For all Interested; Maplin are going to be stocking EL Wire very soon, It's priced at £19.99 but I can't remember the Catalogue code and don't know the colour. I'll update this thread when I get more info.
maybe someone who works for maplin should "borrow" a whole shipment of the stuff when it comes in and hand it out to people on the forums.
Quick update: Code: L02AF Price:£19.99 Available on 12/08/02 approximately (bit less sooner than I thought)
Just spoke to CS and the EL wire is described as a "Multicoloured Pack 2 Metres" It is in Blue, Red, Yellow and Green. Now it doesn't say how long each colour is so the precise info remains to be seen.
As it is a Kit, I would assume it comes with inverter. We don't have the inverters on the system, but I'll have to confirm that.
L02AF Portable EL Kit Out of Stock £19.99 £17.013 £15.311 (5+) L03AF Sound EL Kit Out of Stock £19.99 £17.013 £15.311 (5+) L04AF EL Wire Pack Out of Stock £19.99 £17.013 £15.311 (5+) what's the difference?? and can u get a pic of it for us m8 plzplzpzlzplz! also - it says operated by 2 AA batterys, but i thought it was 12V not 3V?
you want pictures? I give you pictures... From the Suppliers Website: Music activated: Features: Fiber Glows In Any Of 4 Colors And 2 Lengths! Self Activated By An Audio Signal. Lights And Pulses To The Beat Of The Music. No Power Supply Needed. Create Any Shape You Would Like. 1M or 2M el Fiber Are Available Specifications: High Brightness EL Fiber Dimension: 41mm(L) x 33mm(W) x 12mm(H) Battery Operated: Features: Fiber Glows In Any Of 4 Colors And 2 Lengths! Hand Held- Uses 2 AA Batteries (Included) Can Be Powered By Ac Adapter (Not Included) Can Be Fixed By 2 Screws (Not Included) Blinking Or Constant Mode Switch Create Any Shape You Would Like 1M or 2M el Fiber Are Available Specifications: High Brightness EL Fiber Battery: AA Size Battery x 2pcs Dimension: 41mm(L) x 33mm(W) x 12mm(H) Don't ask any technical questions like: "how do they work?" 'cos I aint got a clue. And I know the specs are written in pigeon english but it is a company in Taiwan!!!!
cheers m8 hmmm.. y cant they do just standard blue wire i can plug into my PSU. Not light sensitive, not batteries
am i the only one to see the potentiol of the sound activated one, by the looks of the pic it takes 2 phono inputs, he he he, use that headphone out on my soundcard (the line out runs to my hifi) get a converter so my headphone out becomes 2 phono plugs & have my pc or the underside of my pc al glowey if you can do that, suppose it it only worked by resistance, you could just solder a resistor to know if a speaker was attatched you could rig something up so it though a speaker was attatched now to see if i can leach the cash off my parents
