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EL Wire 12V Sound Activated Pocket

Inverter

PRODUCTID:832

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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12VDCinput(itworksgreatwithour8xAA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48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12VDCpowersource.Thewhitestripedwiregoesto

+12V,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!

https://cdn‐learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/tron‐bag.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7si_73v31I0

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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.https://cdn‐

learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/el‐wire.pdf

Technical Details

Dimensions:

o InverterSize:85mmx55mmx22mm(3.4inx2.2inx0.85in)

o JSTcablelength:approx.20cm

Weight:41.80g

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https://www.adafruit.com/product/832 8-8-17

POCKET INVERTER EL 12V SOUND-ACT