"Neon" Sign Made of EL Wire

As I'm into different kinds of lights, I decided to manufacture the logo for my lovely friends who are making aromatic candles:)

• 1m Orange EL Wire Cable (⌀ 2.3mm) with AA battery control - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001672354892.html
• Metal wire (⌀ 1.2mm)
• Thin wires
• Old-style button
• Oak board
• Sheet of glossy metal
• Other accessories

I cut a piece of wire and split it in half, then started weaving the base. In some places, I soldered two wires to strengthen the frame. And I got this semi-perfect construction 😜

I used thread for beads to bind EL wire, which is enough strong and thin. You can hot the wire a little to bend it easier. Finally, I connected all segments to test them. Before powering the EL wire, check if you didn't make a short circuit on the ends!!!

I chose oak board for the base.

Outer actual sizes turned out to be slightly larger.

Also, I painted it once with water-based varnish.

Old-style button, four stands, metal sheet, several screws... A couple of magick and I built it!

After connecting the button to the main PCB, I faced false triggering (long wires, maybe noise). To avoid it, I soldered the filtering capacitor of 0.1uF.

To finish up, filled wires with hot glue:)