"NSM" wrote in message news:sMdid.66581$df2.36110@edtnps89...

"BOB URZ" wrote in message
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| Ok, the retrofit application i have has a display about 3/4" wide by
| 4" long. Plastic encased like a laminated card. The EL display
| backlite is dead. Measuring the voltage with my fluke on AC scale measures
| about 55 volts AC. Is this too low for operation? It seems to be powered
by a
| sealed step up module

Might be enough - tried 120 VAC on the strip?


The EL is also frequency sensitive, since it IS a losey capacitor. If the
frequency of the 55 Volts was higher than the usual 400HZ it might be enough. I
have run El's on 50 - 75 V RMS at 1.8KHZ. Higher frequencies tend to have an
affect the color.


5" x 1" electroluminescent strip. Ivory in off-state. Glows green when
energized by 120 Vac or inverter. For backlighting control panels,
special-effects lighting, models etc. Solderable pins extend 0.2" beyond end
of panel. CAT# EL-5 Your Price: $3.50 each


http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...L-5&type=store

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