Aug 202016
 

Cool Neon EL Wire

  • We know you have been wondering whether there is still time to order some bright lights for the Playa.
  • YES, you can!
  • We’ll be shipping all orders received through 11:59 pmFriday, August 26th.
  • For off-the-shelf items (i.e. not custom soldering), we ship most orders the same day or the next at the latest.
  • For addresses east of Nevada, USPS Priority Mail (for $9) can get to almost everywhere in the country in two days.
  • Or you can always choose FedEx Overnight, 2-day or 3-day express shipping too.
  • For more information about shipping, click HERE.

Fun Ways To Stay Illuminated On The Playa!

Pocket Plasma.  A disc of plasma light that reacts to music
Rainbow Tassles.  A burst of all 10 of our High Bright and Hella Phat colors
Fuze Necklaces.  Polished quartz necklaces that radiate a spectrum of light
Cool Neon Sunglasses
Look at all of our Instant Gratification items for Cool Neon EL wire that’s ready to wear, including our 5ft plug and play unit, 10ft and 20ft options.
For more advanced costumes, our Total Control Lighting paired with a Gateway Controller.

And we have some fun and interesting items you have never seen before, check them out HERE

Rainbow Tassles will need a driver.  We suggest the AA Handheld.

Pocket Plasmas, drivers, and Plug & Play kits will need batteries.

If you’d like some soldering help, project advice, or extra time to shop, Cool Neon will be having it’s last Soldering Party in our Oakland shop on Saturday August 22 at 1433 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland, CA.

For inspiration to make your own costumes, you can take a look at:

A great tutorial about how use Cool Neon Total Control Lighting in a costume!

Cool Neon Electroluminescent Wire and Leather Necklace (with Instructable)

How to make a Stickman Costume

Doodle Dudes

Anthrolume

A Costume Going to the Playa in 2012

Check out our Tutorials for more technical info.

See you on the playa!

Benny, Gian and the Elves

Aug 252015
 

Illuminated Boots!

Illuminated BootsWe are so happy Matt sent us this video of his fabulous boots that he created using Cool Neon’s Total Control Lighting.

boots on Vimeo.

Matt used TCL lights and our TCL “Gate-way” 512 Controller (TCLCG512) to create his illuminated boots. And he sent us some tips we want to share with you:

  • I’m using the four D batteries case with a extra long Y shaped cord you guys made me to go down the back of my legs.
  • I used Velcro + super glue to attach the velcro to the boots and lights so I can take them off if need be. I used the super glue because the heat from the Playa started to melt the sticky backing of the Velcro and would start to come off during the day. So the glue keeps it from coming off.
  • I wrapped the wires in-between the pixels with black electrical tape for two reasons.
    1. To help fortify the wires and make them more sturdy and not bend as much.
    2. To make them black and less visible.
    I’ve had them on the Playa 2 or 3 times so far and I have only had to replace them once.

Matt
San Francisco

So Matt, thanks for sending us this fun video and maybe we will cross paths on the Playa.

Benny, Karen and the Elves

Aug 182015
 
Cool Neon CAT-09

Yes, this has been to the Playa

Have you ever wondered how our products might do after the Playa? Are they still working?
Well guess what, the answer is YES!

Cool Neon’s CAT-09 vs the Playa!

Cool Neon's CAT-09

This is what it looked like before it was opened

We got a note from our client Chris the other day, and he sent us photos of the CAT-09 driver  he had removed from a project, after returning from the Playa… and it was still working!  

We are so pleased with this outcome! Thanks for letting us know Chris.

Keep those stories and photos coming people, we love them.

Benny, Karen and the Elves