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EL Wire 12V Sound Activated Pocket
Inverter
PRODUCTID:832
Description
Asmall,portableinverterforELwirewithanaudioinput!Thisinverterhasalittlemicrophoneandwill
lighttheconnectedELaccordingtothesurroundingaudiovolume.Makesforaneasyreactiveproject.
Thisinverterrequires12VDCinput(itworksgreatwithour8xAAbatteryholder)anditcandrive2‐3
meters(7to10feet)ofourhigh‐brightnessELwireOR1meter(3feet)ofELtapeORa10cmx10cm
pieceofELpanelcontinuouslyforabout48hours(offof4xAA's).
Thereisaswitchforselectingsteady/sound/offmodes‐steadyis'alwayson'.Comeswithasingle
2.5mmpitchfemaleJSTconnectors,standardforalltheELwireandtapewecarry.There'salsotwo
powerwires,you'llneedtoconnectthesetoa12VDCpowersource.Thewhitestripedwiregoesto
+12V,theplainblackwiregoestoground.
YoucanpluganyofourELwire/tapeintothisinverterdirectly.Toconnecta'raw'pieceELwiretothis,
you'llwantamaleconnectorwire
TheELinverterrequiresa'load'tostabilizeitself.Donotruntheinverterwithoutatleast2ftofEL
wireattached!Otherwisetheinvertercanspikeanddamageitself
Likeallinverterswe'veused,the2000Hzoscillationisslightlyaudible.Toreducethesqueaking,we
suggestopeningupthecasepaddingitwiththickfoamtape/weatherstripping.Squirtingsomehotglue
aroundthecapacitorsmayalsohelp.Wemanagedtogetitsilentthisway.
CheckoutourELTRONbagtutorialforideas,andourELwirecouchvideotoo!
https://cdn‐learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/tron‐bag.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7si_73v31I0
SolderingtorawELwireisalittletrickybutluckilywewroteadetailedstep‐by‐steptutorial!The
tutorialalsocoversalotofinformationaboutELandhowitworks.https://cdn‐
learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/el‐wire.pdf
Technical Details
Dimensions:
o InverterSize:85mmx55mmx22mm(3.4inx2.2inx0.85in)
o JSTcablelength:approx.20cm
Weight:41.80g
https://www.adafruit.com/product/832 8-8-17
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