HDD blocker.

http://images.google.com/images?svnu...us&btnG=Search

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dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,429	nope, nothing else, im sure you could run it at 5v, it might be a bit dimmer.... as long as it doesnt go through an inverter it should be fine at 5v too. So yeh, it does mean if you got an AC to DC converter you could run EL wire out of your mains sockets.... dragon __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

09-15-2006, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Beast Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 3,300	they make EL wire for automotive. Here it is they don't have he best stuff. You can away mod the normal EL wire to work off your car battery. http://www.vibelights.com/auprauneunca.html __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - - C2D E6550 - - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Seagate 'Cuda 320Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - - Antec New Solution Series Case - - Hp w1907 monitor - Check Out My Custom Clock Picture 1/\Picture 2

09-15-2006, 10:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
The_Beast Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 3,300	i dont like them in a car but to each is own. I really want EL wire in my computer case. out line the outside of the window and the Ultra HDD blocker. http://images.google.com/images?svnu...us&btnG=Search __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - - C2D E6550 - - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Seagate 'Cuda 320Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - - Antec New Solution Series Case - - Hp w1907 monitor - Check Out My Custom Clock Picture 1/\Picture 2

09-15-2006, 08:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Using it in your car?? What, are you a pimp or something? Or do you own a Civic? lol I never knew what el wire was. I just learned something else new today. Gotta love these forums.

09-15-2006, 10:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Sorry, but those pix make the car look retarded. I wouldn't be caught dead in a car like that....??? I can see it looking neat inside a computer though.

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