| [Modding] CCFL tape? Is there such a thing? Something very thin that could take being walked on or other such pressure? I could have sworn that years ago I saw something being advertised.
We have a house with a lot of 1-2 steps up/down and I'd like to put CCFL tape down and rig up the inverter under the stairs if possible.
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You're thinking of EL tape. That stuff is flexible but I don't know if it can be walked on. |
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| Right, but it's cold cathode, correct? |
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| said by DavisPhotog:Right, but it's cold cathode, correct? No, I believe it's some chemical, that when excited, throws electrons that you see.
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| Anyway, you're right; it's what I need. I could put it under the ledge of each stair and then it wouldn't get stepped on. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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could also look into purpose made stairs lighting, i know someone makes it as the movie theaters have these red lights that follow the steps.
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Not sure if this is small enough at 3/32"
»www.glowhut.com/el-wire.html
They can be powered by AA batteries, 9 volt alkaline battery, 12 volt DC or 110 V A/C inverters.
»www.glowhut.com/el-inverter.html
I don't know anything about the products or the company but someone from a telescope group I subscribe to linked to this site. They used an EL panel to make a light box for taking flat frames for astrophotography.
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I believe that EL wire DOES Fluoress as Cold Cathode Fluorescent lights do, but I don't think they are Gas at a Vacuum filled. Thus, as stated, they are different things. You wouldn't want a CCFL anywhere that you could break it, they contain Mercury and possibly other heavy/nasty substances.
LED lighting is the future, it's the best choice if you can afford it. Eventually, most home lighting with be done with LEDs, they use less than a fifth the juice of incandescent, even 1/10 of it.
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