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Title: EL Wire usage?
Post by: spinal on April 30, 2008, 04:36:45 PM

First of all, I could think which section to put this, so I chose this one.

Now my question, I know that EL Wire uses an AC current to produce the glow, but usually need to be attached to an inverter to convert the 12v/5v DC to be used by the wire.
Can I attach the EL Wire directly to a 9v AC power adaptor, without the inverter? Is this a safe idea?

Title: Re: EL Wire usage?
Post by: Ch4rL13 on April 30, 2008, 04:39:18 PM

this is a question for tec lol
teh el wire king

Title: Re: EL Wire usage?
Post by: robin1989 on May 01, 2008, 01:01:11 AM

no i dont think so as when i was testing inverters mine were stepping up the 9v dc to a 230v ac so i doubt it would even lite

Title: Re: EL Wire usage?
Post by: Tec_ on May 01, 2008, 09:35:07 AM

robin is right. el wire will only light with a high frequency ac voltage. hooking it to your power adapter will not work

Title: Re: EL Wire usage?
Post by: spinal on May 01, 2008, 03:56:16 PM

Thankyou guys, seems I need a different idea.

Title: Re: EL Wire usage?
Post by: GhoSt on May 01, 2008, 04:20:58 PM

yea cas the invertor turns like 9v dc into like 200v AC :tup: