Electroluminescent Wire

A look at various colours of electroluminescent wire and driver units which operate from 12 volts DC.

[UberAlphaSirus]

never knew about them. bloody handy to know and perfect for what i need. cheers big ears

[ianharrison]

Good video. Thanks. I look forward to the completed decoration/display.

[gustavgnoettgen]

Very similar development like light bulbs and neon tubes.

[paulholla]

I want some of this to illuminate a flagpole!! I remember the old el wire it was terrible

[llantup]

I'm very glad I found your video. I'm working on a project and thought of el wire, but never used it before. I'm realizing it's going to be too dim, for starters, but that high-pitched buzz? That's a great big NOPE. Thanks for helping me make a decision!

[drkastenbrot]

typically theres 3 wires wrapped around to make it light up in every direction

[jacquesbadenhorst]

I love the white one best in the last shot. it looks more like glowing
wire than the rest, the green one in the center looks like a very small
ccfl lamp. it is so much brighter any current draw difference on it?

[mattigi]

how sharp of a bend can I put on this? I bought one from the dollar store and I'm looking to get a "V" angle but tighter so it doubles back into itself so it would be a tight "I" and I'm wondering if that would snap it or not.

[markh]

How long would these last in regular/constant usage? Is electroluminescent wire for life and not just for Christmas?

[DasIllu]

Can one drive it with frequencies above normal human perception? i.e. 22kHz.
I mean it certainly looks nice and invite creativity. But stray RF feeding into audio equipement is probably a major issue. I possible see applications in bars, discotheques and the such. But interferring with audio is a huge problem, i guess.
Would love to put oscilloscope probes on the outputs of that 'black box'. There is hopehully room for improvements.

[mostwantedpakbusu]

thank you for showing the breakdown of wires . i have a halloween mask and i found out the wires are broken, its soldered back now thanks to you . but how is it mine is operating at 3 volts using 2 pcs of AA batteries ?

[thommytwotoestimesthree]

Will it bother my dogs, cats, horses and foxes? They got sensitive hearing apparatus on their heads. I think they are called EARS.

[patrickhendriks]

I have a question: How much milliampere consumes 10 meters of Neon wire

[station]

Wonder why these were never used as an alternative to CCFL in laptop LCD backlights. CCFLs something break as they are just thin glass.

[joshcastc]

If you cut it. Will the cut piece still glow?

[aqualibrium]

Hi do you have a link for this EL wire? I just received some but it's no where near as bright and I think what I bought is a thinner diameter.. any info on these Ines would be helpful. Thanks

[madmaxhan]

can anyone say what will be its lifetime

[adamfarmiloe]

Could you run this on let's say 8 x AA batteries so you could decorate your bike at night 👍

[mattclarenzmendoza]

I know its 5 years ago. But can a driver unit power multiple strip of light? Thanks.

[Mr.Unacceptable]

These and special shaped sticky back molding from an autobody shop makes an awesome way to create accent lighting for your baseboards or under cupboards. Made a nightlight in the bathroom that makes the floor glow. They don't have longevity though. You have to replace them once a year if you are using them this way. You need to protect them in some fish tank tubing if you are mounting them out in the weather or under your car. They get damaged or kink easily otherwise. I hot glued the ends to keep the water out.