SV: Re: [sdiy] In the Dark

[karl dalen]

Another boring thing with El panels are their short
light life, also they have a rather exponetial luminance curve
over time, you can compensate this light loss by increasing 
the voltage a bit. (i asume you actually decrease life time even futher).

Why not silk screen the panel legends with phosphours paint! :-)

Reg
KD

--- Amos <controlvoltage at gmail.com> skrev:

> Advice: the wider the EL sheet you are trying to light, the more power you
> will need from the inverter. you can cut and trim the EL sheet into smaller
> shapes to go directly under your panel grafix... as long as there is a
> continuous path of the EL stuff it will still illuminate. This will increase
> the efficiency of your design...
> 
> As for the clear frosted plastic, I bet there is a source for this stuff,
> perhaps even the self-adhesive version. It may have a common application
> already of which we are unaware. If you can find the right stuff, any small
> print shop ought to be able to print on it... for total-DIY perhaps it could
> be silkscreened in negative, so that the text areas remain clear.
> 
> I would love to see an EL-backlit DIY synth! too cool.
> 
> -Amos
> 
> On 10/29/05, Genie Murasaki <genie at netsynth.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Amos,
> >
> > Now I understand how it grows. I'll try to find out wide EL sheet and
> > inverter, but overcoating clear frosted plastic sounds difficult for
> > diy...
> > Thanks in any way.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > genie
> > http://netsynth.org/
> >
> > Amos writes:
> >
> > > Yes, I can certainly tell you.
> > >
> > > There are two layers of adhesive decals on the metal chassis. The top
> > layer
> > > has the panel graphics in "white" on black... but all of the lines/text
> > that
> > > appear to be white are actually clear frosted plastic. (i.e. the whole
> > decal
> > > is clear frosted plastic, with black masking printed on).
> > > Beneath this is another self-adhesive decal which is specially printed
> > with
> > > areas of blue electroluminescent material. There are electrical contacts
> > and
> > > all, laminated into this underlayer.
> > >
> > > The electroluminescent material works in the normal manner, and shines
> > > through the overlayer when it is illuminated. Google e.g.
> > > "electroluminescent material" "EL wire" "electroluminescent driver"
> > > electroluminescent +inverter --for more information.
> > >
> > > On 10/28/05, Genie Murasaki <genie at netsynth.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> Could anyone tell how Bob put the blue backlit panel in his Minimoog
> > >> Voyager
> > >> Anniversary Edition? Any material information for diy?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?product_endorse_item=1&modify=true&main_
> > >> product_id=109&endorse_main_id=31#page
> > >>
> > >> Best,
> > >>
> > >> genie
> > >> http://netsynth.org/
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
>