urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-07-14T19:42:01-06:00 SparkFun Electronics Customer #9324 urn:uuid:8a98f4fd-619b-50e1-4d1c-c980e7f8f8f0 2017-01-27T10:36:56-07:00 <p>Can this inverter drive the SparkFun 10x10cm EL Panels? Or is that too much of a load for these?</p> Customer #713541 urn:uuid:d5c385ee-d2e2-d4ef-3460-0d2e14088972 2015-08-26T12:18:10-06:00 <p>What is the range of lengths that can be used with this EL wire? can 1 meter length be used???Does it depend on the diameter ?? Some one please help&hellip;.</p> Customer #713541 urn:uuid:34637940-b803-8835-9437-3e95772b6fcd 2015-08-26T12:10:24-06:00 <p>Can we use this to power a 1 metre length EL wire?? What is the range of lengths that can be used??Does it depend on the diameter of the wire???</p> Customer #651217 urn:uuid:6159c296-126d-a759-ba91-ba45ab79f222 2015-05-09T16:01:18-06:00 <p>Hi! Can we connect 4 El-wires on a 3V DC battery (2 AA&rsquo;s) instead of 1 EL-wire to 3V DC. I mean, does it glow or doesn&rsquo;t it even light?</p> benvyates urn:uuid:9599559f-27d6-9d86-a857-840b5f27ce05 2015-01-25T11:37:36-07:00 <p>Why is this inverter double the price of the battery operated one? They both take three volts and seem to drive 2x 3m wires just fine.</p> Jeremy Brockman urn:uuid:939bd9b9-6fb4-4024-4f01-97ba6720b677 2014-07-24T14:50:18-06:00 <p>Can this be run safely off of a Fully charged 3.7v LiPo? Datasheet says max is 3.5v, description says 4.2v is the max. What is the current draw per meter of EL wire?</p> c.burgess.7 urn:uuid:2ddb36f4-a042-1f49-30e3-57f9ea5493cb 2014-06-17T01:41:02-06:00 <p>quite interesting, takes 3 volts up to 110 vac, is the 60hz? if so, you can drive a very very light weight thingy that runs on mains voltage, and get lots and lots of 3 volt batteries in parallel to make quite the inverter. how many amperages can that thing support? EDIT: Some quick research proves if i tried to use this to power say a box fan, it would prove fatal, well to the transformer atleast. 110 volts ac with a typical 2khz.</p> Customer #401881 urn:uuid:d06b9e54-62e5-49d2-510a-d9c30f08f6f6 2014-06-11T11:55:42-06:00 <p>Just to confirm, the EL inverter - 3V is just the inverter nothing else? That is if I want to control it (on/off, blinking, hypno-toad setting) I will require addition components.</p> Au70Pi1337 urn:uuid:c93b58cc-0156-cc03-71f7-56fa2168aecc 2014-04-21T14:16:22-06:00 <p>So this would probably explode if I attached it to a 5V USB power supply, yes?</p> Katscan urn:uuid:2aaf8216-ce05-efbd-27b7-720a784a6145 2014-02-12T13:43:32-07:00 <p>Is there a minimum wire length to use this inverter? I got this, and the El Sequencer and I&rsquo;m wanting to run at least 2 El wires around 6 inches (about 15cm) in length each. Do I run a risk of burning the inverter out? I ask because I have seen other inverters on other sites that talk about recommended minimum wire length.</p> Customer #518823 urn:uuid:094d0888-ab18-b827-1d73-8459bb603a3e 2014-02-09T11:05:03-07:00 <p>With this inverter Can I control eight circular panels of 2 cms diameter each one?</p> Customer #470287 urn:uuid:89c93d3c-5ffa-73cc-5fad-aa8671b38446 2013-11-19T13:34:40-07:00 <p>Can I connect 1 3v EL wire inverter to 2 separate EL wires?</p> MikeGrusin urn:uuid:e86d63ce-d082-5168-0c95-6fffe5e2c3ea 2013-09-16T15:44:54-06:00 <p>The EL Escudo Dos and the EL Sequencer include a linear regulator that can be used to power the inverter. This regulator uses resistors to control the output voltage; you could conceivably replace one of these resistors with a &ldquo;digital pot&rdquo; that will give the Arduino a mechanism to control the DC voltage to the inverter.</p> <p>Note that you can still PWM the triacs on the Escudo / Sequencer; you won&rsquo;t get smooth dimming from off to full-on, but you&rsquo;ll get a bunch of steps (some stable, some flickering) which might suffice for what you want.</p> therealadrian urn:uuid:9d42ed7c-8395-c2c2-9343-8421e3552ef3 2013-09-15T01:26:23-06:00 <p>I was interested in looking into ways to control the brightness of EL wire. After realizing that I could not PWM the triacs on the EL Escudo Dos, and then looking at the data sheet for this device it seemed pretty clear that by modulating the input voltage, I could control the AC output voltage and thus the brightness of the wire. Worked great with the bench supply. However, I now find myself trying to figure out the best way to get from the PWM output on a 3V Arduino to analog control of the voltage on the input of the inverter. Given that the inverter is a bit of a load, does anyone have any suggestions on how I could approach this? (Its too much power for an RC filter and an opamp, as the peak draw is a couple of Watts.)</p> khoyt urn:uuid:61f719b4-7c89-3d41-53f9-87012cfe3b12 2013-04-26T21:32:38-06:00 <p>If you are looking for screws to mount this to your project, I found that 2-56 steel machine screws/nuts from your local Radio Shack (or what have you) work great.</p> Customer #423565 urn:uuid:6d957326-cccb-8616-d198-4798e7078e9e 2013-03-28T13:18:49-06:00 <p>Hi, I have been looking at all the sizes of inverters for el wire and wondered what the smallest might be to power a small length such as maximum 1m but more like 50cm? I want to put it on some accessories but the inverter and battery needs to as thin and as small as possible but I&rsquo;m not sure if this exists - saw your forum and thought you might be able to help? Is it possible to make compact inverters to carry a CR2032 lithium battery (or equivalent frequency of 500-100 Htz for 100v).</p> <p>All the best</p> <p>Alice</p> Customer #405711 urn:uuid:81e97622-0801-e563-f322-724d75279f70 2013-02-10T02:09:39-07:00 <p>How bad for the part would it be if I were to supply this inverter with 5V from an Arduino?</p> MikeGrusin urn:uuid:d23c1d3c-9242-67a5-2f5b-d260bcd9c44b 2013-01-28T17:43:19-07:00 <p>The body is 1.15" long, 0.75" wide, and 0.92" high. Including the flange it&rsquo;s 1.56" long. The mounting hole centers are 1.32" apart and are approximately 3/32" diameter.</p> Customer #402657 urn:uuid:38d32b2b-9641-c010-0a41-2b2923a8763c 2013-01-27T07:29:33-07:00 <p>What are the dimensions of the inverter?</p> Customer #323784 urn:uuid:849488f9-5465-36bd-fc74-08b960d3f783 2012-06-01T18:45:37-06:00 <p>Does the EL Inverter - 3v make the LED lights similarly strong in lighting like in the ending of the video?</p> botzi urn:uuid:e8c9a466-fbe2-b4e2-a98b-60c103478b7a 2012-03-08T12:51:36-07:00 <p>Hi, I have a 3m EL wire connected to this inverter which is connected to a triac and 330ohm resister then to the Arduino pin 13. To test it I ran the blink tutorial. It worked great for about 2 minutes, was blinking on and off. Then it stopped blinking. The EL wire just stays on. Pin 13 LED does continue to blink. I&rsquo;m wondering if something went wrong with the inverter. Does anybody know how to test these? Yes, I am a newbie.</p> jairus urn:uuid:6f8e57d1-c069-cd5c-21e7-9ee34a486253 2012-01-24T19:36:41-07:00 <p>ISSUE SOLVED********* Inverter Issue is related to the Ground wire, Ground on the board needs to be tied to the ground of the inverter source or the TRIACS will not work correctly. Hope this helps, I found this out accidentally when I was probing with my voltmeter the lights would come on. Its a little frustrating I burned out 2 EL wires due to arcing in the traces I induced by tapping the grounds together while troubleshotting.</p> jairus urn:uuid:b6c083e2-6eb8-d5f4-66b8-7d8b9e4428e4 2012-01-24T19:35:36-07:00 <p>ISSUE SOLVED********* Inverter Issue is related to the Ground wire, Ground on the board needs to be tied to the ground of the inverter source or the TRIACS will not work correctly. Hope this helps, I found this out accidentally when I was probing with my voltmeter the lights would come on. Its a little frustrating I burned out 2 EL wires due to arcing in the traces I induced by tapping the grounds together while troubleshotting.</p> Customer #213885 urn:uuid:16c17dc4-0fbc-b78b-4771-362fba84110b 2011-10-29T05:13:39-06:00 <p>Are their any dangers to be aware of&hellip; ie, when using this as a costume accessory&hellip; for example<br/> * rain on it or on the EL wire<br/> * dog biting it<br/> * if the wire is bent too far and cracks<br/> * cold (above freezing)<br/> Thanks.</p> Customer #213885 urn:uuid:7e1c8c47-56b6-5056-5199-97b329b1797b 2011-10-23T02:57:30-06:00 <p>Are these really that loud? Is it the manufacturing that makes it so loud?</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:9e953e14-20d9-9bce-5db2-dd8dd0052c93 2011-10-18T15:23:48-06:00 <p>Short answer, try to power it as close to 3v as possible. 2.5-3.5v is most accurate, but can be used at the other range as well. It&rsquo;s an inverter, so it&rsquo;s less important. Just try to be close to 3v.</p> cjenkins urn:uuid:2245f66d-f1d0-8b12-a7b8-2e73c0111ae3 2011-10-17T17:45:53-06:00 <p>The description say 2.7-4.2V, but the datasheet say 2.5-3.5V. Which do I choose?</p> fluidic urn:uuid:2320226e-e5d9-64c9-3226-d3c29343505d 2011-09-29T23:59:56-06:00 <p>Nominal current is 0.667 A at 3V. Not sure how this will work if underpowered but you probably want to take a pass on the 500 mA supplies.</p> MikeGrusin urn:uuid:983e3582-263a-a88f-a097-842df3fdec2b 2011-09-22T10:22:18-06:00 <p>The red and black wires are the 3V DC input to the inverter (red is positive, black is ground). The black wires are the 100V AC output from the inverter (since it&rsquo;s AC, the output wires are interchangeable).</p> jazczy urn:uuid:ce4f49ff-b118-781c-b5e2-788e3116ca64 2011-09-22T05:08:38-06:00 <p>i had problem in the connection, i have 2 black wires and in the other side i have red and black.<br/> which one should i connect to the battery and the same for the EL wire?</p> Customer #117948 urn:uuid:573df589-3fa7-24f3-3a00-660211c4fb87 2011-08-30T17:26:37-06:00 <p>What is the weight etc. Very poor spec sheets.</p> Fate6900 urn:uuid:89cb1d0e-6d07-d89e-b8de-053d772a95ee 2011-08-26T23:43:16-06:00 <p>Hmmm, PC Mods anyone?</p> PhilHarlow urn:uuid:a1fbcd4a-8e4a-7049-5240-c5fed5c3fa0c 2011-06-13T20:01:35-06:00 <p>To anyone searching:<br/> The black pair of wires is the OUTPUT of the inverter and the side you plug into your EL wire.<br/> The red/black pair of wires is the INPUT. This is the side you hook to your 3v source.<br/> I couldn&rsquo;t find any help online until I found the image on the link below, and have confirmed that it works:<br/> http://bildr.org/2011/06/el-sequencer/</p> Customer #57957 urn:uuid:43f66173-8505-3052-5938-efd427866354 2011-04-19T17:11:11-06:00 <p>What is the procedure for shortening the wire? Since the inverters are specified according to wire length do I need to change anything when using 1.5m or .5m of EL wire?</p> mikebc urn:uuid:5f5785aa-7db9-21e8-41ae-f36a20f7b717 2011-04-16T21:00:03-06:00 <p>noob question: I want to use the EL Sequencer to light EL wire in a pattern that might have up to 10 meters (3 strands) of EL wire on at the same time. From the test results described above, a single inverter might not be enough to light more than 20 feet at maximum brightness. So my question is, how would I go about increasing the power to the EL wire&ndash;do I use more than one inverter? If so, would I also need 2 sequencers? Or is there a way to connect 2 inverters to 1 sequencer (without destroying the sequencer), and, if so, how would I do that? Thanks in advance for any help.</p> frank26080115 urn:uuid:6774d372-021a-20c3-a85a-4d4fa1fb3c36 2011-04-01T21:10:13-06:00 <p>These things hurt, don&rsquo;t touch the output wires while it&rsquo;s on!</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:1fe698c5-b6fb-78fa-2ab5-41c790ebad66 2011-03-31T08:19:20-06:00 <p>We have some on order, but no word on an ETA yet. We&rsquo;ve only been out of stock for about 2 weeks actually. We got 200 in, but they went very quickly. Make sure you have a backorder in the system or else they could go away again.</p> Sacman urn:uuid:4e068393-1fc5-c04d-a383-64c819438688 2011-03-31T02:19:37-06:00 <p>Hate to beat a dead horse but it looks like this has been out of stock for at least a month and a half. I would really like to add this to a prop I&rsquo;m working on for a local indie film but without the abilty to be mobile, I&rsquo;m sunk!!!<br/> Any word on stocking issues. I am on a pretty tight deadline and my history of shipments from SFE has been seven calendar days from order to delivery. Need some help here!</p> kozy urn:uuid:ebb8966d-8c2c-9867-f978-f4d2994d34fb 2011-03-30T13:03:41-06:00 <p>&hellip;and great to keep mosquitoes at a distance! :)</p> Customer #96951 urn:uuid:70157bc8-4b62-7744-3346-672597bf5e49 2011-03-23T13:10:46-06:00 <p>I found this chip on Digikey. It has an application diagram as well which looks straight forward. I am going to order the parts this week and should have something by the weekend<br/> www.micrel.com/_PDF/mic4826.pdf</p> xang33k urn:uuid:7d09a96e-de7b-a233-ee0c-6abf8b610ffe 2011-03-23T04:23:11-06:00 <p>hey guys why wait for this component<br/> lets design out own im trying to make it myself i think im really close :) if anyone find any useful thing post it here<br/> thankyou</p> xang33k urn:uuid:a698a140-45d0-d72f-a3e1-5c4c1d503f11 2011-03-23T04:21:03-06:00 <p>lol</p> alfmar urn:uuid:f1ca4eb2-79be-2a3e-0fc0-bc587d0eac3c 2011-03-21T15:12:35-06:00 <p>Tried it at 2.5V (two NiMH batteries). Not much light on the EL wire (but excellent effect in a barely illuminated room), and not much &ldquo;beep&rdquo;. You shouldn&rsquo;t wear it in when in the classroom or in the church.<br/> Tried it at 3.7V (three NiMH batteries). Quite more light on the EL wire, and much more audible beep.<br/> Oops, I measured 110 milliamps at 3.7V !</p> Customer #131855 urn:uuid:1c05cb2c-930b-bfdd-ae24-b1833cdf469e 2011-03-15T09:07:28-06:00 <p>When is it going to be in stock again? :-)</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:7b239be0-a101-506e-3294-2d3a3fbadf86 2011-02-24T07:41:58-07:00 <p>we&rsquo;ve received other shipments from this supplier, but are still waiting on the inverter. We don&rsquo;t have an ETA right now, sorry.</p> Customer #30702 urn:uuid:70a7e8d6-6904-a198-3109-0aba0c09af65 2011-02-24T01:55:16-07:00 <p>When will there be stock of this again?</p> nutz4hs urn:uuid:38d58777-a7c9-bfa0-f413-1cdaab8a83e6 2011-02-23T19:23:34-07:00 <p>any chance you know when these are gonna be in stock? i put in an order a month ago with still no advance</p> Rami urn:uuid:1397cfbc-d0c2-5630-baf7-f727d19676b3 2011-02-19T17:06:52-07:00 <p>When does it is going to be in stock again?</p> jmgr urn:uuid:f09c4013-f3e1-b6c9-1478-ea34f871e505 2011-02-12T16:25:43-07:00 <p>When does it is going to be in stock again?</p> Customer #188227 urn:uuid:db2d5d4b-f9ca-722b-9090-8b804deb4890 2011-02-01T14:46:49-07:00 <p>What is the output of this device? I know that many el wire drivers range from 1-4khz. Also, what is the current draw?</p> TheGreat837 urn:uuid:07cc8aa4-32e9-5d43-045e-8aa03b7145a0 2011-01-21T16:38:19-07:00 <p>MY LORD, this thing is LOUD at 3 volts input!!!!! its like EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK</p> TheGreat837 urn:uuid:de3559bb-04de-2b62-fb09-04584817c1a4 2011-01-21T15:49:02-07:00 <p>Which set of wires take in 3 volts and which ones put out 100v+?<br/> Because on one set of wires i have a 3 v and on the other set they are not labeled.<br/> I guess the wires labeled 3v means they are the input?</p> HissingRoachParty urn:uuid:1fb20c13-df46-3cdf-5394-44d5b28e8bd8 2011-01-11T11:28:36-07:00 <p>What kind of interference does this inverter throw off? I used one a few years ago that made all kinds of noise on radios, TVs and monitors.</p> Kenta urn:uuid:db83798e-bc8d-f7ef-c9dc-c7b4c91db3c3 2011-01-10T07:45:49-07:00 <p>I actually have two questions about this item. First, why is it listed under LEDs? Perhaps you should create a category &lsquo;optoelectronics&rsquo; to cover all light-emitting products. Second, does this output a sine wave or pulsed DC?</p> Jorge-EE urn:uuid:d867843e-509b-ef19-7b37-d93aff937517 2011-01-08T22:57:32-07:00 <p>This would have been so nice to have a few months ago. I did a big El Wire project for Halloween and my inverter was less then spectacular.</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:f7945612-31bd-1f49-b07d-ca64a40172fa 2011-01-07T07:47:30-07:00 <p>Yeah, check the comments on the video, it says &lsquo;coming soon&rsquo;. that&rsquo;s no lie. Maybe next week?</p> rsp urn:uuid:9722e597-f00a-1cff-5587-031fa4cedd8c 2011-01-07T02:35:04-07:00 <p>Robert, is the inverter that you showed in the video that plugs into the wall going to be for sale?</p> MoriFi urn:uuid:3abb3c60-308c-e87f-590c-e81c831dea73 2011-01-06T19:15:56-07:00 <p>On avrage it is 1000hz, 940 more than what a (us/japan/canada/caribbean) outlet</p> MoriFi urn:uuid:9f8bd1a9-69f6-2d85-2abf-e03970e9ae3d 2011-01-06T19:02:21-07:00 <p>What is the &ldquo;amps&rdquo; for this inverter.</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:f91df124-58ee-963d-2b77-8f4c52536e9f 2011-01-06T11:48:27-07:00 <p>The noise level depends on how quickly you switch wires, how many wires you drive, and what voltage you drive them with. With 1 3m length of wire, driven properly, there is a small buzz coming from it, but nothing TOO noticeable.<br/> It is possible to drive with 5v (we programmed the demo with a 5v FTDI basic), but the buzzing increases a bit.</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:f9d6718f-77a1-0e6c-5190-fe1780500550 2011-01-06T11:47:16-07:00 <p>Check the description above, I did some tests and posted the results.</p> Brian W Evans urn:uuid:c5a89432-2c11-aa00-1acd-46661010ff84 2011-01-05T21:33:09-07:00 <p>Definitely need to know the rated feet but also 2 other questions: how noisy is this guy and if I run it at 5v is the magic smoke going to escape?<br/> Cheers</p> EliTheIceMan urn:uuid:415b83bc-4433-0952-f227-9a251b064bdd 2011-01-05T16:07:28-07:00 <p>How many feet is this capable of driving?</p> RobertC. urn:uuid:5b13fb63-606b-d6a0-ebc0-03526591c704 2011-01-05T15:10:49-07:00 <p>It&rsquo;s a higher frequency:<br/> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_wire</p> seanroberts urn:uuid:be43cb95-438a-6b20-e58d-3f865f5bfdb4 2011-01-05T14:58:42-07:00 <p>Does this inverter output ac with the same frequency as a vall outlet or a higher frequency.</p>