Electroluminescent Mountain Bike

Step 10 Routing Power to EL Wires

We have the quad-connector that will power all four of our EL Wire Strips: Rear, Top Tube, Seat/Down Tube, and Forks. Since it is only so long, we need all of our power wires to come to the same point, where the Top Tube meets the Seat Tube. we're going to do some down-and-dirty soldering to create extensions that will traverse the bike to connect the inverter to the EL Wire strips.

Wire Pairs
By wire pair, I only mean a wire that has two cables running down it, very commonly connected with a glue between them. My favorite cheap source of this is 18AWG (Gauge) speaker wire. You'll need to have an Driver-Side Connector on one end, and a Wire-Side Connector on the other. You'll need to guesstimate the distance from The Triangle to where the EL Wire strip begins, cut it, solder it, and connect  it.

Since the Top Tube and Seat Tube EL Wires already begin at The Triangle, you'll need to make these two extensions to the Rear and Front EL Wire strips. Once everything has reached the inverter, you can plug it into the power pack and see if they all turn on. If so, time to prepare the switchbox.

Comments

[sn0manX]

YELLOW LIGHTERS ARE BAD LUCK!!!

[QuackMasterDan]

But they sure are fun to play with. I get that specific brand (the kind with the + - switch), take it apart, and pry off and max out the gear a couple times to get 4-6" flames. Also, try smashing one in a safe place (concrete in your backyard?) with a hammer, it's so bizarre how it emits this huge blast wave of expanding liquid that envelopes you, and the lighter is instantly dry. ***Not liable for something bad happening***