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"The EL threads were durable against folding, stretching, and repetitive machine washes while satisfying all the necessary requirements for machine embroidery."
by ortusdux 3y ago
"The EL threads were durable against folding, stretching, and repetitive machine washes while satisfying all the necessary requirements for machine embroidery."
All the EL wire that I have used has been very fragile, so this would be a great improvement.
It is only a matter of time before someone makes a version of the flexible silicone led filaments with individually addressable leds.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509
- iancmceachern 3y agoAnd it needs a high voltage I believe, making it potentially dangerous if broken
- daveguy 3y agoHigh voltage isn't necessarily dangerous. Static electricity is high voltage, but very low amperage and therefore relatively low power.
- iancmceachern 3y agoYeah, but if your sweater were shocking you every so often that wouldn't be fun. This would probably feel more like touching one of those electric fly swatters, it's have some kick.
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoI wouldn't worry about that too much. Can be used to overcome limits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_(film) g
- dtgriscom 3y agoHey! Could be useful in mosquito country! (Of course, your sweater accumulating fried bugs could be a bit off-putting...)
- iancmceachern 3y agoOooh, I like this!
- schappim 3y agoVoltage is not the same as current. At most, you might experience an irritating shock and a high-pitched noise from the electronics, akin to what you'd get from an EL inverter.
- iancmceachern 3y agoIndeed, no confusion here, you didn't need to say that condescending statement. Both of which sound terrible for something one is wearing
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- cactacea 3y agoYeah I guess 175V AC might get a little spicy with direct skin contact but I don't see this actually being dangerous just from a broken "thread". Point breaks would only result in current flowing through a small bit of skin right between the broken bits of wire. You'd need multiple breaks in places that result in current flowing through vital organs to do any real harm with something like this.
- olyjohn 3y agoHave you used these before? I am going to take on a project reupholstering my car's interior. It would be amazing to sew in some lights where you'd normally put in piping, make it match the rest of the interior. Mostly curious about the durability of sitting in a seat thousands of times. Wouldn't need to be as flexible as say something you put in clothing... But it would look really cool. the one trick that the manufacturers haven't done yet with lighting...
- zer00eyz 3y agoEL wire that the poster is talking about and the threads aren't the same "product" but work on the same principle. If you read the article these lights are powered by 120V and 2HZ... Im not so sure you're gonna want to sit on them.
- ortusdux 3y agoI highly recommend the silicone LED filaments over the currently available EL wire. Much more robust and easy to work with. They are also very bright and efficient - they were designed for LED Edison bulbs. The only real downside is the fact that you can't shorten them, so you have to design around stock lengths or hide part of the strand. Tested - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhe8d9NgcsI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhe8d9NgcsI BigClive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tykxeuyfX5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tykxeuyfX5Q