1.0        Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape

 

Magic Tape, as well as Lighting Stripe, is an extremely thin, versatile and flexible film emitting light, such light is more homogeneous than any light source you have ever seen. The perfect alternative to led, neon or other strip-lighting solutions.

Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape comes in five standard colours and a virtually limitless range of colours is available with the addition of a colour filter. Add our Lighting Stripes to stages and stairs, buildings and bars: a continuous uniform light source with great flexibility and durability, allows you to light up areas which you couldn’t even imagine before!

 

Vinyl graphics, transparencies, masks or any other overlays can be also applied. A fantastic opportunity to light nearly any surface, contour or object.

 

Lighting Stripes & Magic Tapes project a continuous 180-degree light and bright enough to be seen from up to 130 meters (426 ft) at night.

 

Elshine also advises how to best drive its Lighting Stripes so as to achieve maximum efficiency and minimize stress on the lamp, which causes the subsequent damage and deterioration of lamp performance.

 

Technical characteristics

Operating voltage

70V-115 Vac

Operating frequency

400 / 800 Hz

Power usage (*)

1-50 mW/cm2

Min. Thickness (w/o lamination)

0.25 mm

Min. Bend radius (w/o lamination) (Either direction)

4.0 mm

Dimensional tolerance

(Standard)

±0.35 mm

Storage temp.

-40°C to 50°C

Operating temp. (**)

-20°C to 90°C

Typical lamp life (***)

Over 15,000 hrs

Light output (****)

(80V 600-800Hz)

40 cd/m2±5%

Operating current

0.1  mA / c m2

Weight

0.2 g/cm2

Activation timing

<70 ms

(*) Dependent upon brightness level and inverter efficiency. For most applications levels of 5-10 mW/cm2 are typical

 

(**) Limited exposure to temperatures up to 85°C is possible but prolonged exposure over 50°C will shorten lamp life

 

(***)Dependent on-matching inverter to lamps, lamp design, required light level and operating temperature

 

(****)Dependent on operating temperature. Lamp colour can also influence output

 

1.0        Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape 

 

Dimensional features

Parameter

Lighting Stripes

Magic Tapes

Total thickness (with lamination)

0,35 mm (+/-10)

0,35 mm (+/-10)

Maximum module dimensions:

-     Active surface maximum width

-     Active surface maximum length

 

550mm.

1300mm.

 

550 mm.

1300 mm.

May be customized in any shape single or multichannel

Lamination maximum measures (modules junction)

-     Active surface maximum width

 

  - Active surface maximum lenght

 

 

8000mm (tiny junction line between modules)

25m 50m

 

 

800 mm (tiny junction line between modules)

25m 50m

Single-channel Sheets and Stripes:

 

-         Standard Measures (width)

 

-    Standard Measures (length)

 

 

 

5,10,20,30,50mm

 

5m (upon request up to 25-50m rolls)

 

 

A2 – A3 - A4 Sheets

(also sheets composed by standard pieces)

 

Multi-channel projects:

There are no standard measures, (each project will be studied on its own)

There are no standard measures, (each project will be studied on its own)

 

Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape are completely dimmable for great lighting effects, as well as very appealing backlit displays. Flexible and light, our products can be used for virtually any application.

Lighting Stripes come in standard lengths of 5m (upon request rolls up to 25m or 50m) which can easily be joined together to create any desired length, or it can simply be cut to a shorter length.

Sections of Lighting Stripes, even of various colours, can be joined together and lit as a single strip or each section can be driven independently, permitting different lighting and sequencing effects.

Peel the backing off the two strips to be joined and connect the electrodes

 

1.0        Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape

Lighting Stripes and Magic Tape are driven by an AC inverter. The inverter required to drive Lighting Stripes depends on the total surface  of the lamp to be lit. Of course high surfaces can be lit, but the limit is set by the size of the drivers available.

Our biggest driver can light up to 9 squared metres, that means a 900 metres (around 3.000 feets) of one cm wide stripe.

Elshine can provide the electronics and advice to drive Lighting Stripes and Magic Tapes, especially for matching correctly each lamp with the right inverter to provide maximum performance and product lifetime.

Electro-optical features

 

Off (Color)

White (White HB, Blue, Blue Green and Green Lamps)

Pink (White pink Lamps)

On (Direct light Color)

White HB (warm)

White Pink (cold)

Blue

Blue-Green

Green

Animations and other colors

Whatever color or quadricromy can be reached placing filters or digital printing on the lamp

Brightness

Varies depending on voltage and frequency used

100-300 lux

Frequency / Voltage

 

400 Hz / 110 V

Average Operating current

 

1 A / mq

Tolleranza a vibrazioni e urti

 

Excellent

Water and humidity tolerance

 

Only throught glass lamination

Sun rays tolerance

Good for all direct colors lamps EXCEPT FOR WHITE PINK which can’t be exposed to sun rays

Average lifetime

15.000 hours approximetely at 100% brightness

Lifetime depend however on the usage, on the brightness requested and on the frequency/voltage ratio, as well as on the drivers used.

Brightness loss after 15.000 hours

30% loss

 

 

Lighting Stripe & Magic Tape are made of phosphorous atoms inside two conducting layers, such atoms are wxcited by the frequency of the current and emit photons. Human eye observe such photons as light.

 

·Wide visual angle

·Adjustable brightness

·Minimal installation space

·Uniform illumination even for irregular objects

·Extremely flat (as thin as 0.12mm).

·Light weight with color photo quality.

·Maintenance free

·Flexible and impact proof. Bending radius 20 mm

·Flickering sequence enabled.

·Low power consumption.

·Capacitive load, not resistive

·No heat detected during operation.

·Superfine and level, up to 0.2mm

·Bendable

·Cost effective, taking into account operating and maintenance costs

·Strong shockproof ability

·Soft and reliable, no glare when gaze the light emitting source

·Highly visible in smoke and fog

·Cold light emitting source without generating heat

 

 

 

 

                                                      

 

 

 

Elshine can now offer a new low voltage Lighting Stripes & Magic Tape solution, which is driven at 30 volts or less instead of the usual 110volts. These films have the additional advantage of being more resistant to harsher environmental conditions as well as operating in a more stable manner, resulting in a longer average lamp life.