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So I need 200-250v, no problem building an inverter.
The question I have is do I need a current limiting resistor like a neon?, or just bung the voltage across the panel.
In Google there are some home made inverters that have their outputs connected directly to an EL panel. The frequency determines the current and brightness with 1kHz as maximum for long panel life but one used 1200Hz.
One guy measured 127VAC but I bet his multimeter cannot measure the high frequency accurately since it was probably designed to measure 50Hz and 60Hz.
They say DO NOT power the inverter without an EL panel as its load.
The output voltage should be about 100v to 120v and no more.
The frequency is about 400Hz from what I can remember.
We had thousands of metres of EL cable. Over 30 years we sold about 20 metres.
It was all thrown on the tip.
It never took off.
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