Can i power LED's with ELwire ?

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Can i power LED's with ELwire ?

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more like that i want to have EL wires and LED in the same project and it would be easier if i could power both from the same source instead of making a separate thing for just the LED's

i added a 3d version of my project the horns would be light up with the LED's and the wings/glowy stipes would glow with ELwire
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Re: Can i power LED's with ELwire ?

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Hi, Walter!

You could use something like the 12V EL wire/tape inverter, along with a 8 x AA battery holder with 5.5mm/2.1mm Plug and On/Off Switch, for the EL wire.

If your LEDs are also 12V, it may be possible to power both LEDs and EL wire from the same power source, load permitting.

However, I'd consider keeping them separately powered anyway. That way if one fails, the other still works.

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Re: Can i power LED's with ELwire ?

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It should be possible to power them all from the same source. Your choice of inverters and LEDs will determine if any voltage boosting or regulation is needed for one or the other.

One thing to consider when mixing LEDs with EL is that is will be very easy for the brightness of the LEDs to dominate the EL. You will probably need to dim and/or diffuse the LEDs to achieve a good balance of brightness.

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