Does glow wire wear out?

[soslo]

It sounds like the wire only works for a few hours according to:
http://www.glowire.com/drivers.htm

[Smittydc]

In general the wire will be good for ~2000 hours of use.  It dims over time.

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[soslo]

Thanks!

[soslo]

Can someone help with the inverter/sequencer part of the glow wire? I don't really know which to use. I'd like to tap into the 12v dc from the motherboard to power the wires for the two tron handles...

[shumph]

you will need a voltage inverter

its basically a small transformer you tie into the 12v leads on pc power supply

and as far as wearing out and dimming ive used some glow wire in modified pc cases i build for over 2 years without loss of color or brightness

[soslo]

thanks shumph

[Howard_Casto]

Just for the record glow wire is usually rated for 200,000 hours, not 2000.  Your mileage may vary though.