3M TO 10M EL WIRE (ELECTRO LUMINESCENT WIRE)

Name: 3M TO 10M EL WIRE (ELECTRO LUMINESCENT WIRE)
Brand: LED MONTREAL
SKU: ELWIRE
Price: 14.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: ELWIRE

Brand: LED MONTREAL

Want the kind of glow that makes people stop and ask where you got it? The EL wire from LED Montreal — short for electroluminescent wire, and often called neon wire, glow wire or glow string — is a flexible lit-up cord that traces light along anything you wrap it around. It's the party trick that never gets old: Halloween costumes, stage outfits, DJ booths, bar signage, bicycle frames, car interiors, dorm rooms, window displays and holiday décor. Unlike traditional LED strip lights that throw light onto a surface, EL wire is a continuous line of soft, even glow, thin enough to sew onto fabric, tape along a door frame or bend into letters and shapes. SKU: ELWIRE.

This EL wire spans 3 meters long and 2.3 mm thick, so it stays discreet during the day and comes alive at night. It's offered in 7 colours: red, white, blue, orange, lime green, dark green and pink — pick one tone or mix several for a full costume or display. Three built-in modes let you set the mood: always on, slow flash and fast flash. Power is completely up to you: a battery pack of 2xAA for total portability, or 8xAA when you need extended run time or you're lighting a longer section (batteries are not included). For a permanent display, connect it to a standard 120V outlet with the power adapter kit instead. One thing worth knowing: the battery pack can make a slight hissing sound while running — that's simply the DC inverter doing its job, and the product is perfectly safe to use.

EL wire is a favourite for costume builders, event planners, haunted houses, escape rooms, restaurants, bars, boutiques and anyone decorating for a Canadian Halloween night or a long winter party season. Contractors and small businesses use it for accent lighting on counters, signage and stairs, while homeowners love it in basements, home theatres, kids' rooms and man caves. Because it's sold in lengths from 3 m to 10 m, you can outline a single costume or run a whole bar front. Choose your colour, choose your powering option, and turn any residential or commercial project into something people remember — order your EL wire today.

What electroluminescent wire actually is
EL wire isn't an LED product in the usual sense — it's a thin copper core coated in phosphor and wrapped in a clear, coloured plastic sleeve. When alternating current passes through it, the phosphor glows along the entire length, giving that smooth, unbroken neon line with no visible dots or hot spots. That's what makes it so different from a LED strip light: there are no individual diodes to see, just a continuous ribbon of colour. The sleeve is flexible, so the wire bends, coils and curves around corners, follows a costume seam, or spells out a word on a wall without special fittings.

Colours, modes and look
This EL wire comes in 7 colours — red, white, blue, orange, lime green, dark green and pink — and each one keeps its tone consistently from end to end. Three modes are built into the driver: always on for steady ambient glow, slow flash for a gentle pulse, and fast flash when you want movement and energy on a stage or dance floor. A steady setting works beautifully for signage and architectural outlines; the flashing modes are what make Halloween costumes and party décor pop across a crowded room.

Technical specifications
SKU: ELWIRE
Brand: LED Montreal
Length: 3 m (available from 3 m to 10 m)
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Colours available: red, white, blue, orange, lime green, dark green, pink
Modes: 3 — always on, slow flash, fast flash
Power options: battery pack 2xAA, battery pack 8xAA, or 120V outlet with power adapter kit
Batteries: not included

Powering and installation
Everything runs through a small inverter that converts DC into the AC the wire needs. With a 2xAA battery pack, the whole setup slips into a pocket, a belt pouch or the lining of a costume — nothing to plug in, nothing to trip over. Step up to the 8xAA pack when you want longer run time through a full evening, or when you're driving a longer section of wire. For a fixed installation — a bar front, a shop window, a basement ceiling line — use the power adapter kit and plug into a standard 120V outlet so the display stays lit night after night. Mounting is simple: clear tape, small clips, cable ties or a few stitches through the sleeve are all it takes. Keep the inverter accessible so you can reach the mode button, and remember that the slight hiss it makes is normal inverter behaviour, not a fault.

Where people use it
Costume makers outline jackets, helmets, hoops and props. Event teams trace stage edges, DJ tables and photo booths. Restaurants and bars run it behind a counter or around a menu board; boutiques frame a window display for the holidays. At home, it lines stair nosings, headboards, home-theatre risers and game-room shelving, and it's a Canadian Halloween staple for porches, walkways and driveway décor that has to survive a chilly October night. If you're building a larger accent-lighting plan and want brighter, higher-output surface illumination alongside it, pair EL wire with indoor LED strips and their accessories for a layered result — the strip does the work lighting, the EL wire draws the line that catches the eye.