831 Datasheet by Adafruit Industries LLC

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EL Wire 6V Sound Activated Pocket

Inverter

PRODUCTID:831

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Description

Asmall,portableinverterforELwirewithanaudioinput!Thisinverterhasalittlemicrophoneandwill

lighttheconnectedELaccordingtothesurroundingaudiovolume.Makesforaneasyreactiveproject.

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Thisinverterrequires6Vinput(itworksgreatwithour4xAAbatteryholder)anditcandrive2‐3meters

(7to10feet)ofourhigh‐brightnessELwireOR1meter(3feet)ofELtapeORa10cmx10cmpieceofEL

panelcontinuouslyforabout21hours(offof4xAA's).

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Thereisaswitchforselectingsteady/sound/offmodes‐steadyis'alwayson'.Comeswithasingle

2.5mmpitchfemaleJSTconnectors,standardforalltheELwireandtapewecarry.There'salsotwo

powerwires,you'llneedtoconnectthesetoa6VDCpowersource.Thewhitestripedwiregoesto+6V,

theplainblackwiregoestoground.

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YoucanpluganyofourELwire/tapeintothisinverterdirectly.Toconnecta'raw'pieceELwiretothis,

you'llwantamaleconnectorwire

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TheELinverterrequiresa'load'tostabilizeitself.Donotruntheinverterwithoutatleast2ftofEL

wireattached!Otherwisetheinvertercanspikeanddamageitself

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Likeallinverterswe'veused,the2000Hzoscillationisslightlyaudible.Toreducethesqueaking,we

suggestopeningupthecasepaddingitwiththickfoamtape/weatherstripping.Squirtingsomehotglue

aroundthecapacitorsmayalsohelp.Wemanagedtogetitsilentthisway.

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CheckoutourELTRONbagtutorialforideas,andourELwirecouchvideotoo!

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SolderingtorawELwireisalittletrickybutluckilywewroteadetailedstep‐by‐steptutorial!The

tutorialalsocoversalotofinformationaboutELandhowitworks.

Technical Details

Dimensions:

o InverterSize:67mmx51mmx22mm(2.6inx2.0inx0.9in)

o JSTcablelength:approx.20cm

Weight:41.80g

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POCKET INVERTER EL 6V SOUND-ACT