What is Welting? Welted EL Wire has the same copper core and glow as typical EL Wire, but it has a plastic tab on the end which is great for sewing into fabrics or costumes. EL Wire is great for parties, costumes and more. We are finding more and more uses for the technology every day.
EL Wire with welting uses a flexible tubing that glows in 360 degrees around its entire body, but emits no heat radiation. In its basic form, EL Wire is a copper wire, that is wrapped in the powder form of the element phosphor, which provides its amazing glow. When an electrical charge is applied, it puts out a great glow. This glowing wire comes in 10 fantastic colors.
Electric Optics EL Wire comes in 10 great colors: Vibrant Blue, Bawdy Blue, Brilliant Pink, Citron Yellow, Charged Orange, Fiendish Red, Magnetic Green, Lavender White, Grass Green, and Pistol Purple. Electric Optics wire is the best made EL Wire on the planet. Don't be fooled by cheaper knockoffs. Most EL Wire found on the web is constructed with a Phosphor powder coat which is made in China; Electric Optics is imported from Germany. Most EL Wire is a general aluminum or cheap wire, embedded with copper wire; Electric Optics wire is a Copper Wire infused with Silver. Most comparable EL Wire on the web has a 2.3mm total diameter, Electric Optics uses a 2.6mm diameter which has a higher strength, brighter glowing core, and longer lifespan.
Remember to utilize Electric Optics EL Wire Inverters in our Battery Pack section, as EL Wire will not glow on its own. An electrical charge must be applied to the wire, and the size of the EL Wire Inverter depends on the amount of wire used. If you have a larger project that requires a plug-in unit, check out our EL Wire Inverters here. These will allow you to charge up to 300 feet of wire from a single unit.
For customer's looking to get an out of the box substitute, try our Ready Made EL Wire Kits. They utilize the same wire as the wire by the foot, but offer an easier solution to those who don't want to spend extra time worrying about connections.