I've seen this done live. It is pretty cool. The inks and silver conductive layers are pretty thick which is why they are silk screened.<br><br>Dupont makes the chemicals that everyone I knows of use.<br><br><a href="http://www2.dupont.com/MCM/en_US/tech_info/el_faqs.html">http://www2.dupont.com/MCM/en_US/tech_info/el_faqs.html</a><br>
<br>Good luck<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 July 2011 16:27, Richard Guy Briggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 03:32:17PM -0400, Bruce wrote:<br>
> On July 7, 2011 03:31:00 PM Richard Guy Briggs wrote:<br>
> > On Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 02:46:40PM -0400, Bruce wrote:<br>
> > > On July 7, 2011 02:29:58 PM Richard Guy Briggs wrote:<br>
> > > > On Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 12:51:08PM -0400, Bruce wrote:<br>
> > > > > Does anyone here know anything about Electroluminesent Signs and the<br>
> > > > > inks and processes they use, please let me know.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Is this what you seek?<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > <a href="http://hpv.tricolour.net/train.html" target="_blank">http://hpv.tricolour.net/train.html</a><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > > Bruce<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > slainte mhath, RGB<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > --<br>
> > > > Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Richard that is very cool. My enquiry is more professional. I've been<br>
> > > contracted to get information on the various competing processes. Find<br>
> > > out strength and weakness. What if any limitations are there to the<br>
> > > various technologies, who's in the market place etc...<br>
> > ><br>
> > > This a little outside of my normal research area. I've already got some<br>
> > > patent information and spoke to a couple of shops in Canada that produce<br>
> > > the service, but they are a bit closed mouthed on their technical<br>
> > > process, understandably so. :-) Haven't found anyone in Canada that<br>
> > > actually does the work. So far all the printing of Electroluminesent<br>
> > > Signs is done in China.<br>
> ><br>
> > What I was trying to get at with few words is will electroluminescent<br>
> > wire work for your application? If so, can I help you find out more<br>
> > info?<br>
> ><br>
> > > Bruce<br>
> ><br>
> > slainte mhath, RGB<br>
><br>
> Sorry about that Richard missed that. I guess my first question is are there<br>
> and Electroluminesent inks that can be used on exising inkjet commercial<br>
> printers?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Apparently you can get phosphorescent paint from a chemist of some sort.<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RKBGxJJmwg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RKBGxJJmwg</a><br>
Check the comments for hints on what to get and where.<br>
<br>
Here is an experimenter's kit:<br>
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/elen4193/kits/el" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/elen4193/kits/el</a><br>
<br>
Here's more related stuff. check a few of her other videos:<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwQBseRBbc&feature=relmfu" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwQBseRBbc&feature=relmfu</a><br>
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> Bruce Harding<br>
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slainte mhath, RGB<br>
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