Lense help

[Gregorybear1986]

I can't ad pics viva iphone4? WTF lol anyway hey the lens sounds loose it's my first build, and I got everything wired up perfectly, but I don't have a blade yet. If I shone the led on thevwall should it be a perfect circle? And it sounds loose any ideas maybe I'm paranoid

I will ad a pic tomorrow

[Sunrider]

Im guessing this is what you need.

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Heat-Sink-shim-for-Rebel-stars-P550.aspx

You used thermal tape right?

[Azmaria Dei]

if you used a rebel LED you'll need one of those...

[Gregorybear1986]

No I used the p4 kit... I got it stable but if I hit the hilt with my hand it makes tiny noise not really noticeable. What about the light when I shine it on the wall, should it be a perfect circle? Sorry I'm new.

[Skottsaber]

Well is your lens very secure? Can you move it with your finger?

[Gregorybear1986]

kinda its alittle shacky, but the lens does not snap on to the holder or LED...I bought the p4 kit from the store... I mean if the blade lights up all the way I wont care lol but I need to wait till I get paid

[Inferno]

What size lens are you using? I know the 5 degree lens do not fit quite right in the holders. I did a couple of MR conversions using them a couple of months back and had to sand off a small portion of the lenses to get them to fit in the holders.

[Gregorybear1986]

yes im using a 5 degree lens, can you show mw what to sand? thanks alot.

[Crystal Chambers]

I've been using 10 degree. I heard the issue with fitting was with 10 except that wouldn't cause it to be loose. My best guess it something is preventing your BH from screwing all the way down.

IN my experience the best way to assemble your lens is to put the lens and holder in the blade holder first, then put the LED and heatsink on top so it sits flush and screw the hilt on top. In order to do this your blade holder would be facing downwards the whole time.

[Gregorybear1986]

im going to wait till I get my blade and if it does not light up evenly then ill worry I gues lol

[Skottsaber]

I can garuntee it won't. Why would we use lenses otherwise? :confused:

[Crystal Chambers]

Remember your blade and film/diffuser/mirror is a major factor in how even your blade is lit too.

[Inferno]

When I did that, I lined up the lenses as they are to be snaped into the holders then sanded off a small portion of the side of the lenses that lined up with the clips of the holders. I used a dremal to shave off what I needed to, if it wasn't enough I shaved it a little more until it snaped into place. Just make sure to clean off all the shavings from the side of the lens :D.

[Sunrider]

An o-ring on top of the lens can work too.

[Inferno]

The optics for my new saber came in today. I'll see about posting some pics of the modification tomorrow when I go to fit them to the heat-sink.

Edit:

As promised, I've uploaded the pics to photo bucket. And I need a better camera.

Here's a side by side of the 5 degree lens and P4 Holder.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/Inferno95223/100_0942.jpg

As you can see, it's too wide to fit in the holder.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/Inferno95223/100_0943.jpg

So I took my dremel's cutting wheel and used it as a belt sander to shave off a small part of the sides of the lens.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/Inferno95223/100_0946.jpg

When it's all said and done, the lens should fit the holder perfectly.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/Inferno95223/100_0948.jpg

Just a shot of the lens so you can see how it should look after the work.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/Inferno95223/100_0947.jpg

The best thing of all is that modifying the lens like this does not impact the light emited from the LED once the blade holder is attached. That part of the lens is covered by the blade holder and would not allow for light to pass anyways.

[Gregorybear1986]

Thanks that worked but still rattled, I added a rubber washer in the blade holder now it's fixed.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

There is a topic posted here from 4 years ago that covers the 5 or 10 degree lens fitment issue pretty well:
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?2332-need-lense-help&p=49680#post49680
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