Neon Signs vs EL Wire Signs

Neon signs are great advertising for any business. Every neon sign made is handcrafted; despite the advancement in technology, the manufacturing of a sign just cannot be done by a machine. According to the design wanted, the artisan heats a glass tube into a pliable shape and then moulds the design and lettering as per the requirements. During this process of continuous heating and bending, air is let into the tube to maintain its hollow shape. After the designing is done, the tubes are vacuumed out using a suction pump, after which an inert gas is let into the tube—this gas determines the color of the neon sign. The gas-filled tube glows when current is passed through it ionizing the gas, thus causing it to glow. Neon gas tubes do not contain any filament like an ordinary light bulb, so their life spans are very long, ranging from ten to fifteen years.

Smaller neon tube diameters are easier to bend into written works but are not as distinguishable from a distance. Larger tube diameters are more visible from a distance, and are more effective in illuminating store front letters, but cannot be practically formed into smaller written applications. Larger diameter neon tubing is less brilliant.

Because of the work involved, neon signs are usually expensive.

What is an EL-Wire sign? EL-Wire (electroluminescent wire) is a cool running, flexible, lightweight, low power consumption light source. The wire itself has a copper core coated with phosphor and plastic. Around that plastic coated core are two ultra thin wires, and the whole assembly is encased in clear or colored plastic to give it color. EL-Wire runs on an AC current at 400-4000 hz, so you must attach it to an inverter or sequencer. Inverters and sequencers run on 1.5-12 Volts DC, so you can get one small enough to fit in your pocket or one large enough to light your entire car or business sign. There is a huge variety of options available in EL-Wire, inverters, and sequencers so that you can use EL-Wire nearly anywhere.

EL Wire Signs can be created with in fine detail that you just can't get with neon and no glass tubes to break. Signs can be powered by battery, solar, or wall plug. Any design can be used to create a rugged, bright, and long lasting sign.

El wire signs are not as expensive, can be customized, do not get hot and are much lighter than traditional neon signs, are flexible so any style of font can be used, can last for thousands of hours, and uses 1/10th of the power of a traditional neon sign.

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Eyeflow Neon Signs offers cheap neon signs that not only can be custom designed as neon real estate signs but also available as neon car kits.