EL Flatlite
By J. Berning

This product from BeingSeen is basically neon lights that are almost totally flat. This new type of neon light is affordable and is very flexible, so it can be adapted to almost any place you'd like to add them. Get ready to make your house or car glow!

The EL FLATLITE (electroluminescent lighting) is basically an electrochemical light source that uses a phosphor chemical to produce light as electricity is run through it. What is remarkable about this product is that it is extremely thin and flexible. I measured it to be a mere 1mm thick. The widths can vary from .25" clear up to 27" and is available in 8 cool colors. You can also get it in lengths up to 300'. The neon also produces no heat so it's very safe and can be placed anywhere.

The kit I got had both .25" and .5" in 3 different colors. The colors were blue, yellow, and orange. I strung them out, plugged them into the inverter (power source) and turned them on. I was quite amazed by how bright they were. The glow was consistent throughout the length of each cable and was very much like the glass neon lights you're accustomed to seeing. It really performs well in the dark, making its glow very pronounced. These are dimmable, but you'll have to rig up a way to limit the electricity to the inverter. I accomplished this by installing an X10 lamp module on mine.

The power source for these lights is an Inverter Driver. These convert electricity from your household AC electricity into a DC current with the proper frequency. You can also get other inverters to be able to use battery power if you want to run off of a car battery or even a 9-volt. The FLATLITE has a wire pre-soldered to the end of it and this plugs into the inverter wire. This makes connecting and disconnecting the FLATLITE a snap. They seemed to solve the problem I've found with other inverters, no more high-pitched noise when it is on. They are virtually silent.

Another standout feature of this product is the ability to cut it to size. All you have to do is take a sharp pair of scissors and cut off the end. The end then has to be resealed with sealing tape or re-laminated. This will let you install these lights in a professional manner and let you make some cool designs.

I had intentions of installing these lights in my living room and incorporating them into my home theater. My wife, however, put a stop to that. She thought neon lights would take away from the pretty look of her house. So I had to resort to playing with them in my office and not getting to experiment like I wanted. I think this product is really awesome, as do all guys I've showed this too. Girls don't think like us I guess, so there's a word of caution for you! I do plan on installing neon lights down my stairway on each side, kind of like lighted halls in a movie theater. These flat lights will be perfect for this application.

Other than that there's not much to these. They are much cheaper than regular neon lights, flat, and flexible. This company also has neon cable lights in all sizes and neon sheets. They also make small neon light cables and inverters for computer case modding (Which I also have and it does look awesome). They have pre-made kits of all sizes, so go have a look at the BeingSeen website. 3 stars

 

 

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