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Characteristics of EL Wire 1. Flexible 2. Energy saving 3. Easy to install 4. Cool to the touch 5. Available in many color 6. Available in continuous lengths (ranges several inches to thousands of feet. 7. Powered by either batteries or house outlets 8. Suitable for ornaments and jewelry 9. Can be cut and spliced 10. Enables braiding or looping 11. Water resistant and weather durable
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
By Warrant
Amazon Verified Purchase
The packaging is small, the wire was coiled in a 2" roll. The battery pack uses 2 AA's and is simple to open and close. The battery pack has a LED light next to the on/off button to indicate the mode. The flashing LED matches the pattern of the wire; steady, strobe, flash. The connectors between the battery pack and el-wire are small and not very durable. It took a little fidgeting to get them plugged together, but if you treat them like any other small electronic part, you'll be ok.
The el-wire feels like fish tank tubing, and has a small plastic cap at the end. It is flexible and bends easily, even though I didn't see how far it could bend and possibly breaking it. The glow is evenly smooth for the entire length of the wire.
It glows bright in a dark room, can be seen ok in a dim lit room, and will be virtually undistinguishable in a well lit place or daylight. The strobe setting is more like a fast on/off mode, strobing about 6 times second. The flash mode flashes once per second.
My daughter wanted to be a Water Bender (the girl from the movie, Avatar, The Last Airbender). Wifeypoo made the costume, and I used this wire to create a swirl of blue water around her. Using 9 feet of 14-gauge wire from the hardware store (about the thickness of a coffee stir straw), and using clear scotch tape, I taped the el-wire to the coil of 14-gauge wire. There was enough at the top to make a small swirl, with the battery pack clipping to her collar behind her head. The wire is attached to her right shoulder, goes behind her back attaching to her left hip, continues across the front, and goes behind her again eventually stopping at her left leg. Sort of a swirl-of-water-bending-around-her effect. Additionally, I'll layer some light blue sheer fabric to the wire to give it some girth.
There is a slight high-pitched whine sound coming from the battery pack that could be annoying in a quiet room. But with any other nearby noise or activity around, it will fade to the background.
The el-wire feels like fish tank tubing, and has a small plastic cap at the end. It is flexible and bends easily, even though I didn't see how far it could bend and possibly breaking it. The glow is evenly smooth for the entire length of the wire.
It glows bright in a dark room, can be seen ok in a dim lit room, and will be virtually undistinguishable in a well lit place or daylight. The strobe setting is more like a fast on/off mode, strobing about 6 times second. The flash mode flashes once per second.
My daughter wanted to be a Water Bender (the girl from the movie, Avatar, The Last Airbender). Wifeypoo made the costume, and I used this wire to create a swirl of blue water around her. Using 9 feet of 14-gauge wire from the hardware store (about the thickness of a coffee stir straw), and using clear scotch tape, I taped the el-wire to the coil of 14-gauge wire. There was enough at the top to make a small swirl, with the battery pack clipping to her collar behind her head. The wire is attached to her right shoulder, goes behind her back attaching to her left hip, continues across the front, and goes behind her again eventually stopping at her left leg. Sort of a swirl-of-water-bending-around-her effect. Additionally, I'll layer some light blue sheer fabric to the wire to give it some girth.
There is a slight high-pitched whine sound coming from the battery pack that could be annoying in a quiet room. But with any other nearby noise or activity around, it will fade to the background.
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By Bella Trixx
Amazon Verified Purchase
Lit my bike up like a neon sign. Extremely helpful for those dusty dessert nights.
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Kerry
Amazon Verified Purchase
These El Wires are so f***ing cool, they are very bright and have a great color. I ordered two a week ago and I am ordering two more today. The only slightly negative thing, which really doesn't matter enough to be 4 stars, is yes there is a high pitched whine/ringing sound but its not bad at all. Sure if you are in a room alone you can barely hear it, but if you are at a concert (what I intended to use mine for) it doesn't matter whatsoever. So don't be discouraged, this things are amazing!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly as described
Great color and nice long wire. I bought the blue one of these to use for light painting in photographs and it's worked out great. Read more
Published 14 hours ago by R. Sterba
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wasn't as i expected
I had the impression that these lights would be bright enough to use as neon in car but it was not. I use the lights on my glass desk which looks cool. Read more
Published 18 hours ago by Calvin
1.0 out of 5 stars
VER LOUD
FIRST OF ALL IT TOOK, 28 DAYS TO GET IT, NO WERE DID IT SAY IT WAS COMING FROM HONG KONG BY BOAT UNTIL AFTER I ORDERED IT, THEN WHEN I GET IT AND TURN IT ON IT IS SO LOUD IT HURTS... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Darrell
5.0 out of 5 stars
works as advertised
It's pretty a rather bright light so make sure you put it at a level below people's eyeline. I went partying with it and had no problems.
Published 8 days ago by Scarlet
3.0 out of 5 stars
LOUD
Buzzing is super loud so be aware of that. Would be good for a rock show I suppose, as long as there was something to cover up the noise.
Published 8 days ago by Sam Williams
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mine didn't even work!
The lights didn't even work, and I have never been so unsatisfied. I needed these lights to work, now I'm going to use another vendor in the future.
Published 9 days ago by Philip B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my new favorite toys!
This EL Wire stuff is really fun to use in any DIY projects. It does have an audible tone/hum based on the frequency of the current but some may not be able to hear it. Read more
Published 15 days ago by D. Oberholtzer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worked at first, then failed.
Wire worked as described for about 30 minutes then failed and would not work any longer. Item could be be exchanged ... only refunded. Lost out on shipping charges.
Published 19 days ago by Newton
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just OK
These lights are just OK. Not near as bright as I expected. I bought them to dress up my home bar a bit but they are not bright enough to see even in low light. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not much use for it
If you want to know if it works, yes. It works like a charm. My only problem was in finding an application for it. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Christian Green
