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jack.byrne(at)bigpond.com
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:08 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

I have a 36 inch electroluminescent light strip. It will not follow the

contour of my glareshield so I have to cut it.



If I cut it in half will it be the same brightness as it was if left at the

original 36 inches. Or will it use the same amount of power (as supplied by

its inverter) make this smaller length twice as bright. At the moment it

illuminates at about the correct level without having to use a dimmer.



Also can I join the second piece to the first using two short lengths of

wire as I may be able to use it in another location. If this works should I

link the two pieces together or should I run separate wires from the

inverter.



Thanks.



Chris Byrne

SYDNEY

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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:55 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

At 09:04 PM 2/13/2007 +1100, you wrote:



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<jack.byrne(at)bigpond.com>



I have a 36 inch electroluminescent light strip. It will not follow the

contour of my glareshield so I have to cut it.



If I cut it in half will it be the same brightness as it was if left at the

original 36 inches. Or will it use the same amount of power (as supplied by

its inverter) make this smaller length twice as bright. At the moment it

illuminates at about the correct level without having to use a dimmer.


	


   EL lamps are essentially capacitors where the dielectric material

   emits visible light when electrostatically stressed. The luminousity

   is a function of voltage and frequency and to some extent waveform

   and power consumed is proportional to square inches of active lamp.



   Therefore, the light emitted from any given square inch of lamp is

   independent of how many total square inches . . . 1/2 of the original

   lamp would obviously emit 1/2 the total light but any give square

   inch of lamp would be unchanged by cutting it.



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		  Also can I join the second piece to the first using two short lengths of

wire as I may be able to use it in another location. If this works should I

link the two pieces together or should I run separate wires from the

inverter.


	


   You can daisy chain. You don't need separate wires. I would use

   small (22 or 24 AWG) twisted in a drill motor to make your one

   twisted pairs.



   Bob . . .

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sales(at)6440autoparts.co
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:29 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

Does anyone have a source for these el strips ? I bought a 

couple of sets off of ebay 1" x 18". They seemed to be plentiful a year of 

so back now looks like the el rope is the thing.



Randy



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rhdudley1(at)bellsouth.ne
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

Hi Randy,

I purchased EL strips and inverter from an Orlando company about 4 years 

ago. I installed a strip under my glare shield that illuminates my whole 

panel. I don't know their current status but here is their info:

Luxury Lighting, Robert Temple General Manager, www.LuxuryLighting.net, 

RTemple(at)LuxuryLighting.net, 866-681-0072



I just checked their website and it looks as though they are 

flourishing. I used what they call their "Flatlight linear strips". It 

puts out amazing amount of light.

Regards,

Richard Dudley

-6A starting second Condition Inspection



6440 Auto Parts wrote:



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            Does anyone have a source for these el strips ? I bought a 

 couple of sets off of ebay 1" x 18". They seemed to be plentiful a 

 year of so back now looks like the el rope is the thing.



 Randy



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sales(at)6440autoparts.co
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:31 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

Thanks I sent them an email to see if they could help me out.



Randy



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wooody04(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

Affordable panels has the light strips



Jim



6440 Auto Parts wrote:

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            Thanks I sent them an email to see if they could help me out.



 Randy



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klehman(at)albedo.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip

I used http://www.e-lite.com and cut the strip into 3 pieces. Thay can 

be daisy chained but it was easier to just wire them in parallel for me. 

I had some temporary issues with moisture contamination or something at 

the cuts but all worked out fine.  The installation directions for most 

of the inverters that I looked at specified a specific range of square 

inches of luminescent strip for proper inverter operation. Off the top 

of my head it was something like 28 to 38 in2 for the inverter that I 

used. The square wave inverter output went up to about 180 volts so I 

did twist the wires together 

Ken



Chris Byrne wrote:



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I have a 36 inch electroluminescent light strip. It will not follow the

contour of my glareshield so I have to cut it.



If I cut it in half will it be the same brightness as it was if left at the

original 36 inches. Or will it use the same amount of power (as supplied by

its inverter) make this smaller length twice as bright. At the moment it

illuminates at about the correct level without having to use a dimmer.



Also can I join the second piece to the first using two short lengths of

wire as I may be able to use it in another location. If this works should I

link the two pieces together or should I run separate wires from the

inverter.



Thanks.



Chris Byrne

SYDNEY

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