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Step 10Conquering the EL Wire
This step can prove to be very difficult, remain patient and allow for mistakes, it is very hard to get right on the first try.
First, strip off the outer plastic jacket (will be colored) in which the electroluminescent wire is housed. Be careful not to break either of the two thin wires twirled around the core.
Next, twist the two thin wires together.
Next, use a razor blade to scrape the white coating off of the core of the EL wire, exposing the inner copper core.
On one end of your power inverter there will be two black wires with a male connection at the end. Find a female connector and cut off the other end of it so there are just two exposed wires coming from the female connection. Solder one of these wires to the two thin wires and insulate the connection with heatshrink. Solder the other one of these wires to the copper wire and insulate this connection as well. Connect the female connector coming from the EL wire to the male connector coming from the power inverter. Make sure you have the female connector come through the jersey in one of the pockets so that the hole cannot be seen from the outside.
Finally, solder the negative lead of your 9V snap connector to the negative lead coming from the power inverter.
First, strip off the outer plastic jacket (will be colored) in which the electroluminescent wire is housed. Be careful not to break either of the two thin wires twirled around the core.
Next, twist the two thin wires together.
Next, use a razor blade to scrape the white coating off of the core of the EL wire, exposing the inner copper core.
On one end of your power inverter there will be two black wires with a male connection at the end. Find a female connector and cut off the other end of it so there are just two exposed wires coming from the female connection. Solder one of these wires to the two thin wires and insulate the connection with heatshrink. Solder the other one of these wires to the copper wire and insulate this connection as well. Connect the female connector coming from the EL wire to the male connector coming from the power inverter. Make sure you have the female connector come through the jersey in one of the pockets so that the hole cannot be seen from the outside.
Finally, solder the negative lead of your 9V snap connector to the negative lead coming from the power inverter.
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