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The EL lamp project

MAKE Flickr photo pool member Guero Loco writes - "This was a lamp I built out of 25 small electroluminescent panels and some acrylic sheet. It's a "test project" for learning how these EL panels work and getting ideas for the next one... There are also some shots of a "barber pole" type light made with standard Lytec EL wire." Link.

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Posted by: nicksoper on February 20, 2006 at 1:26 PM

Very cool. Really digging the colour you have in the featured picture. I would have like to create a similar effect with my interactive led lanter - take a look here. But due to time restraints, I had to do what I had to do.

Nicko

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Posted by: guero on February 20, 2006 at 1:36 PM

Yeah, not as nice color when it's turned off -- sort of a bubblegummy pink. The EL panels are dirt cheap and quite durable, although they tend to pick up dirt & smudges easily. Next time I would use sticky-back copper tape for soldering the very small EL panel leads

Glenn

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Posted by: chizno on October 19, 2006 at 9:31 AM

You said these were "dirt cheap" - where did you find these EL panels? I'd like to make a chandelier out of these. Thanks!

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Posted by: chizno on October 19, 2006 at 9:32 AM

You said these were "dirt cheap" - where did you find these EL panels? I'd like to make a chandelier out of these. Thanks!

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