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Step 5Preparing and connecting the wires
The center wire has a phosphor coating around it; strip off the coating with wire strippers or scrape it off with a blade.
Attach the stripped center wire to one of the power supply leads (it doesn't matter which one).
Attach the other wire to the copper tape and thin wires.
Tutorials for preparing & connecting EL wire:
EL wire soldering tutorial from Cool Light West
MakeZine: Glowing Wearable Blinky-Light
see larger video
Solder the wires together, making sure that the two connections don't touch; (you can put a piece of electrical tape between the two if necessary).
Put a piece of heat-shrink tubing over it to keep the connections together and keep the wires from catching on the inside of the dress. Shrink the tubing with a heat gun, a hair dryer, or a flame.
Seal the other end of the wire too - you can use more heat-shrink tubing, or a drop of glue.
see larger video
Attach the stripped center wire to one of the power supply leads (it doesn't matter which one).
Attach the other wire to the copper tape and thin wires.
Tutorials for preparing & connecting EL wire:
EL wire soldering tutorial from Cool Light West
MakeZine: Glowing Wearable Blinky-Light
see larger video
Solder the wires together, making sure that the two connections don't touch; (you can put a piece of electrical tape between the two if necessary).
Put a piece of heat-shrink tubing over it to keep the connections together and keep the wires from catching on the inside of the dress. Shrink the tubing with a heat gun, a hair dryer, or a flame.
Seal the other end of the wire too - you can use more heat-shrink tubing, or a drop of glue.
see larger video
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