EL Wire Sound

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Pocket Inverter

- 5V USB Power

Product ID: 831

Description

A small, portable inverter for EL wire with an audio input! This inverter has a little microphone

and will light the connected EL according to the surrounding audio volume. Makes for an easy

reactive project.

This inverter requires 5V input (it works great with any USB power pack) and it can drive 2-3

meters (7 to 10 feet) of our high-brightness EL wire OR 1 meter (3 feet) of EL tape OR a

10cmx10cm piece of EL panel continuously for about 21 hours (off of 4xAA's).

There is a switch for selecting steady/sound/off modes - steady is 'always on'. Comes with a

single 2.5mm pitch female JST connectors, standard for all the EL wire and tape we carry. You

can plug any of our EL wire/tape into this inverter directly. To connect a 'raw' piece EL wire to

this, you'll want a male connector wire

The EL inverter requires a 'load' to stabilize itself. Do not run the inverter without at least 2 ft of

EL wire attached! Otherwise the inverter can spike and damage itself

Like all inverters we've used, the 2000 Hz oscillation is slightly audible. To reduce the

squeaking, we suggest opening up the case padding it with thick foam tape/weatherstripping.

Squirting some hot glue around the capacitors may also help. We managed to get it silent this

way.

Check out our EL TRON bag tutorial for ideas, and our EL wire couch video too!