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...<br>
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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.<br>
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I would love to see an EL-backlit DIY synth! too cool.<br>
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-Amos<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/29/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Genie Murasaki</b> <<a href="mailto:genie@netsynth.org">genie@netsynth.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Amos,<br><br>Now I understand how it grows. I'll try to find out wide EL sheet and<br>inverter, but overcoating clear frosted plastic sounds difficult for diy...<br>Thanks in any way.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>genie<br><a href="http://netsynth.org/">
http://netsynth.org/</a><br><br>Amos writes:<br><br>> Yes, I can certainly tell you.<br>><br>> There are two layers of adhesive decals on the metal chassis. The top layer<br>> has the panel graphics in "white" on black... but all of the lines/text that
<br>> appear to be white are actually clear frosted plastic. (i.e. the whole decal<br>> is clear frosted plastic, with black masking printed on).<br>> Beneath this is another self-adhesive decal which is specially printed with
<br>> areas of blue electroluminescent material. There are electrical contacts and<br>> all, laminated into this underlayer.<br>><br>> The electroluminescent material works in the normal manner, and shines<br>
> through the overlayer when it is illuminated. Google e.g.<br>> "electroluminescent material" "EL wire" "electroluminescent driver"<br>> electroluminescent +inverter --for more information.
<br>><br>> On 10/28/05, Genie Murasaki <<a href="mailto:genie@netsynth.org">genie@netsynth.org</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Hello,<br>>><br>>> Could anyone tell how Bob put the blue backlit panel in his Minimoog
<br>>> Voyager<br>>> Anniversary Edition? Any material information for diy?<br>>><br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?product_endorse_item=1&modify=true&main_">http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?product_endorse_item=1&modify=true&main_
</a><br>>> product_id=109&endorse_main_id=31#page<br>>><br>>> Best,<br>>><br>>> genie<br>>> <a href="http://netsynth.org/">http://netsynth.org/</a><br>>><br>>><br><br><br>
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