EL lamps, UK supplier?

DafTurner · Post by **DafTurner** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:17 am

Hi

I'm interested in using some of this EL lamp product to do some lighting for some kits of mine (namely it'll be great for lighting my Millennium Falcon engine), but I can't seem to find a UK supplier. Can anyone help me out?

Also, can it really be cut to *any* shape? For another project I'm working on, I'd need round shapes to light up.

Thanks,
Daf

seam-filler · Post by **seam-filler** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:23 am

Hi Daf,

A friend who does silly things to cars gets his from here....

http://www.surelight.com/electrolumines ... oducts.htm

... or at RS Components....

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/sear ... breadCrumb

DLMatthys · Post by **DLMatthys** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:25 am

DafTurner wrote:
Also, can it really be cut to *any* shape? For another project I'm working on, I'd need round shapes to light up.

Yah sure you bet! So long as you have two of the contacts on whatever shape you cut from the EL Sheet.

Like this stuff I got from Miller Engineering 4X6 inch sheets:

http://www.culttvman2.com/dnn/Portals/0 ... entC09.jpg
http://www.culttvman2.com/dnn/Portals/0 ... entC12.jpg

DafTurner · Post by **DafTurner** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:36 pm

Excellent! Thanks very much for the info. Much appreciated.

erredois · Post by **erredois** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:59 am

I was disappointed with EL brightness.
I was planning to use it in Falcon's cockpit. I would say it has some glow, but none of the brightness I expected.
I am using fiber optics instead.
For the engines I will use LEDs.

DafTurner · Post by **DafTurner** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:06 am

erredois wrote:I was disappointed with EL brightness.
I was planning to use it in Falcon's cockpit. I would say it has some glow, but none of the brightness I expected.
I am using fiber optics instead.
For the engines I will use LEDs.

So, would you say 'avoid this product entirely' or just 'generally disappointed'?

As well as Falcon engines, I was going to use it to light the repulsor section of some Iron Man gauntlets, for my Halloween costume.

erredois · Post by **erredois** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:18 pm

DafTurner wrote: So, would you say 'avoid this product entirely' or just 'generally disappointed'?

I would reccomend to avoid it.
Or if you plan to use it, you'd better lower your expectations.

seam-filler · Post by **seam-filler** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:10 am

While I agree that EL sheet can be disappointingly dim, the EL rope or string as used by car customisers can be really bright.

erredois · Post by **erredois** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:40 am

seam-filler wrote:While I agree that EL sheet can be disappointingly dim, the EL rope or string as used by car customisers can be really bright.

Yep. I was talking about the EL sheet.
I have no experience on ropes/strings.

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