MaxLax EL Wire 5 Pack, 9ft Neon Light Wire Noise Reduction with Battery Pack(Green, Blue, Red, White, Pink)… (9ft)

The media could not be loaded. I didn't realize these had 3 modes: static, fast Blink, and slow Blink. Was a nice surprise. Wire is very flexible. Happy with my purchase.

This worked great, long enough cord to thread through RaveRunner pack - looked bright and nice (I liked the slow flashing setting, friend liked the fast flashing setting) - was pretty quite (you could hear soft buzzing if very quiet and close to ear), same AA batteries lasted 3 days of EDC Vegas (all night all 3 nights), second set of AA batteries lasted last day and 2 other events, and still working.

The product I received is in fine working order and does what is reasonable to expect from EL lighting.I ordered this before understanding what EL light were. I can't use the product for what I had intended but I take responsibility for that because I didn't look into the type of lighting before purchasing. Here is what I learned.EL lighting (Electro Luminescence) lights are good for accenting costumes or car interiors etc. It can't be used as a light source. It lights up enough to be noticed but not enough to shed light around a room for example. its similar to if you charged up a glow in the dark object with light and turned off the lights. It's easily seen but doesn't produce enough light for much else. This is inherent to it's nature as the light comes from a luminescent layer surrounding some wires. The AC voltage is applied to the wires which excites the Luminescent layer. You can cut it shorter but what you cut off is no longer usable unless you're a soldering wizard. The light emitted comes out 360 degrees from the cord and is consistent along the entire length. Shortening theoretically could cause it to be slightly brighter but I haven't tested this. The luminescent properties will diminish over time, letting this work at peak performance for maybe a year. This is due to exposure to oxygen. It is protected by a plastic sheath to slow this effect but this doesn't stop it entirely. If you cut it make sure to move the end cap from what you cut to the end of what you keep, maybe even glue it if you are sure you wont need to move the cap again. If you're looking for something similar that can cast ambient or usable light go with cob LED strips. The "cob" is a layer of translucent material designed to spread the light of the individual LEDs and provides a similar effect but can be MUCH brighter and wont deteriorate over time in the same way. As for the noise the portable power box makes on the EL lighting, this is normal. The unit is converting the low DC voltage of two batteries (3v) to AC voltage around 100v. I have not tested these units, this is just some info I found about average AC voltage for EL Lights. The noise is normal, really nothing to worry about, and these units don't make enough noise to be noticed unless you're in a quiet environment. For instance the road noise of an average car would easily mask the sound. Can't think of much else, hope this helps.

Works well, recommended

They lit up and threw off pink light, but the throw was very short because they were so dim. Had to supplement

I got these lights for my Halloween costume, when turned on they do make a noise but you probably wont notice after a minute or so. The lights are bright enough to get the job done and they made my costume perfect. i recommend them.

The colors are great, small and bright

Didn’t work for me. I returned