MaxLax EL Wire 5 Pack, 9ft Neon Light Wire Noise Reduction with Battery Pack (9ft-Blue)

We used them for our glowing stick figure Halloween costumes, and they worked great! They were bright and flexible! The only issue is that they have a high pitch tone when on. You only notice it when it’s quiet.

The product I received is in fine working order and does what is reasonable to expect from EL lighting.I ordered this before understanding what EL light were. I can't use the product for what I had intended but I take responsibility for that because I didn't look into the type of lighting before purchasing. Here is what I learned. EL lighting (Electro Luminescence) lights are good for accenting costumes or car interiors etc. It can't be used as a light source. It lights up enough to be noticed but not enough to shed light around a room for example. its similar to if you charged up a glow in the dark object with light and turned off the lights. It's easily seen but doesn't produce enough light for much else. This is inherent to it's nature as the light comes from a luminescent layer surrounding some wires. The AC voltage is applied to the wires which excites the Luminescent layer. You can cut it shorter but what you cut off is no longer usable unless you're a soldering wizard. The light emitted comes out 360 degrees from the cord and is consistent along the entire length. Shortening theoretically could cause it to be slightly brighter but I haven't tested this. The luminescent properties will diminish over time, letting this work at peak performance for maybe a year. This is due to exposure to oxygen. It is protected by a plastic sheath to slow this effect but this doesn't stop it entirely. If you cut it make sure to move the end cap from what you cut to the end of what you keep, maybe even glue it if you are sure you wont need to move the cap again. If you're looking for something similar that can cast ambient or usable light go with cob LED strips. The "cob" is a layer of translucent material designed to spread the light of the individual LEDs and provides a similar effect but can be MUCH brighter and wont deteriorate over time in the same way. As for the noise the portable power box makes on the EL lighting, this is normal. The unit is converting the low DC voltage of two batteries (3v) to AC voltage around 100v. I have not tested these units, this is just some info I found about average AC voltage for EL Lights. The noise is normal, really nothing to worry about, and these units don't make enough noise to be noticed unless you're in a quiet environment. For instance the road noise of an average car would easily mask the sound. Can't think of much else, hope this helps.

Used these to decorate and light up a bike and clothing. They last a long time on just a couple batteries and the brightness is pretty good for most colors. The green wasn't particularly bright, but still good for decoration.

Out of this world cool! I'm not sure how electroluminescent wire works, but however it works, it sure is impressive. The only limit with these as to usage is your imagination. Need to illuminate the inside of your headboard? Model a neon sign for a model railroad layout? Decoration for a birthday party? However you use them, they're sure to amaze. With all of these positive attributes, are there any downsides? Some of them do make a slight buzzing noise during operation, but it's not too bad.

If it would be waterproof better quality. Light was good cool. Can be used to slot fun dry inside

I probably wouldn’t use them for anything but party favors. I bought them to make a sign but they were too thin and not bright enough for my project. My party guests loved wearing them though

We used these to make stick figure costumes for Halloween. They were versatile and easy to use. They have a high pitch hum that is initially annoying, but you tune it out eventually. We had 1 out of the 10 we ordered that wasn't reliable and would turn itself off like there was a loose connection in the wire.

These work great, I just got them a few minutes ago and started playing with them. My only complaint/question is that there is some type of ink(?) coming off of the red wire. It was the only one to come in a little baggie, so I would assume that is the reason why. But the ink comes off with a baby wipe easy enough so I’m not too worried about it. Like others have noticed, yeah the lights buzz but I bought these because of it. I wanted to make a neon sign out of them and neon signs tend to buzz. I’ll update when I have completed my sign!

The media could not be loaded. I used it to make a light box for my boyfriend. It’s nice and was easy to bend around to create the drawing. It’s a bit thin, so it’s not that bright but the price was good so I didn’t expect it to be really thick. It came with 5 colours (green, pink, white, blue, red) they are battery powered and have 3 options when you turn it on. You just need to keep pressing to change the light options or to turn it off. It takes 2x AA batteries. It was pretty long. I only used the pink and green on this project, but I will definitely make something else with the rest of the colours.

Cheap but functional .enough for photogtaphy

Je suis très satisfaite du produit. Je fais mes sacs lumineux et j’adore!!!

When I purchased these I didn't realise just how thin the cables were. I've powered them up and the brightness is very dull. even in pitch black room, they are not very impressive at all. Live and learn.

Sa manque un peu de luminosité