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Desperate for Drivers!

Steamboat_Ed — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:44:56 GMT

Time's short and I seem to have run out of drivers that can run 50ft of EL. I've got a few extra little ones, good for 20ft or so but I need at least one more of those little Cool Neon black cubes or the grey ones with the rounded edges. Can anyone bring spares to the Playa? I'll gladly barter or whatever for 'em. I'll be bringing my full soldering setup if anyone has need of same. Come find me at the Rue Morgue in the 9:00 mini esplanade.
Gotta rush; packing today, leaving tomorrow, woohoo!
PS: I've got a pile of extra CCFL drivers if anyone's in need..

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Cat-O-Nine tip

Steamboat_Ed — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:59:05 GMT

Got one of the Cat O Nine drivers but didn't manage to get a jack to match that tiny little external socket on the side. Decided to toss the socket and solder on a couple of leads that could connect with my control panel. Now here's the trick: the socket has three connections and it's set up so that inserting a jack in the socket connects two of these. After you solder on plus and minus leads for whatever external power supply you're using, solder a jumper between the outermost two pins or the damned thing won't work.

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Made a widget

Steamboat_Ed — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:45:25 GMT

Basically a device to allow EL to make a fairly sharp turn while under tension. It's a plastic pulley, nothing more. Scroll past the text to first two photos to see them in use: http://www.nmpproducts.com/blog/
Easy to make your own: I used 1" Delrin rod and turned a notch with a radius tool. Notch is .130" wide and .050" deep. I drilled it 11/64" thru the middle and mounted it with a #8 hex head sheetmetal screw (these work really well in many materials).

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Trouble finding sequencers

Steamboat_Ed — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:32:51 GMT

Have been googling with little success. I'm in need of a couple of robust 3-channel sequencers, but all the ones I've found so far use AAA cells and only run 5ft per channel! Can anyone point me to better ones that are still DC but capable of running something like 20 to 40ft per channel? Cool Neon used to sell these neat sequencers with speed controls and aluminum cases, but they didn't last very long and they don't carry 'em any more...

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Get some Tail!

Tuck — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:37:20 GMT

I just ordered up some of the new Tail wire. I have some jackets that I think this will work really well with! I'm excited to get some new clothing projects ready to roll for Burning Man!

Anyone else use this new product yet?
Any complaints or tips?

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Any deals to be had?

Steamboat_Ed — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:41:06 GMT

Seems like it's been a while since coolneon had a 'soldering party' or a sale. Anyone know where the best deals are to be had at the moment? I'm in need of 400ft of yellow and 200ft of green EL at the moment..

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If you don't want to know about Europe's answer to Burning Man - look away now....

Cara — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:34:14 GMT

Have you ever been Nowhere?

A place where you cease to exist as you do in the default world, where your relationships with those around are based not on "What can you do for me?" but "What can we do together?", a place where Radical Self-Expression and Radical Self-Reliance become Radical Realities.

Nowhere is a 5 day event in Northern Spain, based upon the principles of Burning Man in Nevada, it is an experiment in participatory creation where everyone holds a piece of the puzzle.

We truly are a Leave No Trace event. You must bring everything you need to survive in a harsh desert environment. There is no commerce at Nowhere. No money. No shopping. If You need something, You make it happen.. And everything you bring you are responsible for taking away.

Nowhere explodes into existence for 5 amazing days, it's participants bringing art, music, life, love, chaos and adventure into a world that has lost sense of the primal reasons for existence... then it fades back to the dust from which it blossomed.

A gift economy, radical self expression, radical self reliance, leave no trace and no spectators.... these guiding lights, and the natural filter of
the desert, mean that Nowhere is not for everyone. But if you are one of those who value human interaction over financial exchange, who love to create just for the sheer joy of creating, who are one of "... the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."

then maybe Nowhere is for you

Go to http://www.goingnowhere.org to find out more

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Night Light: An Evening of Luminous Environments

Phil — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:58:39 GMT

Night Light: An Evening of Luminous Environments

On the evening of May 17th, 2008, the entire building that houses Climate Theater and Gallery NINE (formerly the Anon Gallery) will be taken over by a select group of artists who use light and electricity. 22 eclectic spaces including two theater spaces, multiple rooms as well as a rooftop garden will be filled with illuminated installations, projections, sculptures and performances. The curation is by a group of local artists who are the visual arts and film curators for Climate Theater.

Please join us for this very exciting and unique event!

Saturday May 17th, 2008
8pm-midnight
$7-10 sliding scale admission

Climate Theater/Gallery NINE
285 9th St (at the corner of Folsom)
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.climatetheater.com

Climate Theater is an alternative arts space in San Francisco's SOMA district that encourages the development of non-traditional performance and experimental work with a focus on collaboration and exploration. Established in 1985, Climate is known for such innovative landmark programs as the Solo Mio Festival, which helped launch the careers of Josh Kornbluth, Anne Galjour and Justin Bond and is currently home to the weekly Music Box Series, Night Vision experimental film series and a wide variety of new circus and other theatrical events. The Climate is run by artistic director Jessica Heidt, formerly of the Magic Theatre.

Participating Artists:
Shiloh Burton (slide projection) http://www.shilohburton.com/
Michael Clarke (illuminated sculpture) http://www.theinnershade.com/
Colby Claycomb (mylar installation)
Gary Clemenceau (photography) http://www.smokecitystudio.com/
Jen Cohen (video and mylar installation)
Ian Cone (video landscape)
Carmel Louise Crane (video drawing)
Clint Imboden (photographic sculptural installation) http://www.clintimboden.com/
Brendan Leonard (video installation) http://www.brendanleonard.com/
Magnanimous (blacklight musical performance)
Elyse Mallouk (digital animation on mylar) http://www.elysemallouk.com/
Luis Maurette and Gregg Kowalsky (video and sound installation) http://www.luismaurette.net/
Valerie Mendoza (illuminated sculptural installation)
Ranu Mukherjee (animated video projection)
Luis Recorder (video installation)
Kit Rosenberg (sculptural installation)
Liena Vayzman (video projection) http://www.lienavayzman.com
DOUBLE VISION (intermedia performance company) http://double-vision.biz/

Music By:
The Duke of Windsor - DJ specializing in 60's garage, psychedelic, beat, freakbeat, BRITISH/Euro/down under rock http://www.myspace.com/djdukeofwindsor

About our Curators:
G. Cole Allee received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007. Her work has been exhibited in San Francisco, LA and Tokyo. She is a photo-based artist exploring landscape as cultural iconography, and sometimes, vice versa. She has lived in San Francisco for a decade, teaching photography to youth at risk in Bayview Hunter's Point and recently with the Sixth Street Photography Workshop. While at SFAI she co-curated the Swell Gallery, the graduate venue. She is currently one of the Visual Arts curators for the Climate Theater

Jen Cohen is a video, performance artist who attempts to break the narrative, cinematic genre through the creation of abstract video motifs projected onto non-traditional surfaces. She has exhibited her work through out the Bay Area including venues such as the de Young Museum, Recombinant Media Lab, CNMAT, SomArts, 21 Grand, Roxie Cinema, The Lab, The Fine Arts Cinema and Artists Television Access (ATA). She received a B.F.A in Media Arts from California College of the Arts. Last October she started the 4d Dream-a-thon experimental film series at The Climate Theater and continues to co-curate the series

Kaliisa Conlon is a film and video artist based in San Francisco. After performing with her mystic rock band Pizza Party in the Pacific NW, she received her BFA in Film and Video at California College of the Arts in 2007. Kaliisa now co-curates the experimental film series at the Climate Theater in San Francisco and concocts her witchy art and psychic films from her bedroom in the Mission.

Victoria Mara Heilweil is a photographic artist, educator and curator. She received her MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts in 1995. Her work has been exhibited nationally in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Victoria was the curator and co-owner of a cooperative art gallery in the East Village in NYC. Currently, she is one of the Visual Arts curators for the Climate Theater and runs "Show and Tell" a monthly slide slam and pot luck. http://www.victoriaheilweil.com

Brendan Leonard uses a variety of media to explore the language and role of conceptual art in the 21st century. He received his BFA in Media Arts from California College of the Arts in 2008, and lives in Oakland, CA. Brendan is currently co-curating a film/video series at the Climate Theater in San Francisco. He also very much enjoys playing the guitar and singing. http://www.brendanleonard.com/

Liena Vayzman is a photographer, video artist, and curator based in San Francisco. She earned her PhD in Art History at Yale, went to art school in France, and is part of the GIA: Gender Intelligence Agency. Her interests include interdisciplinary collaboration and radical queer visual culture. Most recently, she curated "HOME: The Aesthetics and Politics of Home in Contemporary Art" at Root Division, SF, and has exhibited nationally and internationally. http://www.lienavayzman.com

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Need help making a sign

vicky — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:44:56 GMT

Hi,
I am new to this "stuff" and need some help. I am making a sign for a competition's opening ceremonies which are held in a football stadium at night. The sign will say: GO EAGLES! and it will have a square with a circle on one of its corners. My questions are: Do you guys think using a perforated board to "weave" the EL wire would work??? 2) Should I paint the board black or white? 3) Would it be better to: {a} cover the EL on the back of the board or {b} use speaker wire on the back? I'd like to use block letters about 6 inches tall.
ANY HELP/SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Thanks!

Vicky

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cheap controled stobes

write_guy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:32:32 GMT

hello
For my short film...

I’m trying to duplicate the effects of "Lightning strikes units" in a budget. If you don't know what that is cool. But if you have watched any David lynch films and the actor is bathed in a flashing strobey light that is controlled this is them. A simple strobe light pulses to fast and is no good. The before mentioned LS units cost way too much to rent for an artist of my paltry means. It’s a little off topic but I have seen some wacky stuff for cars perhaps that’s a way to go? Any help thanks

Duane

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Call for submisions

Phil — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:35:34 GMT

***Call to artists from the curators of The Climate Theater/Gallery 9:

We are currently looking for submissions for our upcoming show, Night Light: An Evening of Luminous Environments.
22 eclectic spaces will available for installations including 2 stages with sound systems, several small galleries, a rooftoop, hallways and stairwells.
Suggested media for submission: sculpture, film/video, performance and installation.
Solo or group collaborations as well as live music/sound are also welcome.

To submit please send us the following information:
Your name
Phone Email
Title of piece
1 paragraph description of piece/proposal
web link to video documentation and/or attach up to 3 .jpegs
Please list the equipment that you will use (you must bring your own equipment)
any other special notes or requirements

Please send all submissions and inquiries to: mail@victoriaheilweil.com

deadline for submissions: April 15th
meeting with curators at the Theater/Gallery: April 26th

Event date: Saturday May 17th, 2008
8pm-midnight
$7-10 sliding scale admission

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Hiring

marcy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:03:56 GMT

Looking for experienced EL WIre'sts for a project in Los Angeles, starting soon (late January 2007).
Experience a must.
Please contact me off list:
Marcy@personalcreations.net
310-391-8300

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EL Wire

CombatBob — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:05:20 GMT

So i am trying to go to sensation white and I am wanting to make my white suit with EL wire woven through it like veins so I be glowy and just dance... any idea or tips

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email for coolneon

sagittandy — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:23:00 GMT

Hi all,
What's the best email address for an inquiry to coolneon? I tried info at coolneon.com, but have not heard back yet.
Thanks

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Can anyone in SF help me repair a T-Qualizer shirt today or tomorrow?

richtrapani — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:57:18 GMT

It faded to almost invisible and then simply stopped working, and I don't know what's wrong. Thought this was the best place to ask. :)
I'll buy you dinner and cover the costs of all supplies if you can help me out, and can also hook you up with all sorts of music related niceties.

FYI here's an example of the shirt:
www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/8a5b/

Thanks,
Rich
617-821-6966
(call or txt asap)

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Silly idea time...

Steamboat_Ed — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:32:34 GMT

--Have been thinking of bending up a little aluminum rod frame and then putting EL on it. What I have in mind is something I can lay over a dog's back so I can take him to a Humane Society doggy costume ball. I thot I'd enter him as an 'art car', heh. Suggestions to augment the effect welcome!

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questions

danielle — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:16:31 GMT

where du you get this stuff? how long does it last, or do you just turn it off and on? i want some!

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broken el-wire

r0ssyPenguin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:24:38 GMT

What do you do when el-wire breaks 1/2 way through the wire?

What's the best way to playaproof it? and rainproof?
Is there anyway to hippy/raver proof it?

merrf.....some of my stuff is broken....merrrf..merrf :(

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Two questions and gratuitous plug

Dustin — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:14:22 GMT

1) Anyone know a USA distributor for the multi-colored el-wire? I bought some 4-color off ebay last year (not bad, but not as bright as Lytec's). Now I see the chinese are also making some dual color wire (http://www.elwire-elwire.com/english/products.php?laywer1=15690).

2) Is anyone ever going to make a decent small sound reactive inverter? The only one around is that crappy one channel 12v unit that either requires a huge battery back, or running dimmer off a 9v. I've got a couple of those old 8-channel sequencers... but those aren't very portable either, and I'm too protective of them since they're now irreplaceable.

Gratuitous plug: I sell necklaces and other custom el-wire stuff at www.irritantgear.com.
If nothing else, check out the gallery for examples of some of my work.

I just found this tribe -- I'll try to pop in more often and offer up help/ideas.

Cheers,
Dustin

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Quick EL Driver Question...

BustANut — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:51:22 GMT

If I have 30' of El Wire and 10' of lead (non EL) wire, does the driver need to be rated fo 30' or 40'?

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Busy busy.....

daMongolian — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:45:21 GMT

Looks like the guys at the office have been busy while I haven't been able to get over there as often as I'd like =)

http://www.youtube.com/user/CoolNeonWire

enjoy!!

dM

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EL wire to wire attachment??

Snowlover — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:58:17 GMT

I've been building some creatures from bendable wire and attaching EL wire by tieing it with fishing line. The fishing line works great as it doesn't block any of the light. However the tieing is very time consuming and sometimes the knots tend to losen up. I have been commissioned to make several peices in this manner.

However, I'd like to find another method of attaching the EL wire to the wire frame that is much faster and more durable, since I won't have control of the comissioned peices. Anyone found anything that works good and doesn't leave light gaps (something clear or opaic)? Or just any ideas?

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pigtail wire

seiwu — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:14:20 GMT

Working on a project that needs to be done by Thursday (day after tommorow) and I'm short one pigtail wire (plug n play connector - wire side)! There isn't time for coolneon to ship me one before then so I wonder if this is the sort of thing I can find in a radio shack or other electronics store. If so would they know it by the name "pigtail wire" or does it have another more common name?
Thanks for any ideas!

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Blood Vessel needs a good el wire installer

Gothalot — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:12:47 GMT

I need someone that has the time to do the el wire on the Blood Vessel. What I need is to attach el wired to the sides of the hearse (Blood Vessel) and make it look and flow like blood.

If anyone has some time and knowhow please let me know. Thanks so much!

Gothalot / Creator - Blood Vessel-Rue Morgue
http://www.bloodvessel.org

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EL current draw?

brandonhuston — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:22:20 GMT

So how much Watts does EL draw per foot? I am trying to figure out how much battery life I need for my project.

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interchangeability?

brandonhuston — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:12:40 GMT

I am about to purchase a bunch of EL wire and supplies and I was wondering if coolneon.com el wire is interchangable with vieblights.com EL wire? Are the plug and play connectors the same? Can I use the drivers and sequencers from cool neon with the EL wire from vibelights?

thanks for any input.

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are there any examples of garments knitted or crocheted of el wire?

Jeff — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:47:44 GMT

I suspect you need very large needles or hooks and loose tension to prevent damaging the wire.

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How much power & inverter questions

r0ssyPenguin — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:49:53 GMT

I've never worked with elwire, but i happen to come across a load of it from a friend and i'm learning to solder etc...so I can outline my playa coat and other stuff.

Is there a formula or chart to figure out how much power is needed per foot/inch of elwire? and what type of inverter to use?
I'm clueless, can someone point me in the right direction?

Your help is much appreciated!

&#9829

ps...found this vid that was very helpful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPDpl72RAhQ

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Battery life?

John — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:02:07 GMT

So, I'm stocking up on batteries--but not really sure how many I need. Using the "8 pack" battery pack AA dealie you get from cool neon--can somebody give me a ballpark number of hours these suckers will last? Nothing crazy--5' or 10' of EL wire...

Would be very helpful, I'm trying to buy enough batteries for like 10 people for the whole week.

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Mad Props!

Tuck — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:10:26 GMT

I had to post a quick note. I placed an order for:
- 3 RGB LED (LEDFRGB) Speed Option: Slow
- 1 LED Test Unit (LEDFTESTER)
- 5ft Hella Phat (5mm) Cool Neon Wire Green
- 5ft Angel Hair (1.2mm) Cool Neon Wire color options: White: looks like Aqua when not lit
- 1 Tiny Flashing Driver-Lights 2- 18 inches of Cool Neon wire
- 1 AAA Driver-Lights 0- 40 inches (3.3 feet) of Cool Neon wire
I have a few little projects that have been tinkering in my head. I had placed the order on Monday, with the fedex option. The order was approved and filled that day. It arrived at my work this morning. That type of turn around from an order deserves some recognition! Thank you Cool Neon!

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Cubetron Lights!

Tuck — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:04:48 GMT

I was going to buy me some angel hair white EL..... and then I saw Cubetron Lights in the New Items!
I just about jumped out of my cubicle! I startled a few people near me too!

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Y-connector load balancing?

Steamboat_Ed — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:53:25 GMT

--Not sure even if this will be a problem, but I want to use one of those big 12-v drivers, the kind that says it can run 200ft of EL to run 5 strands of wire. The driver has two outlet cords and I've got both set up with Y-connectors, yielding 4 outlets. This seems to work pretty good but I now find I need to run a fifth string of EL. So is a Y-connector connected to one of the 4 outlets from the two Y-connectors I'm already using going to cause an imbalance in brightness on the other two? Guess I'll go ahead and try it anyway. Yes, I oculd use a smaller seperate driver, but I want to avoid maxxing out a small control console that only has so many spots to hook up switches to turn the various displays on and off.

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Writing my name in EL wire

Promise74 — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:12:30 GMT

So I had this cool idea that I would saw my name across my back <PROMISE> to a white fur coat for BM this year. I just got the coat in the mail, and now I wan to get some white EL wire to do the writing. Several questions-

Can I write my name coherently? Like regular neon
Can I get it in white?
What gauge should I get?
Where on the inside should I sew in the battery pack?
How insanely expensive will this be?
What thread should I use? Fishing wire?

Any and all help appreciated...
thanks!

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Wiring EL to a deep cycle battery?

John — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:13:52 GMT

(I've posted some of this on the "burning bikes" tribe, but I thought maybe some folks over here might have some thoughts as well, since it seems to fall under both jurisdictions, so to speak.)

I'm planning on running about 50' of EL wire off the deep cycle battery that is powering the speakers on my rickshaw, but I'm a little unsure as to how to wire the connections properly (and safely).

-I was planning on simply cutting the little 9volt connector off the end of the driver, crimping an o-ring on the red positive wire, and screwing that into the positive battery terminal, in the same manner as if I were attaching a car amp to a car battery. Would it be recommended or worth my time/effort to put a fuse or anything in line?

-What should I do with the black ground/negative wire? Would it be safe to attach it directly to the metal frame of the rickshaw? Or should I attach it in the same way with an o-ring to the negative battery terminal?

thanks much--not long now...

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Camp Nosefish's FSM project

hoco — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:39:18 GMT

Hi. My camp at Burning Man (NoseFish) has an FSM project. It is a coolneon (elecroluminescent wire) project on a rolling cart. The eyes have separate red, green and blue colored lights, which can be faded, to form any color.

Here's a web page with a couple of pictures and an mpg movie of it in action at night: www.timefold.com/fsm

We'll be in the 3:00 plaza, on the North-East corner of Brave. Drop by and get touched by his noodly appendage. :-)

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Solid Red, Green, and Blue.....

Brennesiology — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:44:51 GMT

I'm looking for about 3 100' solid Red, Green, and Blue EL wire. It's for an art project/installation @ Nocturnal Wonderland on September 2nd, so I need a good online supplier that can for sure get me the EL within 2 weeks. Anyone have an idea of a cheap supply chain for solid RGB @ 100' sections that's good with shiping? Drop a line and lemmeno. Thanks You!

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el wire help

josh — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:59:03 GMT

I sewed a bunch of el wire on a jacket, but had to wash it (dryel in the dryer) after last years burn.
I had 2 10' lengths on it with seperate drivers. one wire works fine, the other isn't working at all. I've tried different drivers for the non working wire. they were both the quick connect kind.
any ideas on how I test the non working wire? Do I need to take the connector off and resolder a new one on?
I've never soldered before, but I'm sure I could learn.

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Driver question

fancy1 — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:21:47 GMT

We're pretty new to all this soldering stuff, so we ordered our wire pre-soldered. (Thanks to the awesome COOL NEON guys!!)
My question, when we connected wire to the driver, the driver hummed. Is this normal? It could be heard from 10 ft away.
Now, if this is normal, can it be muffled safely? Will it heat up if it is covered/wrapped/enclosed? We did place is behind a layer of fabric, but it won't have any air flow to cool it there.
Any help or ideas are appreciated!

Thanks,
Fancy

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solar battery charger

silence — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:39:13 GMT

I'm looking to get some small to medium EL wire drivers (and wire), and will be using a fair number of batteries (I have not ordered the drivers, awaiting imput on what bat size to use). Any advice on solar chargers?

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Glow stick drink glasses??

Steamboat_Ed — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:37:24 GMT

--Have seen these at BM and other events; has anyone got a source for same? Coming up on my 60th Birthday Bash and I was thinking plastic is better than glass for a garden party and the glow-in-the-dark variety could be reused to good effect at BM, etc.

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Ok, speaker wire

Jeffz — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:07:40 GMT

Ok, I made my first ever solder and the wire actually worked! (can you tell I am pretty proud of myself for that :) But now I am getting more complex and trying to attach speaker wire to extend it. What I am confused on is how do I solder it to the cool neon to extend a black portion in my design? Do I take both ends of the speaker wire and put it on the cool neon wire or do I make it like the connectors with one long end of speaker wire and one short end and connect it like normal?

Thanks for any help! Making a project for the midwest regional and of course I am behind on time hehe.

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EL driver circuits

Keith Robinett — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:24:51 GMT

Sorry if this has been brought up before, but didn't see it anywhere...I'm looking for simple el drivers circuits. I've seen quite a few shown out there on the internet, but when it comes to the transfomer, the reference is just....make sure it matches. Sorry, I'm not an electronics genius...matches what? Wish they'd post what part they used for xformer...they listed all the other parts.

Ultimately, I'd like to be able to control the frequency of the driver. Ok..I can build up stuff using a PIC but analog and I don't get along. I've got all my PIC stuff working happily with the store bought driver, but would like to make my own to both control frequency and run length.

Any help will be grealy appreciated. Please don't say to just go search for it on the internet. Been there and done that. Almost crazy from it now because no one wants to list all parts values or they put in their disclaimer...oh, it should work, but I haven't tried it.

THANKS!

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tape over cool neon

Jeffz — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:16:11 GMT

If I put tape over every part of a cool neon project would that be a bad idea?

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attaching cool neon wire

bellboy — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 17:38:04 GMT

i was wondering what's the best way to attach it to wood. i'm making some wings for my playapig moble and wanted to sequence some wire on them. they are made from 3/8 plywood. i'm plannnig to just paint them and i was thinking hot glue or clear tape. i thought that clear tape would collect a lot of dust around the edges which would look bad. i guess i'll go buy a glue gun; but i never really liked martha stewart ....

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soldering instructions?

rheo — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:14:28 GMT

so how does this el wire work anyway?

i've got lots of soldering exerience but i don't really get it..

are the two little wires in the shielding supposed to have their own connection or what?

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HELP ME... Need to bring Parcel from Soldering Party to Playa

rheo — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:08:44 GMT

Hey there..

Is there anyone here that is going to the Soldering Party this Sunday and is also going to Burning Man?

I placed an order with Cool Neon back on the 13 of August.. it was apparently shipped on like the 17th by US Priority but still isn't here as of today..

I am placing another order with them for the same thing but my only hope is to send it to the soldering party because they adamently refuse to bring the package to the playa for me.

Can somebody please please pretty please pick up the package for me from the soldering party?? Please please please.. I will make it worth your while with a bottle of wine from beautiful British Columbia.

you can deliver to me Robin in the Cosmic Elves camp of the Brane Village which is at 7 oclock between Earth and Jupiter. I will more likely be at 6:50 and Jupiter side.

Please message me right away if you are going to be at both the soldering party and Burning Man and would like to negotiate a trade..

please help me obi wan.. you're my only hope..

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Changing Colours ?

rheo — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:31:36 GMT

Can I make a run of 3 feet aqua then become an additional 1 foot of orange without needing a second driver?

anyone?

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Cool Neon Soldering Party

daMongolian — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 20:54:04 GMT

This Sunday in Oakland,

See the full information in the listing on this tribe!!!

I'll be there so c'mon by and say Hi!!!

daMongolian

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