Or Reactive Power to full?
I made a claim about the power consumption of my EL panel earlier that was patently false for a very interesting reason.
Reactors to Full Power
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Mini Site Redesign
Just a minor update. I changed the header around so it doesn’t take up quite as much space, and I added a link to my “gallery” of all my working projects. If you’re new to the site, that’s a good place to start.
I Should Give China More Credit
When this whole EL wire obsession started, I was a little disappointed with the poor efficiency I was getting out of my cheap Chinese EL wire drivers. I assumed that they (like a lot of things coming out of China) were poorly designed.
I was wrong.
Method #1,571 For Not Dimming An EL Panel: TRIAC
So, keeping up with my newly rekindled obsession with dimming my EL panel, I decided to try dimming with a TRIAC.
It didn’t work.
How Much Power Does an EL Panel Need?
I learned something valuable this week. Sometimes it’s best to “see how the other guys are doing it” before trying something yourself.