I got one of these (green) with a 2 double A power supply, around a year ago from eBay. It's great fun!

John you Da man! Thx for all your awesome videos!! Nice to know I’m not the only one dilly dallying around the house doing this type of stuff!!

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

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.

thanks for sharing, would this over power a short length with one of those drivers? say 10cm. also it's interesting the frequency changed with different colours

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!

Hi , Great explanatory video thank you. I've used these in my vehical in the past and they look pretty cool however without a rocker switch I found these stopped working after 3 months or so 😆. So I've installed some with a rocker and my question always remains, will the EL wire or transformer set fire if embedded deep into the dash board of a car?

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?

Hello John! Please help with my Q! How long these EL Wires last if they been used - compare to led!?

such a great invention. very suppressed in favor of LED industry profits. This seems very efficient and resourceful. Invented in 1998! Thanks for sharing.

I didn't back-read all comments below, however the thing that immediately came to mind was the possibility to drive the duller colours harder by cutting the wire shorter. Or hopefully there is some kind of variable current driver that allows tweaking of the brightness levels. Either of those would solve the obvious issue of making a good looking multi-colour display.

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.

Hi John. Off topic, but do bench power supplies regulate current accordingly when you choose your required voltage? Thanks for the excellent videos. Keep up the good work.

Would it be possible to connect to a flat batteries support? The one most of them come with is an AA battery support but it's quit bulky if I want to wear the wire.

Do you know of a way to reduce the high-pitch transformer noise other than putting it in some sound-absorbing box?

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

I made the guitar neck for this system, but there are noises induced by the controller for the pickups, how do I solve this problem?

interesting video. i am planning on coping the interior of the new BMW 7 series design interior with the lovely lighting on the inside. i have a 2008 Nissan Versa which i am planning for a project. I am living in Jamaica and i would like you do direct me on how to order and with all the technical support and "know how", given that i live so far. thank you

How long do you typically wait for banggood deliveries? I've been waiting almost 3 weeks for my soldering gear.

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.

What do you call that transformer? I need to buy some.

Can this be connected to wall power directly?

Is it possible to use capacitor dropper to drive these from mains directly?

Thank you for your video. It was well explained. I bought some of these from the dollar store. I'm going to try to outline my coat. A Tron looking jacket

Can we add more power into it to make it brighter (even if it's at the cost of longevity)

Wow, never saw such wire. Looks good!

I like the piano..yu seem to be a very neat and organized person.

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

Great vid JW :)

Is this wire temperature sensitive? Less light in colder climate?

Could you run approx 1m of this wire from 2x 12v AA batteries? If so, how long would it last?

Hi, can it works with a 9Volt battery source? BTW, really good video

hey john thanks for the vid i just got a 10M EL wire, i want to connect it to the wall socket and i don't know how, maybe you can help, is it 12V?

The noise of the PSUs is already annoying in the video, must be worse for indoor lighting at home (in a silent night ^^) ... also funny that the frequency changes for different colours, are they different lengths?

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

how much watt do these take actually?

could you connect all of them to one of those 8 AA battery holders or would they burn up?

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

Anyway to bypass the use of that lil black box on the adapter. I have several but the high pitch sound from the box is insane and ruins the product

How to make inverter at home (Diy)? Can you help me on this..,

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

Great video!

I got one of these foe my car and I’m just wondering am I able to cut it to fit the door panel or do I have to feed it through all the interior ?

Makes the blue one less noise or its me thats thinking that?

1 source, multiple lines needed, in parallel. So does that mean I only need more amperage from the source, right? For clothes and need minimal wiring as possible for energy saving

Hi mate, great vid. I am currently doing a project that requires 3 lengths of this. I have the three lengths plus three controllers, what’s the best/easiest way to power them up? Can it be done off one supply? Or daisy chain them? I have no electrical experience or a soldering iron. So off to a great start 😂

Is there a way to run this wire on a 1 or 2 9v's?

Any reason why the coils whine at different pitches?

I want black box how to buy

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

🧐What is maximum length that can be used 12v or up

Very similar development like light bulbs and neon tubes.

hi! Do you think that these lights can be fitted with a dimer?

can you spice it into 12 volt directly without the black little box?????

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 ?

Comment.....can you cut this stuff to different lengths?

I like that shirt, my man.

I love that purple colour

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

I LOVE Cool White!

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

Can you send price list

where it's is buy in online. el wire

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Thanks for demonstrating these. I'm not going to use them because at 1 kilohertz I can only imagine or harmonic transients this might generate and interfere with other sensitive electronics in my home. Thumbs up nevertheless.

How much per meeter

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

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Thanks.

how many amps ?

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

can anyone say what will be its lifetime

Reminds me of the Rubix rings puzzle

Hi john, Maybe I'm an idiot (serves you right) but I bought a kind of heating mat from ebay (from China). The idea was to build a seed propagator. Basically plugging this two pin (US) style plug end into a UK adaptor. The mat is a flat piece of plastic with tiny wires imbedded inside rated at 7w. They are used for reptiles or strange pets some people have to provide them with warmth. I was so annoyed to plug it in and it doesn't work. There's a faint hum. Also a heat regulator in the form of a rotary dial. Maybe I just got ripped off. If you can think of any reason why it wouldn't work that would be helpful.

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

Red is very nice

tq

Is it based on the fibre optics concept?

Would be nice if we could use only the desired lenght, but cut the wire is not so simple. XD

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Be careful with this driver. It nearly set my car on fire. It caught fire without any reason.

Your voice is energy sapping.