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Hello everyone! Firstly, I would like to thank Enlighted for their Instructable on adding EL wire to clothes, it helped me out a bunch with this. Check it out: www.instructables.com/id/how-to-add-EL-wire-to-a-coat-or-other-garment/
Now, read on!
Now, read on!
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Okay, you'll need:
A hat, I used a cheap felt top hat from UsToy.
Scissors.
An awl.
El wire kit. I bought mine from Thats Cool Wire. Link to the kit I bought: http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/item.asp?Category=168&SubCategoryID=124&GroupID=&SKU=WY-NH-LZ-3V
You'll need enough for the rim of the hat your working on. (Or whatever design your doing)
To attach the battery pack to the inside of the hat, I used a piece of stick on velcro. (The hook side)
A needle, and fishing line. (I used two really long pieces, I ran out the first time.)
A hat, I used a cheap felt top hat from UsToy.
Scissors.
An awl.
El wire kit. I bought mine from Thats Cool Wire. Link to the kit I bought: http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/item.asp?Category=168&SubCategoryID=124&GroupID=&SKU=WY-NH-LZ-3V
You'll need enough for the rim of the hat your working on. (Or whatever design your doing)
To attach the battery pack to the inside of the hat, I used a piece of stick on velcro. (The hook side)
A needle, and fishing line. (I used two really long pieces, I ran out the first time.)
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Dec 9, 2009. 6:24 AMfinfan7
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Is the battery pack just a battery pack or are there any modifying elements?
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Dec 9, 2009. 8:25 AMZem (author)
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Good question, it is actually an inverter that came with the kit, and it holds one double A battery. The wire has to run on a higher voltage, so thats what the inverter does.
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Dec 9, 2009. 7:42 PMfinfan7
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An inverter transforms AC to DC. It's the sort of thing found in every wall adapter. Do you mean a transformer? That would make a DC voltage into another DC voltage? What kind of voltage runs through the wire?
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Mar 10, 2012. 3:00 PMAdam Manick
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Actually, an inverter creates an alternating current (AC) from direct current (DC). Transformers don't work on DC unless the DC is pulsed. That is what happens here. A transistor circuit is used to turn the DC into AC. Then it is routed through a transformer to boost the voltage.
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Dec 9, 2009. 8:36 PMZem (author)
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I'm not the best person to answer this. =/ But, if you check out the Instructable in the related area here, look at Enlighted's Instructable, she explains it a lot better then I can.
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Dec 9, 2009. 9:36 PMfinfan7
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I'll take a look. Thanks anyway.
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Dec 10, 2009. 8:08 AMZem (author)
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Your welcome! Sorry I couldn't explain better.
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Jul 12, 2010. 9:26 AMShut Up Now
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wait, doesn't el wire require high voltage ac to run? or do i have something mixed up.
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Jul 14, 2010. 9:29 PMZem (author)
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In the battery holder, there's a built in transformer/inverter thingy that takes the voltage from the batteries and makes it run the EL wire.
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Nov 24, 2009. 12:47 PMglow products
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