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987654321a
10-01-2006, 12:49 PM
hey guys i had a couple of questions on how to add el wire to a model car on the bottom of it to make it look like it has neon lights. i am totally confused as to how to do it. and any advice is apreciated. i have a battery holder 4khz inverter and a switch and some el wire. please help. here are some pics of the car itself.


here it is with everything on it cept the wheels
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00395.jpg

here it is with the top off
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00396.jpg

here is a pic of the bottom
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00397.jpg

here is a pic of my lefotover el wire
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00398.jpg

here is a pic of what it will look like with the wire.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00399.jpg
james3
10-01-2006, 12:56 PM
Thread it glue it and wire it up. It should look pretty neat.
987654321a
10-01-2006, 01:02 PM
well thats the thing lol i dont know how to wire it up, unless i was using a mono plug/jack combo
Do-Clo
10-01-2006, 01:08 PM
connect it right to the inverter and skip the jack
james3
10-01-2006, 01:10 PM
One wite wire to the solid and one white wire to the stranded.
987654321a
10-01-2006, 01:55 PM
i tried that but it didnt work

edit. ok here are pics of my setup NOTE: the switch is SPDT

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00400.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00401.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00402.jpg
Do-Clo
10-01-2006, 02:48 PM
make sure the other end of the el wire is not shorted where you cut it
987654321a
10-01-2006, 02:52 PM
its not, but i just cant get it to work
james3
10-01-2006, 03:07 PM
You may want to try to solder to two studs next to each other instead of leaving the one in the middle open.
Do-Clo
10-01-2006, 03:10 PM
Good call James I didn't notice that one
Jedi-Loreen
10-01-2006, 06:07 PM
Did you make sure one of the small wires isn't broken? They both have to be on the other wire coming from the inverter. I see one that looks like it could be broken.
james3
10-01-2006, 06:15 PM
he already got it. He messed up on the switch, we finished in chat :wink:
Jedi-Loreen
10-01-2006, 06:16 PM
Oh, I' guess I'm a little slow on posting today. :oops:
987654321a
10-06-2006, 08:41 PM
k all done with it, so whatcha think guys?
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/hydralics51/DSC00405.jpg
Firebird21
10-07-2006, 04:42 AM
That's damn cool Countdown...



Makes me want to dig up my modles.
I have about 15 "Complete" models ranging from a Shelby Cobra to 1968 Mustang GTs, Chevelles, The General Lee, KITT (3 of them), GTO, Bigfoot, and more.

I was goinf to put Headlights and Taillights in a Mustang once...



Now I can't find all the pieces to it. :roll:
james3
10-07-2006, 05:19 AM
Sweet job DAWG!
Lord Maul
10-07-2006, 09:29 AM
dang, that is one cool car CD, great work!
987654321a
10-07-2006, 09:52 AM
thx for all the kind words guys. im going to start making more of this, like maybe get 100 feet of el wire of each color and start making more things
Eclipse
10-07-2006, 11:50 AM
dammit!!! I cant take all this distraction from getting my crap together on building my sabers.... now I want to put together a model so I can play with lighting. lol
987654321a
10-07-2006, 12:04 PM
lol
Do-Clo
10-07-2006, 12:17 PM
dammit!!! I cant take all this distraction from getting my crap together on building my sabers.... now I want to put together a model so I can play with lighting. lol

A true geek has 9-10 unfinished projects going all the time welcome to the club.
ryanlb
10-07-2006, 01:21 PM
Darnit, I can only think of 6 projects I'm working on, I must not be a true geek. But at least I 'fixed' my saber all by myself. That made me feel proud. If only it hadn't been such a stupid mistake, darn DC components.

Sweet lookin' car, Countdown, great idea and nicely executed.
Jedi-Loreen
10-07-2006, 01:54 PM
Dang, I can only think of 7 projects myself. The ones that I actually have enough parts for, that I could be working on. I just finished a project last night, so I can't count that one anymore. :P

The model looks cool, CD, good job. :wink:
james3
10-07-2006, 02:36 PM
Darnit, I can only think of 6 projects I'm working on, I must not be a true geek. But at least I 'fixed' my saber all by myself. That made me feel proud. If only it hadn't been such a stupid mistake, darn DC components.

Sweet lookin' car, Countdown, great idea and nicely executed.

Kinda figured ya reversed the polarity :P
ryanlb
10-07-2006, 04:34 PM
Yep, and I tried so hard to make sure I did it right, yet it still came out backwards.