The EL Cable comes with documentation which has some specs, what the kit includes, how to install it, and how to cut it so that you can make smaller pieces. I really like that they included this, even though most of it is pretty self explanatory most people would not know how to cut it and make it still work.
The inverter of the kit is really cool for a few reasons, I like it because it’s smaller than the normal inverter and its insulated very well. I also really like the fact that it has a plug on it so you can use it with a strip or cable or switch between the two.
Both the cable and the strip come wrapped up very neatly so they don’t get damaged and are in one place. You can see at the end of it there is a plug for the inverter which is the cool thing about these. The heatshrink was left off for review purposes, yours will be shrunk.
I hooked the inverter to my computer and the light strip to the inverter and powered it up, it is much brighter than the one that I reviewed from HighSpeed PC and a good thing about the EL Custom brand is I didn’t get shocked like I did with the one from HighSpeed PC. I put it in my computer and it light up the inside of my case pretty well but not bright enough, so I put it into a fan and that looked really cool.
I then unplugged the strip from the inverter and plugged in the cable, again I powered the computer up and it glowed bright. This particular sample I got was not very long but it put it into a fan again and it looked cool, the picture didn’t turn out so good due to my camera. The cable can be used to make your keyboard glow very well which is a possible idea for modding.
Conclusion
After testing this product I must agree with the company that they try very hard to make everything to a very high quality and beat the competition. This EL cable was much better than the one I previously reviewed, it is brighter, thicker, has less of a gap in the middle, the inverter is better, just overall is a much better product. There are only a few bad things about this product, it is not bright enough in my opinion for case lighting, it is more suited for accessories. They also really need to include some switch so that it doesn’t have to be on 24/7. Overall I was very happy with this product and would recommend it to you if you are looking for this kind of lighting. Overall I would give this kit an 8/10, I would really like to thank EL Custom Shop for sending over this product to review and for being so patient.
Pros
- brighter than competition
- Great inverter
- High quality design
- Able to be cut into multiple segments
- inverter swappable with other EL products
- Flexible, small, and thin
Cons
- No switch
- Not bright enough for case
