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# 8-Channel EL Shield

**Brand:** Elecrow

**URL:** https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/8-channel-el-shield

## Pricing

- **Price:** $15.38
- **Stock:** Out of stock
- **Local warehouse:** 0 units
- **Supplier (Elecrow):** 0 units
- **SKU:** EC-AS0008EL

## Description

An Arduino-compatible shield for controlling up to 8 channels of EL (electroluminescent) wire or tape. Each channel uses opto-isolated, zero-crossing control for safe and reliable switching. Control EL wire as simply as turning an LED on and off, or use PWM for colourful animated effects. Compatible with both 5V and 3.3V Arduino boards. Comes with 4 EL wire adaptors (additional adaptors available separately). A 5V invertor is required to power the EL wire (not included). Key Features 8 Channels – Control up to 8 EL wires or tapes independently Opto-Isolated – Zero-crossing control for each channel PWM Compatible – Create animated lighting effects 5V / 3.3V Compatible – Works with standard Arduino boards Note: A 5V invertor is required for EL wire operation (not included). Only 4 EL wire adaptors are included; additional adaptors available separately. Package Contents 1× 8-Channel EL Shield 4× EL Wire Adaptors Resources MOC3063 Datasheet (PDF) Z0103MN Datasheet (PDF) LM317 Datasheet (PDF) Wiki

**Product Type:** physical

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For the catalogue index and every other machine-readable endpoint we publish, see [https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/llms.txt](https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/llms.txt).

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## Contact Us

**Little Bird Electronics Pty Ltd**
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*Source: [8-Channel EL Shield](https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/8-channel-el-shield)*