How To Solder A Connector To El Wire
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- ThatsCoolWire.com - Presents this great video on how to solder a connector onto your el wire. This video shows you what tools are required and how easy it is to take control of your el wire projects. We also have great step-by-step detailed pictures on how to solder at the following link.
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I don't care about the auto-focus issue. He went in-depth on what I needed to know. This is the content I'm looking for!~ Thank you!
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@Hayden Nathaniel Flixportal :D
@Draven Carson thank you, I went there and it seems to work :) I appreciate it!
@Hayden Nathaniel you are welcome xD
Super novice and worst solderer east of the Mississippi here, just wanted to say thank you. While I DID have to rewatch a few parts a few times because I'm slow because of this excellently narrated instructional video I did it right the very first time with 0 mistakes and I NEVER do that. Super stoked to put it on a mask for Halloween! Thanks a million !
I wonder whether soldering the hair-thin wires in a loop around the first shrink tube could actually burn through the shrink tube and make a short circuit. While this may be esthetically pleasing, soldering the hair-thin wires separately, shrink-tubing them and then shrink-tubing everything together should be less prone to accidental short-circuiting due to heating the solder for too long.
I’m favouriting this as I’m working at 2 am trying to fix my daughters Halloween costume through tears.
Thank you. Thank you for this demo. Even if I can’t fix it I know I’ve tried.
This is the best tutorial video on UA-cam! Thank you!
Your twist joints were so secure without the solder, I am curious what the point of the solder even is, unless you have a crazy tolerance that you need to meet, or a client with ridiculous standards. On top of that, the 2 tiny wire were not only put under a ton of stress with the zip zags at the 2 different shrinks, but also at the joint where the new wire comes in to meet the 2 el wires. Looks impressive, but I feel like there is extra work the create stress points on incredibly fragile wire, and the actual solder was thrown in for demonstration purposes only. Very good though. Like over done good, so, good job... and I might be wrong about the stress point, depending on a couple factors, like what is this going to be used for and how good that outer shrink casing is.
Great video. Was hesitant to buy some wire since most sites lacked instructions but you made it seem simple enough.
I've tried this method as well as the Adafruit method. I've combined them. I like the mechanical strength of the hook, but soldering the angel wires to the copper tape makes a good solder joint and gets a better looking joint and only use 2 pieces of heat shrink tubing instead of 3.
Awesome video 👍 well spoken, very specific, No chitchat , 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fantastic info and job!! Some one can tellme how much meters can be using whit one black box and the 2 bateries? I have 2 wires of 3 meters each one. And the last question, is posibke use the pcb conected with more power (4 AA for example)? Sorry for my english. Thanks from Argentina.
thanks, any idea how to make X shaped to connect 4 EL wires in 4 directions? like X shapes on the led modules. thanks for help !
Thank you for posting such a great detailed video. I got mine in the mail today with no instructions so youtube is where I go to get any how to videos. Thanks mate! Great help to me!
Do you have a list of the items I need to be able to try to do this on my own?
Very good!! This welding method is really very interesting. Congratulations on the video !! Greetings from Brazil.
thank you very much.
my el wire arrived just yesterday, so I will get onto cutting and soldering these days.
cheers :)
So it would be possible to connect two different strips? As in making halos for vehicles. And then solder the strip to one of the connectors for the bulbs in order to power the strips?
Thanks.
I made the guitar neck for this system, but there are noises induced by the controller for the pickups, how do I solve this problem?
That was very, very detailed. Thanks for posting.
i am making a 3d desk thing using el wire, can i connect them in parallel or only series?
Can you just use regular super glue for the end cap?
Also, what type of wave is best for the EL wire. Sine? Square? Fast wave? Slow wave?
What is the useful life of the material installed without manual contact?
On the inverter input side (the side you are powering up the inverter not the output side going to the el wire) you will see a solid Black wire and a Black wire with White markings. The solid Black side is the Negative side and the Black wire with the White markings is the Positive side. On the inverters output going to the el wire that is AC voltage and it does not matter which wire you connect to the el wire it will work.
I have two 5 meter wires - can I wire them together to get a 10m stretch
Can you use liquid solder on the connections. The kind you use on solar panels?
hey i have some question here, is it possible to cut el wire for 20cm or shorter and power it up with standard el wire inverter?
at some issues that the el wire will burn if the length too short.
thanks :D
Great videos.
Please show how to repair el wire inverters?
I've seen most people put copper tape for the two thin wires. But I just did the joint using a shrink wrap between the thick core and the thin wires. Is there one method that is better than the other?
Thanks!
thanks for the video!
is it possible to solder multiple stripes to a same power source?
like your workflow sir. also like that you have a systematic approach to each one. :)
Thank you. First I've heard of EL wire.
I'm having trouble cutting the EL wire... I keep ending up with none or only 1 of the 2 hair thin wires present. I'm using the 20 gauge wire cutters like you said. I'm also using your "3rd GENERATION 2.6mm EL Wire (By The Foot) Dark Blue" wire...
You are most likely crimping too far down. You only need to score the outside covering. Try using 22 instead of 20 and then bending to break the score mark. You should then be able to pull the outside jacket off with your fingers and not break the fine corona wires.
Quick question, can I use a 12v sound inverter on only 2ft of wire? Making some el wire boots for a client.
You need an inverter to power el wire BUT if you did not want to use an inverter they you can plug El Wire directly into your AC wall outlet at home and the el wire will light up but it will be around 75% less bright.
All el wire requires AC voltage and our inverters power the el wire with around 120 VAC @ 2200 Hz
Hope this helped.
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Your ThatsCoolWire Team
is there a minimum length for each set like this? (for LED strips, they need at least 3 LEDs per set if I want to cut light strips into custom length) or for EL wires there's no minimum required? i can cut any length i want; will still light up?
There is no minimum length, but you should be advised that the inverter pack will become warm during operation and should not be placed on open skin. It should also be placed away from the ears because you might have noticed the high pitched hum when the wire is illuminated. This is from the 2000 Hz frequency being emitted by the inverter. With LED strips, the required pull down resistor is the reason for the length requirement. Neopixels get away from that by having a smd resistor included with each diode.
What kind of soldering iron are you using? I need to junk my radioshack one...
is the center core wire positive or negative? Also how many volts does it take to light these up normally? WIll they work directly to a 12volt source in a car? Or do i need some sort of capacitor?
Realist it's AC so nobody cares
it needs high voltage so no 12V
you need an inverter. just google EL Wire and don't be annoying here just because you're dumb
sorry for my lack of knowledge, but could you please tell me which wire is the plus/positive, and which one is the minus/negative on the connector? :)
only worked with led-stripes by now
cheers
Lukas Rohrmoser Hey you! i like you
This vid is so good and essential and understandable, and just - great job! Thanks for sharing!
also - "Shrinktube" sounds like a Psychologically reflective web share channel, lol!
Also, through bending I notice some of the phosphorous coating disappears and it doesn't light up in that particular spot. The rest lights up fine though. Will more phosphorous continue to disappear through the el wire or just where it bends and is it fine so long as the wire itself is still properl connected?
Thanks!
is it necessary to add that end cap?
great video. simple, short, all Informations given. thx
I know this videos is old as hell but are you able to connect two different colors end to end? If anybody knows that would be great
Yep. Colour is just the casing (it's transparent so white light shines through and so you see the colour of the casing) wirings the same :)
Really helpful video.. just dont care about the video focus... as long its clearly described and i can manage to connect them to the visual
How to make inverter at home (Diy)?
Can you help me on this..,
i notice this was for the male connector. would this also work with the female connector?
Which part of the el wire do solder to be ground and which one for the power??
vivek thind it's ac
Fantastic Job!!!!! Thank You very much. I got some of these EL lights and wanted to use the lengths I had to cut with new power supply for my car and this is gonna help me out big time. The only thing I dont have is those little clear and caps. Dont know what they are called or where to get them from. 🤷♂️
no need to use end caps. you can use waterproof silicone
@@newfieledman9164 sweet! Thank you! 🙏
what do you call those connectors male or female connectors that you use?? what is the specific name of the thing??
you can cut the EL wire and they say its waterproof but what happens if you dont put that protector at the end after you cut it? If you dont have an end piece
can we control this el wire with dmx 512 driver card?
Great video! It will end up with ~20 metres of electrical tape in my case, but thanks for showing me how the "elegant" solution looks like. :)
What's your soldering station?
how much volt do you need to light a el wire without an inverter thing?
They are very fine wires called corrona wires. You are either puting to much pressure on the tool you are using to strip or you need to get a different stripper.
Dear Sir ,
if you say soder for solder how do you say soldier .
This is not a criticism but an observation. good technik though thank you.
kevin mcmullan the "L" in solder is meant to be silent. Welcome to the English language.
can u use more than just 1 wire on 1 conector????
Hmmmm I wonder if I sticked the conductive wires in the positive and negative terminals of my stereo.. would they light up to the music just like LEDs?
No, unfortunately that won't work. LEDs use DC where el-wire is powered with AC, which is why you need an inverter. I'm sure there is a way to accomplish that though. Cool idea.
U need a relay and 12 volt power
+liled936 what relay? thanks
where did you buy those connectors?
Thanks for the information
I want to install strips of about 30cm on my shoes. Is it possible to power it with a battery?
can I cut el wire end ??still work??
can we use hair drier instead of heat gun??
You mean for the head-shrink tubing? I don't think a hair dryer would get hot enough. I always used a cigarette lighter. Just move it back and forth and rotate it (like he does in the video) so the flame isn't in any one spot long enough to burn the rubber. I never let the flame actually touch the rubber; I just get it close enough to throw heat on the tubing.
What kind of glue are you using for your end cap?
Nevermind...you said PVC glue..
can i solder el wire to el wire ???how
when i strip my EL wire there are no 'extra" two wires
make sure there isn't another insulation layer
Great tutorial, very detailed and helpful. Maybe you can upload a better version? Made my eyes go everywhere haha
😂😂😂
great info.
What a plus and what a minus
the central or the outer
Which is the positive? Inside are outside one..
The required inverter pack changes the DC current of the batteries to AC so the EL wires do not have polarity. The only important thing is that the connections are electrically isolated from one another. That is why the heat shrink tubing was used and when applying the end cap, the hair wires (corona wires) are removed. If the two wires ever touch, the EL will short.
Video blurred or poor autofocus of the camera
it's a pity that only really recognize a part of it
Good content. Use a different camera abd cameraman.
That's... cool.
Thank you! :D
I'm watching in 2023 😀
Sodder?? never heard it pronounced like that before
2200 Hz? No wonder you can hear it.
solder has an L in it
Way more complicated than need bee.
thank u
Otakon´s voice?
I lost at 7:15
Is it necessary to do that at the end of el wire!!??(i dont think so)
@Robert Marshall Great videos.
Please show how to repair el wire inverters.
El Wire cannot run off of straight battery battery power you will need an inverter. Please feel free to call us Toll Free 866 435 9473 and we can walk you through which inverter will work and still be small enough.
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you need 9 minutes to explain this woooow
el wire
t h e wire
I think you need new cameramen
Fucking auto-focus x)
shrink tubing