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| unclet:
Lets say I attach some blue EL-Wire underneath a 1" strip of black plastic. Will the EL-Wire glow enough so I can see the blue light coming out from the sides of the black plastic? I am trying to figure whether El-Wire simply lights up a bit or whether it actually "glows" enough to emit light about 1" from the wire? I know I asked this next question before but I can not find the post ..... so How long does EL-Wire last? Also, does the light fade as it gets older? |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: unclet on January 31, 2008, 03:51:44 pm ---Lets say I attach some blue EL-Wire underneath a 1" strip of black plastic. Will the EL-Wire glow enough so I can see the blue light coming out from the sides of the black plastic? I am trying to figure whether El-Wire simply lights up a bit or whether it actually "glows" enough to emit light about 1" from the wire? I know I asked this next question before but I can not find the post ..... so How long does EL-Wire last? Also, does the light fade as it gets older? --- End quote --- Umm... I guess you would say it glows. I'm not sure what you mean by "lights up" vs "glows". Are you thinking it's like an LED or something? Not sure about how long it lasts, I've seen numbers vary. It depends on how much current you try to shove through it. I found a table somewhere that shows brightness, current and average expected life span before 1/2 the lumens is lost. I'll see if I can find it again. And yes, it does fade with time. |
| unclet:
--- Quote ---I'm not sure what you mean by "lights up" vs "glows". Are you thinking it's like an LED or something? --- End quote --- I know it is not LED lights. What I mean is, if you can not "see" the blue El-wire at all, will you still see the blue light shining? I guess this is a hard question to ask. Having information about the longevity of the EL-Wire would be nice. The one I am looking at buying connects directly to a PC's Molex connector so it must use either the 5V or 12V power. |
| RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: unclet on January 31, 2008, 04:19:09 pm --- --- Quote ---I'm not sure what you mean by "lights up" vs "glows". Are you thinking it's like an LED or something? --- End quote --- I know it is not LED lights. What I mean is, if you can not "see" the blue El-wire at all, will you still see the blue light shining? I guess this is a hard question to ask. Having information about the longevity of the EL-Wire would be nice. The one I am looking at buying connects directly to a PC's Molex connector so it must use either the 5V or 12V power. --- End quote --- I think I know what you are asking... there isn't that much "glow"... nothing like a neon tube if thats what you are envisioning. I've never seen EL very intense.. that does not mean its non-existent by any means... but I've never seen it. |
| Green Giant:
What exactly are you looking to see the light against? Is this under t-molding to see it glow out the sides, or is it some kind of strips that would be against a flat surface? I have some el-wire at home that I can try and check with later. It will glow, just not sure how bright and how well with lights on. |
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