This Yellow EL Wire provides 250cm of flexible, glowing yellow lighting for costumes, decorations and electronics projects, with a 2.6mm diameter, vivid yellow outer coating and pre-soldered quick-connect connector. Compatible EL inverter required but not included.
EL Wire, also known as Electroluminescent wire is a stiff wire core coated with phosphor and then covered with a protective PVC sheath. When an AC signal is applied to it, it glows an aqua (blue green) colour. You can make it look different colours by changing the coating, for example this is a vivid yellow. It looks a little like thin neon. Very bendable, it keeps its shape and you can curl it around your finger. Its an easy way to add some glow to a project, not as bright as LEDs but uses a lot less power!
We've got 2.6mm thickness EL wire, with a vivid yellow covering, pre-cut and soldered to a standard quick-connect EL wire. We used to stock Wanyu EL wire, but sadly they've closed doors so we no longer have the high-brightness EL wire. That said, this brand seems to be good quality and close in brightness!
Often used for costuming, decoration, accent lighting, safety vests, bicycle/motorcycle/car/boat/home decoration, signs, etc! This wire is not designed explicitly for outdoor use so it will fade if continuously exposed to UV.
To use, the wire must be connected to an inverter that provides an AC supply of approximately 100V at 2000 Hz. An inverter is not included! This wire is 250cm long which is the maximum that can be driven by our handy 2xAA portable pocket inverter The full length draws 200mA from the 2xAA batteries (so 2000mAh batteries will last ~10 hours if on 'constant' mode)
This is a pre-cut, pre-soldered, 250cm long piece of EL. You can plug this right into an inverter and get glowing in seconds, and if you want to do something a little more complex, cut and resolder it as desired. Soldering to EL wire is a little tricky but luckily Adafruit wrote a detailed step-by-step tutorial! To cut and re-solder EL, you'll need wire strippers, a soldering iron & solder, copper tape and heat shrink. A third-hand tool is really useful as well.
Please note: EL tape, EL wire and EL panel are made with different processes - the colour and brightness will not be consistent between the different types of EL products. The EL tape will not match the EL wire or EL panel exactly, they all will be slightly different colours.
We also stock this in a variety of colours! This product is available in: Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Aqua and White. This is the yellow version.
Features
Electroluminescent wire with vivid yellow coating
2.6mm thickness with flexible stiff wire core
Pre-cut to 250cm length with pre-soldered quick-connect connectors
Glows when powered by AC inverter (approximately 100V at 2000Hz)
Bendable and holds shape when curved or coiled
Uses significantly less power than LEDs
Draws 200mA from 2xAA batteries; 2000mAh batteries last approximately 10 hours
Compatible with 2xAA portable pocket inverter
Suitable for costuming, decoration, accent lighting, safety vests, vehicles, bicycles, boats and home decoration
Can be cut and re-soldered for custom projects
Not designed for continuous outdoor use; fades under prolonged UV exposure
Inverter not included
Colour and brightness may vary from other EL products (tape, panel, wire)
Revision History
As of May 18, 2021 - We used to stock Wanyu EL wire, but sadly they've closed doors so we no longer have the high-brightness EL wire. That said, this brand seems to be good quality and close in brightness!
