{"product_id":"sewable-electroluminescent-el-wire-welted-piping-aqua-5-meters-discontinued","title":"Sewable Electroluminescent (EL) Wire Welted Piping - Aqua 5 meters [Discontinued]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEL Wire, also known as Electroluminescent wire is a stiff wire core coated with phosphor and then covered with a protective PVC sheath. When an AC signal is applied to it, it glows an aqua (blue green) color. It looks a little like thin neon. Very bendable, it keeps its shape and you can curl it around your finger. Its an easy way to add some glow to a project, not as bright as LEDs but uses a lot less power!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis particular model is standard 2.3mm thickness EL wire, with a clear coat, pre-cut and soldered to a standard quick-connect EL wire. The really unique thing is that instead of just being a wire, its a \u003cstrong\u003ewelted piping, ideal for sewing or gluing!\u003c\/strong\u003e No more whip-stiching with clear thread, you can now sew this EL directly to fabric with ease. The welting makes it easy to add into seams for a very clean look.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not our high-brightness EL (it wasn't available in piping form), so it is dimmer than the non-welted kind we carry. However, the nice trade off is that you can drive twice as much 'standard' EL with an inverter, so you can connect 5 meters of this stuff to our 2xAA pocket inverter (or you can connect 2.5 meters to the inverter and then it lasts twice as long on the batteries).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften used for costuming, decoration, accent lighting, safety vests, bicycle\/motorcycle\/car\/boat\/home decoration, signs, etc! This wire is not designed explicitly for outdoor use so it will fade if continuously exposed to UV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo use, the wire must be connected to an inverter that provides an AC supply of approximately 100V at 2000 Hz. An inverter is not included!\u003c\/strong\u003e This wire is 500 cm long which is the maximum that can be driven by our handy 2xAA portable pocket inverter The full length draws 200mA from the 2xAA batteries (so 2000mAh batteries will last ~10 hours if on 'constant' mode)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe used EL wire to make our awesome TRON bag so check it out for ideas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-cut, pre-soldered, 500 cm long piece of EL\u003c\/strong\u003e You can plug this right into an inverter and get glowing in seconds, and if you want to do something a little more complex, cut and resolder it as desired. Soldering to EL wire is a little tricky but luckily we wrote a detailed step-by-step tutorial! To cut and re-solder EL, you'll need wire strippers, a soldering iron \u0026amp; solder, copper tape and heat shrink. A third-hand tool is really useful as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note! EL tape, EL wire and EL panel are made with different processes - the color and brightness will not be consistent between the different types of EL products. The EL tape will not match the EL wire or EL panel exactly, they all will be slightly different colors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-technical-details-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 meter long strand with 2-pin EL JST connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23 nF capacitance for the entire strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEL is 2.3mm diameter, PVC welt is 6-9mm long, 0.6mm thick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Lifetime: 3000-6000hrs. depending on use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-cut, pre-soldered, 500 cm long piece of EL\u003c\/strong\u003e You can plug this right into an inverter and get glowing in seconds, and if you want to do something a little more complex, cut and resolder it as desired. Soldering to EL wire is a little tricky but luckily we wrote a detailed step-by-step tutorial! To cut and re-solder EL, you'll need wire strippers, a soldering iron \u0026amp; solder, copper tape and heat shrink. 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