Page 1: Intro, Testing
<B>Introduction:</B>
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/aselabs.jpg">
Such a nice logo</center>
After seeing numerous reviews of the <a href="http://www.elcustomshop.com/">EL Custom Shop</a> flatwire and EL wire, I knew I had to get some. I quickly contacted Mike over there and he is very friendly and curtious. He informed me that they are making new brochures and asked if I could see anything missing or improve anything in it, I help out with like one thing
. Enough of this, you want to see it in action yes?
<B>Packaging:</B>
I really have to compliment EL Custom Shop on the packing job. They even were nice enough to put the site's logo on the sticker, a very nice touch (So nice that I'm keeping the stickers). When I ripped open the packaging, I was really anxious to see it working.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/both.jpg">
Great packaging</center>
The kit that I have will be somewhat different than if you bought it. I received a flatlight wire, a regular EL wire, a heavy duty inverter, and a spliter. All the wires and splitters are made by using lock and release plugs. This is a really easy what to attach the wire. EL Custom Shop has really paid attention to detail when designing this. The end of the wires are booted and heatshrinked to perfection.
<B>Testing:</B>
I'll let the pics speak for themselves. I also dunked the wire in water and sure enough it still worked fine. Both of the products are bright enough to light up a room pretty much. They'll do fine in a computer. This is much better than a cold cathode, because you can string this wire anywhere you want!
What I firt did was cut the wire. This pic shows what actually lights up in the tube:
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/nolightandlight.jpg">
See the cut end, the white phosphor</center>
The white phosphor interior creates a bright light when charge is ran through it. The EL flatwire works the same way, but I didn't want to cut it because I haven't decided what todo with it yet. I'm thinking of making a cool lighted belt.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/elandflat.jpg">
Both are bright</center>
Both are very bright and offer a great viewing distance. Here is the true color of the EL flatwire:
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/trueflat.jpg">
Very green</center>
This next pic shows the true color of the EL wire, the wire on the left is turned off.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/nolightlight2.jpg">
True color blue</center>
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/aselabs.jpg">
Such a nice logo</center>
After seeing numerous reviews of the <a href="http://www.elcustomshop.com/">EL Custom Shop</a> flatwire and EL wire, I knew I had to get some. I quickly contacted Mike over there and he is very friendly and curtious. He informed me that they are making new brochures and asked if I could see anything missing or improve anything in it, I help out with like one thing
. Enough of this, you want to see it in action yes?<B>Packaging:</B>
I really have to compliment EL Custom Shop on the packing job. They even were nice enough to put the site's logo on the sticker, a very nice touch (So nice that I'm keeping the stickers). When I ripped open the packaging, I was really anxious to see it working.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/both.jpg">
Great packaging</center>
The kit that I have will be somewhat different than if you bought it. I received a flatlight wire, a regular EL wire, a heavy duty inverter, and a spliter. All the wires and splitters are made by using lock and release plugs. This is a really easy what to attach the wire. EL Custom Shop has really paid attention to detail when designing this. The end of the wires are booted and heatshrinked to perfection.
<B>Testing:</B>
I'll let the pics speak for themselves. I also dunked the wire in water and sure enough it still worked fine. Both of the products are bright enough to light up a room pretty much. They'll do fine in a computer. This is much better than a cold cathode, because you can string this wire anywhere you want!
What I firt did was cut the wire. This pic shows what actually lights up in the tube:
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/nolightandlight.jpg">
See the cut end, the white phosphor</center>
The white phosphor interior creates a bright light when charge is ran through it. The EL flatwire works the same way, but I didn't want to cut it because I haven't decided what todo with it yet. I'm thinking of making a cool lighted belt.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/elandflat.jpg">
Both are bright</center>
Both are very bright and offer a great viewing distance. Here is the true color of the EL flatwire:
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/trueflat.jpg">
Very green</center>
This next pic shows the true color of the EL wire, the wire on the left is turned off.
<center><img src="/images/articles/may02/elwire/nolightlight2.jpg">
True color blue</center>