Electronics What voltage to run small LCD inverter?

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  1. ciipher

    ciipher What's a Dremel?

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    I've got a 2x16 EL backlit LCD that I removed from some junk PCBs along with a tiny little inverter. The inverter module is about 2cm x 1cm and has 3 pins, one labelled VO (voltage out?), one G (ground?) and another one that has a capacitor covering the label (voltage in I assume). The question is how much voltage should I put into the little fella as I don't have any specs for it? I thought about starting at 5v and working up seeing how it went...?

    Also, is EL sheet polarised or can you wire it up either way?
     
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  2. XDude

    XDude What's a Dremel?

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    Try the 5V first.

    Remeber that the inverter raise the voltage for 5V to some thounsands volt to light the EL, so keep your fingers away of the Output
     
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  3. nosmo

    nosmo What's a Dremel?

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    CCFL inverters outputs thousands of Vs.
    El inverters are much lower.
    My EL inverter outputs at normal 110V so while not being thousands would still give a nasty kick.
     
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    nosmo What's a Dremel?

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    Or use a multimeter :dremel:
     
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  5. ciipher

    ciipher What's a Dremel?

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    Tried it on 5v supply and it gives me a nice aqua blue backlight, cheers guys :)
     
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