inverter?

[Noyl Wendor]

What will the inverter do?
A) Up the amperage of my 9 volt, to 12?
B) Keep from blowing out my wiring rig?
C) Both?
I ask because I have resistors for such things. As far as I have learned with the EL, the more the volts the brighter the glow.
Am I correct or way off?
Cheers

[xwingband]

The inverter changes it from DC to AC I believe or the other way around. Yes, voltage matters but the sweet spot without taking away life of the EL is 12V.

[Noyl Wendor]

How would I increase it from 9 to 12 volt? More batteries?

[xwingband]

Well yes, more batteries but that because you will have to use AA or AAA's.

Electronics 101... Serial wiring (+'s to -'s) will add the voltages. Each AA or AAA is 1.5V. If you want 18V it'd be easiest to serialize 2 9V's.

[Noyl Wendor]

So I should maybe look at the AA or AAA battery holder. That works, I just ordered a ribbed extention and a ribbed pommel. A AAA holder should work in a 13.75 inch hilt.

[xwingband]

Yeah, 13.75 is bloody long. Just be aware the 2x2 AA holders will not work in an MHS.

[Noyl Wendor]

So your suggestion would be to use the AAA battery holder? Or could I stick with just a 9 volt and that would look okay?
Long hilt yes, if I don't like it I have extra parts for my next one

[vadeblade]

Go with the voltage your inverter is rated for.
If you purchased a 9 volt inverter, use a 9v battery.
If you purchased a 12 volt inverter, use 8 AAA batteries.

In my opinion, the inverters are given a voltage rating for a reason, so why go against a manufaturer's recommendation?

-V

[Noyl Wendor]

Yep, good call. I'll get into the other stuff when its time to make modifications. Besides I have a feeling that I will be doing this a lot, new addictions are fun that way
Cheers

[vadeblade]

I have to make NOTE about my own post...

I just noticed TCSS inverters voltage rating is described as 9-12 volts.

I purchased a batch of inverters from another source before TCSS came into existance (and I have store loyalty since I know the owner but will not mention my source to respect TCSS). All the inverters I purchased had a defined voltage rating of 9v or 12v, not a voltage range.

Cheers,
-V