SparkFun Electronics Comments

Customer #810455 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2016-05-25T21:08:45-06:00

Hi, i have a question, do i need to buy a splitter? or i can do it in parallel?

Customer #543693 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2014-11-30T10:52:32-07:00

does the power lead length have any effect on power required from invertor?

i want to have about a 5 foot power lead between inverter and EL wire. will that cause voltage drop or more RC on circuit?

Customer #363460 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2014-03-03T23:40:24-07:00

Does this require the inverter or can I connect it directly to 120 from the wall? Id like to avoid the noisy inverters if possible. I could probably build some sort of vented sound resistant box if I need to.

Toni_K on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-12-26T10:24:39-07:00

We haven’t tried hacking one here yet to see if you could make them compatible. Out of the box, no, as they have different connectors.

Customer #486847 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-12-25T12:51:50-07:00

can such EL Wire work with this inverter ?

Iron man on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-09-10T03:54:23-06:00

nothing, the product you mentioned is designed in sparkfun’s amazing packaging for business or people that may want to sell the product. other than that it appears to be the same product.

Saurutobi on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-07-23T00:44:56-06:00

what is the difference between this and:https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11425

16 BIT HOMEREW on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-04-28T13:53:19-06:00

Neon for avc entry 2014!!!!!!!!!!!! And also my friend worked on tron and said this is not the wire they used

irtiq7 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-01-02T10:34:42-07:00

Hey that’s great! Thanks Mike. :D

MikeGrusin on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-01-02T10:32:18-07:00

Sounds doable. You’ll need the 3V EL Inverter (in the related products below), and since USB ports provide 5V, and you need to run a 3V inveter, you’ll also need a 3.3V regulator. Hook the 5V coming from the USB port to the 3.3V regulator, and the output of the 3.3V regulator to the EL inverter, and the output of the EL inverter to your EL wire, and you should be good to glow.

irtiq7 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2013-01-01T10:01:24-07:00

Is it possible for me to connect the El Wire via usb to my computer port. I want to make a table lamp out of it powered by my USB port drive?

MikeGrusin on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2012-10-16T10:53:27-06:00

2mm.

Customer #233774 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2012-10-15T21:05:16-06:00

What is the pitch of the JST connector?

Customer #323784 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2012-05-10T18:25:54-06:00

Does the plastic come off so I take out the plastic and solder it to conductive thread and a battery?

Customer #43547 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-11-28T08:29:44-07:00

Is this El wire or El Wire tape water proof? I need to have one of these submerged in water, or at least within a close proximity to water. The water is plain tap water.

gcarmonar on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-09-04T19:11:29-06:00

Can I connect El Wire directly to my AC socket? or its gonna blow? :P

RobertC. on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-08-04T14:52:32-06:00

They have been shipped and we should hopefully see them by the end of the month.

R0B0T1CS on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-08-04T14:33:29-06:00

Any clue when this will be in stock again? I hope you’re not gonna wait until October… :\

ET3 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-27T13:50:22-07:00

Your youtube clip is interfering with the backorder popup.

rdm_box on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-15T12:22:42-07:00

Yes, but you will need to seal it again. You can do this with heatshrink. Ladyada has a good tutorial for EL wire .

dksmall on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-06T10:20:16-07:00

Can this type of wire be cut if we need to shorten it?

SomeGuy123 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T18:59:23-07:00

The outer layer of the wire is plastic so it should stand up in a gentle wash. The ends are not sealed though.

RobertC. on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T15:55:58-07:00

I highly doubt it. It’s not specifically mentioned, but I would be it would degrade the wire as it’s not sealed.

Roger7 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T15:43:31-07:00

Is this EL Wire washable like the Lilypad stuff? I’d like to incorporate this into some clothing, but would prefer not to have to remove the wire to wash the clothing.

RobertC. on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T14:28:19-07:00

I will get pictures of each wire lit up here soon. There’s a video coming which has most of them lit up.

Jonbowen234 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T14:27:25-07:00

The blue-green looked more like what is needed but the color will be off. Something clear but glows blue.

Sir. MiDri on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T14:19:59-07:00

For the true tron look you will need elwire that is encased in clear tubing whilst off.

Jonbowen234 on COM-10195 - EL Wire - Blue 3m

2011-01-05T13:34:05-07:00

Is this Tron blue? You know we all want to know what color they used in Tron :) Some pics with them lit up would be great as well.