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How do Electroluminescent sheets and film work?

What colors are available?

How is EL lighting different from conventional Neon lighting?

How long does the brightness of the EL sheet last?

How hard is it set up a sign for my store?

What is the size and shape of the EL lights?

How do Electroluminescent sheets and film work?
A very thin layer of light emitting phosphor is placed between two thin electrodes. One is opaque and the other is translucent to allow light to escape. When AC current (400 - 1600 Hz) is applied, the phosphor will then rapidly charge and discharge, resulting in the emission of light. The brightness and color of the light depends on the chemical composition and dye pigments of the phosphor.

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What colors are available?

Quite a few colors are available giving great freedom when designing applications.

Flexible Electroluminescent Cable comes in 8 bright colors:

Deep-Sea Blue

Bright Red

Lightning Green

Gleaming White

Electric Yellow

Ice Blue

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How is EL lighting different from conventional Neon lighting?

Unlike neon signs, that use about 15,000 volts, the EL lights use a standard 12Volt AC adapter (can also be powered with a car battery, 9V and 3V alkaline battery cells).

Here is how it works: The AC adapter plugs into a standard 120Volt/60Hz outlet, the AC current is transformed to 12V DC current and goes into the inverter driver, in which the DC current is "inverted" back into AC at 120V (400 - 1600Hz). The voltage and frequency of the inverter will depend on the size of the EL lamp.

Laminating the EL lamps is important since it locks out humidity and makes them safe to handle while lit.

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How long does the brightness of the EL sheet last?

Unlike incandescent or fluorescent lamps, EL lights do not fail abruptly. Instead the brightness will gradually dim over a long period of continuous use. Under ambient conditions, the useful life of the EL lamp is 6-8000 hours.

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How hard is it set up a sign for my store?

For custom applications, simply cut a sign out of any opaque material and adhere it to a piece of clear mylar or plastic and tape the EL light to the back of the application.

For higher quantities, screen printing is more cost effective. the signage should be printed on clear mylar sheets. All ink has a semi-translucent property to some degree and so some of the glow from the EL light will shine through it.

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What is the size and shape of the EL lights?

How wide can it be?            16.5" (420 mm)

How long can it be?              23.25" (600 mm)

How thick is it?                     Laminated thickness:     0.02" (0.35 mm)

How much can I bend it?       Smallest bend radius:    0.25" (6 mm)

How much does it weigh?      Weight:                        2oz/sq-ft.

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