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EL Tape - White (1m)
Who doesn't love the soft glow of electroluminescence? This EL tape is a flexible plastic ribbon which contains a phosphor layer and lights up with a neon-like glow when the proper voltage is applied. It's a lot like the ever-popular EL wire except, well, it's a ribbon.
These can be driven with any of the EL inverters and sequencers that we carry and come in a variety of bright colors (check below for other colors). This particular ribbon is 1 meter long, 15mm wide and illuminates white. It is attached to a 20cm cable which is terminated with a JST PH connector.
- 1m long, 15mm wide
EL Tape - White (1m) Product Help and Resources
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can this be powered by a usb 5v
No, EL (wire, tape, panels, etc.) run on AC voltage. You will need an EL inverter to power this, check out the inverters listed in the recommend/related products.
Is it possible to cut the tape into smaller lengths and solder another JST PH cable on?
Yes you can but is a little hard to solder new cables on it
eeKnud i can tell you the data sheet is not very clear, because the units aren't displayed and the characteristics of the strip isn't display. And do not talk about a manual if you need to reed the data sheet.
It should be noted that this does not come with the inverter. I assumed.
So, no adhesive?
Member #219744 - your question is answered in the datasheet; that's what they are for ;-)
Always RTFM
Perhaps you should add that it is non-adhesive to the description.