INSTRUCTIONS
How the Cables Work
There are several layers in EL Cable. I will name them from innermost layer to outermost layer.
Solid strand of wire - This wire carries one of your two signals
Phosphour - This is the part that glows. It is a white crust-like coating around the middle wire. and when the inverter is properly wired to the EL Cable and powered on, it will glow. In one of two colors. Blue-Green or White, which all depends on the color of EL Cable you choose.
Two wires - These carry the other signal, and they are very thin
Inner transparent plastic coating - to protect the EL Cable and add color in some cases
Outer transparent plastic coating - also to protect the EL Cable and add color in some cases
While disecting some EL Cable, I noticed that the inside transparent layer on my Deep Sea Blue EL Cable was blue and that the outer transparent layer was clear. And on the Lightning Green EL Cable the inside transparent layer was clear and the outer transparent layer was green. I was slightly confsued so I e-mailed Being Seen, and a few hours later I got a nice little reply.
"The EL Cable colors are constructed to create certain true-to-life colors.
In order to do this, color filters in the form of colored sheathing is used. The natural colors of EL are:
Blue-green and white. All other colors are either because of a dye (which means less EL phosphor being used) or a color
filter (effects maximum brightness and lamp life)
Color "definitions"
Deep Sea Blue - Blue outer casing, Blue-green EL Cable
Neon Purple - purple outer casing, Blue-green EL Cable
Gleaming White - clear outer casing, white EL Cable
Lightning Green - green outer casing, blue-green EL cable
Fluorescent Yellow Green - yellow green outer casing, blue-green EL Cable
Electric Yellow - golden yellow outer casing, White EL cable
Blood Red - fluorescent red outer casing, Blue-Green EL Cable
Ice Blue - Clear outer casing, Blue Green EL cable.
Colors and brightness can be altered by the frequency and voltage of the inverter as well"
Here are the transparent platstic layers. On top is Deep Sea Blue and on bottom is Lightning Green. Going left to right: Whole EL Cable, Outer Transparent Layer, Inner Transparent Layer
Here you can see the EL Cable lit up. You can also see the blueish green phospour without any coverings to hide its true color. So now you should have some idea how this stuff works. If not oh well, you don't need to understand exactly how it works to use it. Here are some pictures of the EL Cable hanging off of my messy desk. Sorry for the blurry picture. I'll use a tripod in the future.
This is the EL Cable turned off on my desk. I cleaned it up a litte but it's one messy desk :-)
Here is the EL Cable turned on. This is the blurry pic I was talking about. At least the color came through nicely..
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