66/67 EL PowerPacks

adrianp · Post by **adrianp** » Thu Feb 05, 15 9:04 pm

Hi,

I think there's at least one or two other 66/67 Charger owners lurking on this site so just a heads up that a few of the guys in the US have gotten together with RTE (www.rt-eng.com) and make some new EL PowerPacks. If you know the joys of owning one of these this is probably good news to you

They are asking ~$170.00 via PayPal and have done a first run of 10. I'm assuming there could be more if all 10 are sold.

There's a little more technical detail and payment info etc. if you're interested

http://www.66-67charger.com/forum/ubbth ... ber=152041
http://www.66-67charger.com/forum/ubbth ... ber=153209

adrian.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Feb 06, 15 6:58 am

Just out of curiosity, what's one of those then? Something to do with the headlight doors perhaps?

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Feb 06, 15 8:36 am

Seems to be this- http://www.mrheaterbox.com/el-transformer.htm

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Feb 06, 15 10:25 am

I'm still none the wiser. What "Electroluminescent material " do these chargers have?

Did someone go back in time and tread on a butterfly or something?

70_charger · Post by **70_charger** » Fri Feb 06, 15 10:39 am

Is it dash illumination?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Feb 06, 15 10:51 am

I'm still no wiser either, can someone explain?

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Feb 06, 15 11:16 am

Soft glow dash lighting.
http://www.reocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/7277/dash.html

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Feb 06, 15 11:38 am

Blimey thats a new one on me, talk about re inventing the wheel....

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Feb 06, 15 12:49 pm

Yep. Someone stepped on a butterfly when traveling back it time to hunt dinosaurs for sure.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Fri Feb 06, 15 5:11 pm

pulses high voltage in like an MSD or indeed a strip/tube flourecent light starter (the thing that makes em go Bink Bink bInK when they start up)

keeps the glowing bits glowy

something akin to strip lights in the dash rather than filament bulbs

both invented a long time ago just 1 easier to implement in a car than the other.....

rocket ships need soft glow lighting

dave

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Feb 06, 15 5:14 pm

Scroll down to 1966. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Charger_(B-body)

adrianp · Post by **adrianp** » Fri Feb 06, 15 9:50 pm

As other have said on the '66 EL lighting was used for all the dash cluster, heating A/C controls, radio and shifter light.

Some of this was changed on the '67 to standard bulb lighting but the majority of it stayed EL.

It's a PITA to troubleshoot and the EL Powerpack is often the first thing to go.

adrian.