Hi guys, new here. Just joined because I really need help with a project, gonna stick around for a while even after I finish it because I really want to learn more about electronics.
Anyway, I've done a ton of research and still need lots of help. What I want to do is use a guitars pickup to power EL Wire. (Here is some more info on el wire for those who dont know what it is). What I want to do is have the EL Wire light up when the guitar is strummed, and have the brightness depend on picking intensity. A guitar's pickups produce on a few millivolts of AC current, while the EL Wire needs needs 9-12v, so I need to amplify the voltage, which should be the easy part.
I also read that "Output frequency (Khz) will change the brightness level of your project. The greater the Khz number the brighter your wire will run. A 400hz inverter will be dimmer than an inverter that runs at 2Khz (2000hz)." This means I need to find a way to change the output frequency of the pickups into that range, which seems more difficult. The guitar pickup I am using will have a Reasonant Peak of 5.5 kHz, and a DC Resistance of 16.6k, if that matters.
So far I know that I will need
-op amp
-voltage regulator
-something to convert frequency between 400Hz and 2000Hz
-circuit board
-on/off/on mini toggle, since I also want to have the option of the EL Wire being always on
I hope this is enough information, I feel like it is too much, but I really want to be able to do this, but I need a ton of help. Are these all the parts I need? What about resistors/caps/diodes? How do I arrange them on the circuit board and then attach to the pickup, EL Wire, and mini toggle?
Thanks a lot guys
Anyway, I've done a ton of research and still need lots of help. What I want to do is use a guitars pickup to power EL Wire. (Here is some more info on el wire for those who dont know what it is). What I want to do is have the EL Wire light up when the guitar is strummed, and have the brightness depend on picking intensity. A guitar's pickups produce on a few millivolts of AC current, while the EL Wire needs needs 9-12v, so I need to amplify the voltage, which should be the easy part.
I also read that "Output frequency (Khz) will change the brightness level of your project. The greater the Khz number the brighter your wire will run. A 400hz inverter will be dimmer than an inverter that runs at 2Khz (2000hz)." This means I need to find a way to change the output frequency of the pickups into that range, which seems more difficult. The guitar pickup I am using will have a Reasonant Peak of 5.5 kHz, and a DC Resistance of 16.6k, if that matters.
So far I know that I will need
-op amp
-voltage regulator
-something to convert frequency between 400Hz and 2000Hz
-circuit board
-on/off/on mini toggle, since I also want to have the option of the EL Wire being always on
I hope this is enough information, I feel like it is too much, but I really want to be able to do this, but I need a ton of help. Are these all the parts I need? What about resistors/caps/diodes? How do I arrange them on the circuit board and then attach to the pickup, EL Wire, and mini toggle?
Thanks a lot guys