Thanks. I'd be interested in knowing the source if you want to direct message me (unless you're cool with posting it in the open) The reason why I ask about the "neon green" is because there are 2 types of green I have found one blue green and the other the darker neon green like Luke Skywalker's light saber in Jedi (thats the color I'm going with)
Also, how are you planning to operate the light with a battery? I have a few samples here that have a 12V dc converter but I'm not sure how to connect them to a battery (i'm certainly not going to walk around with a 12v car battery all night) I was thinking of maybe getting a booster for a 9v and attaching it that way. What were you all thinking?
Hey Kai, thanks for the input. Yes, the strips were pretty much continuous all the way down the body, but that was ELastolite. I don't have the money for that stuff. If you look closely on some of the set images, here's one for reference (WARNING - HUGE IMAGE): http://media-file.net/7/tron/images...ph Kosinski on the set of TRON LEGACY_jpg.jpg, there are several places where the "lighting" is not continuous, so that was kind of where I was planning to make some breaks. For the longer segments that might require a few strips, the cuttable EL sheet can be layered on top of itself, according to the EL sheet website, to create a seamless field of light. I haven't tested it yet, but I'm hoping that will work. And yes, that will end up creating a good number of wires. I'm a total newbie at all this, so it may end up a total disaster, but the only way to know if it works is to try, right? I am hoping to make a few test segments soon. I'll let everyone know how it turns out.
As for power, from what I've read in my research on all this, EL sheet requires a bit more power than EL wire. That makes sense because the surface area is much greater with EL sheet, therefore having greater power requirements. But since the EL sheet is cuttable (into strips), I don't think I'll need huge amounts of power as a single A4 sized sheet will probably go a good length when cut into half-inch or one inch wide strips. I'll probably need 2 or 3, maybe even 4 sheets total. Again, it's probably something I just have to test out and see if it will work.
The reason I mentioned the 8 AA battery holder is because it's recommended on a few EL sites and also it's readily available here in the United States. It's a common battery standard here, and since we'll be powering up our suits for several hours, the 8 AA holder will probably provide the necessary power requirements for that length of time. Plus, you can swap out rechargeables pretty easily.
Good luck on your suit! I hope that we are ALL successful and can post some pictures of our glowy awesomeness!
