EL Backlit Apple Logo

by macgeek in Circuits > Apple

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EL Backlit Apple Logo

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Recently I published a wildly successful instructable on making your own electroluminescent bumper
sticker www.instructables.com/id/ElectroLuminescent-Bumper-Sticker/ But I noticed that it made my
Plain old Apple logo look like well, just that a plain old sticker.

So this instructable is on how to EL back-light a Apple (or any logo) for that matter.



Stuff You Need

1 - 4" Fiskars sizzors (for cutting the EL panel)
1 - EL Panel (look at the .pdf)
1 - Jar Brush-on Electrical Tape
1 - Apple Sticker (or any logo)


Building the Display

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Using the 5" x 7" panel I bought from eBay (details on it in the .pdf)
I put The Apple logo on the panel (The logo is adhesive backed) and using the sizzors
cut the shape out, leaving the two electrical pins sticking out the bottom

Using the Liquid Electrical Tape

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I used a nail polish brush, but any fine artist brush will do, I filled in the spots by the green stem as
well as the bottom of the apple with the liquid. I was heavier with the coats on the bottom where the
plug resides

The (almost) Finished Product

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I also used a white apple logo to make a second one, (both will be mounted in my car)
The picture of the logo when lit really doesn't come out well - Im hoping one its mounted
it will show up better for the camera.

You can see the Liquid electrical tape on the stem and the Base

The Finished Product

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I will take pictures of this mounted in my car and post them as well,
But this gives you a idea what it looks like.

Image #1 - The white apple (powered on)
Image #2 - The Multi colored (old logo) Apple (powered on)
Image #2 - The Multi colored (old logo) Apple (powered off)