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

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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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:55 am    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:29 am    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:53 am    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

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

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<sales(at)6440autoparts.com>

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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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:31 am    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

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

Randy

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:42 am    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

Affordable panels has the light strips

Jim

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

Randy

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:17 pm    Post subject: Electroluminescent Light Strip Reply with quote

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 Wink
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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