On Sep 4, 1:13 am, wrote:

as I recall, EL panels use almost no current so you may well find that
the 555 alone can do the trick. and the chip is cheap, 5 cents to 25
cents in single quantity the last time I looked
bill

http://www.elwire.com/faq/faq.html

The oscillator is easy but look at the voltage required. I'd try a
70.7V PA amp or fake it with the circuit I mentioned above.

jw