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Originally posted by defor
Regarding using EL wire, EL wire uses a low-voltage AC power source, thus an inverter of sorts is required. for larger - 1/20 - 1/10 models this is feasable, but on bitchar-g the electronics alone are commonly much larger than the reciever board... you could make your own, but the effect might be much better achieved by using el sheeting (also known as indiglo) from a dead watch and the inverter pulled from the watch. If you're using LED and are experiencing bright pinpointed light, try shining the light up into the body cavity and reflecting it downwards, or roughen the lens on the led with some sandpaper.
-dan
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The Neon wire from coolneon.com is DC powered by a battery. They don't have any inverters anywhere; there's simply a soldered connection, a plastic connector for easy removal/swap, and then it goes straight to a 9volt battery in their applications.